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Degrowth & Strategy
how to bring about social ecological transformation
As the cost of living crisis deepens, Lützerath hamlet in western Germany is being evicted with an extreme show of force, and COP28 will be chaired by an oil executive – what is to be done to ensure a social-ecological transformation? This question is key not only for degrowth but also many social movements, eco-left political parties, and others concerned with transforming our societies. Degrowth & Strategy: how to bring about social ecological transformation (Barlow et al. 2022) was the first substantive attempt to address the topic of strategy in a systematic way within degrowth. With over forty authors, contributing with both theoretical insights and practical examples, the book brings together activists, organizers and academics to collectively advance degrowth’s approach to strategy. The book attempts to not only sketch a theoretical framework for reflecting on strategy but also to explore how strategy is enacted in practice across various sectors and fields – from care and mobility to trade and finance – with the multiplicity of degrowth at the core.
In this session we will present the book’s key findings, reflect on some shortcomings, and share some key conversations related to the book over the last year. With the session’s participants we will collectively discuss areas of further research, but also the implications of strategy for organizing and activism in degrowth. Strategy is crucial to social-ecological transformation, so join us in the messy and honest work of figuring out what can be done.
Info
Day:
2023-09-01
Start time:
10:00
Duration:
01:30
Room:
ZV-8-3
Type:
Special Session
Theme:
Degrowth as a political project?
