BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230623T140002Z UID:8c77df78-f67a-41a8-b794-7ef0b81802b0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Achieving climate neutrality in Croatia by 2050 is technicall y feasible\, although challenging and requires systemic changes. The 205 0 Pathways Explorer is a model that transparently presents the big pictu re and allows cross-sectoral assessments of possible paths towards a cli mate-neutral economy in Croatia. Pathways Explorer helps us think and p lan together in order to act in the same direction\, without voiding eac h other's efforts. The model offers six different scenarios\, looks at a nd analyzes key Croatian sectors - energy production\, buildings\, indus try\, transport\, agriculture\, forestry and land use (AFOLU) and for th e first time quantitates changes in lifestyle habits. The advantage of t he 2050 pathways explorer model is that it provides a comprehensive unde rstanding of the energy and economic system and its dynamics – it shows greenhouse gas emissions\, their sources and socio-economic effects\, as well as the necessary investments or costs. It offers a robust analytic al database that allows the user to explore different scenarios in detai l on their own. The model does not serve to forecast pathways to achieve climate neutrality nor does it offer cost optimization. The aim is to c ontribute to the transformation of Croatia in the next 30 years and to e nable an argumentative debate between sectors and policy makers based on different models\, which is also the basis for our further joint work o n building the capacity of local partners\, co-creation of public polici es and advocacy during the process of the NECP revision. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/305 SUMMARY:2050 Emission Pathways Explorer Croatia - Sandra Vlašić\, Lin Her enčić\, Kruna Marković\, Paula Damaška LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T162442Z UID:3900eb39-65a8-426d-80a7-43621d8c49ce@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The Degrowth Donut (a modification of the original Donut visu alisation of boundaries and foundations created by economist Kate Rawort h) can be considered a visualisation tool for assessing the current envi ronmental and social capacity of a country to transform into an ecologic ally and socially sustainable modus operandi. Its sufficiently rich set of criteria\, including cultural\, socio-economic\, and biophysical indi cators\, enables us to get an overall picture of the problems to be deal t with and the strengths to build on in the immediate future. As such it is also a tool that can aid policymaking in prioritising decisions and seeking synergies between choices made. This research will present the H ungarian Degrowth Donut and use it as a case study against the aims and expected impacts of the operational National Clean Development Strategy of Hungary. We will illustrate the degrowth-relevant priorities and asse ss the adequacy of responses proposed by the Strategy\, providing a crit ical analysis of national policy options. Behind such climate and sustai nability strategies\, there is always a story full of important value ch oices and moral considerations. Is there a safe and just operating space in the minds of the Hungarian policy makers? To what extent\, if at all \, are the fundamental principles of post-growth theories incorporated i n a Hungarian sustainability strategy? We believe that a case study like this can also provide inspiration for further practical application of the Degrowth Donut elsewhere. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/181 SUMMARY:A case study of the Hungarian Degrowth Donut - Máté Fischer\, Ale xandra Köves\, Mladen Domazet LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T142852Z UID:51e62657-526a-45d1-8897-6cc8419d81c8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Traditional science education in the Global North needs rapid transformation to better prepare students to address the pressing envir onmental and social challenges of the Anthropocene. In the United States \, university-level science education is typically focused on delivering content without a context that explains how scientific knowledge has co ntributed to exploitation and how it could\, in principle\, be used to r educe global inequalities. This non-contextualized experience is the pri mary way that students gain skills and credentials to succeed in many ca reers that in turn help to maintain or expand capitalist structures. Wha t is urgently needed are educational activities in mainstream university curricula that build skills and content knowledge in a new framework th at emphasizes Anthropocene challenges and pathways towards global justic e. Here we describe a university course that delivers core biology knowl edge within a Doughnut Economics organizational framework emphasizing a social foundation for all without creating global ecological overshoot. The course\, Biology of Sustainability\, helps students understand centr al biological concepts (such as homeostasis\, interactions\, and evoluti onary change) and develop core biology competencies (such as critical th inking and scientific reasoning) within themes of climate change\, chemi cal pollution\, agriculture challenges\, and global health issues that a re central to Doughnut Economics. We argue that embedding the Doughnut E conomics framework into mainstream STEM courses can help students better align their professional and personal ambitions with degrowth principle s. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/37 SUMMARY:A curriculum for moving undergraduate biology students towards De growth principles - Adam Kay\, Justa Heinen-Kay\, Dalma Martinovic-Weige lt LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192055Z UID:f930b2e7-b4bf-4723-9903-2c1914235e04@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The electric power sector has a significant role in the clima te change mitigation. The transition from fossil fuels to renewable ener gy sources significantly reduces greenhouse gases in electricity product ion. Nevertheless\, the electric power sector is also exposed to the neg ative impacts of the climate change. The increase in global temperature\ , changes in annual precipitation schedule\, and extreme weather conditi ons have a negative impact on the efficiency of electricity generation\, power grid resilience\, and the reliability of power supply. Therefore\ , it is necessary to implement climate change adaptation measures. The i mpact of climate change on the constituent elements of power systems has systematically been investigated in this work. A review of recent resea rch on climate change adaptation measures in the world is presented. Bas ed on the conducted research\, the key threats and adaptation measures i n the Croatian power system are identified. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/320 SUMMARY:Adaptation of the electric power sector to climate change - Goran Grdenić\, Marko Delimar\, Ninoslav Holjevac LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230823T080436Z UID:071201b1-4841-4acd-b340-9095af5e5707@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In 2013\, in France was published a successful book translate d into several languages: A Degrowth Project\, Manifesto for an Uncondit onnal Autonomy Allowance (Liegey et al\, Editions Utopia\, 2013). This b ook is the result of the political dynamics around degrowth in France in the late 2000's and early 2010's (Parti Pour La Décroissance\, Mouvemen t des Objecteurs de Croissance\, Association des Objecteurs de Croissanc e and its platform)\n\nIn 2020 Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide also collects and offers a synthesis of what a Degrowth Project would look l ike\, also in promoting and developing the idea of Unconditionnal Autono my Allowance (Vincent Liegey and Anitra Nelson\, Pluto Press\, 2020).\n\ nSince then\, debates on degrowth policy proposals is still going on. In 2022\, Exploring degrowth policy proposals: A systematic mapping with t hematic synthesis academic paper on Journal on Cleaner solution (Nick Fi tzpatrick a\, Timothee Parrique\, Ines Cosme\, 2020) lists and tries to classifies\, articulates the rich diversity of proposals published.\n\nA lso in 2022\, in The Future Is Degrowth book\, Matthias Schmelzer\, Andr ea Vetter\, and Aaron Vansintjan reflects on degrowth political agenda a nd also underlines the weak or unexplored questions. \n\nFollowing the d egrowth conference debates at the EU Parliament\, this session would off er a space to reflect on what could be a degrowth project? Which proposa ls\, policies\, and how to articulate them? Also\, how to explore the we akest and unexplored dimensions of such a project? What are the main obs tacles and perspectives for a degrowth political movement and agenda?\n\ nParticipatory session. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/40 SUMMARY:A Degrowth Project: Degrowth policy proposals and political agend a - Vincent Liegey LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T122830Z UID:95be2ded-d44b-443d-b4fa-232b66b86571@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:What are the implications of degrowth for organization(s)? Ho w can we organize for a post-growth economy and society? An emerging sch olarship on degrowth and post-growth organization is addressing these an d other questions\, drawing on diverse disciplinary perspectives and vie wpoints. Recent works have outlined how degrowth aligns with organizatio ns utilizing peer production (Robra et al\, 2021)\, others looked at how degrowth compels a rethinking of business models (Kostakis et al\, 2015 \; Khmara and Kroenenberg\, 2018\; Nesterova\, 2020\; Hankammer et al\, 2021)\, business innovation (Wells\, 2018)\, future organizations (Roth\ , 2016)\, profit (Hinton\, 2020\, 2021)\, scaling (Colombo et al.\, in p ress)\, and post-growth organization and organizing (Johnsen et al.\, 20 17\; Rätzer et al.\, 2018). Others draw on practice theories (e.g. Schmi d\, 2018)\, including the proposal that degrowth serves as a boundary ob ject which is transforming - and being transformed by - existing notions of organization (Vandeventer and Lloveras\, 2020). This dispersion of u nderstandings suggests that there is a need to further articulate and cl arify the contours of what degrowth means for organization(s) as well as what organization(s) mean for degrowth. \n\nContains a presentation by Sofia Adam: Universal human needs or alternative organization for the pr oduction of new social needs? A dilemma for degrowth research and practi ce. \n\nBuilding on a workshop on this topic at the University of Vigo ( Spain) in April 2023\, which will start mapping different approaches to degrowth/post-growth and organization\, this Special Session will includ e presentations of papers that review existing research on degrowth and post-growth organization\, as well as theoretical and empirical papers o n the subject.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/129 SUMMARY:Advancing research on degrowth and post-growth organization - Jam es Scott Vandeventer\, Sofia Adam\, Ben Robra\, Alejandro Fortuny\, Sofi a Greaves LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T113000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230630T185726Z UID:7310b6ca-9099-4c3d-bdc4-51d2a1ed042f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:One of capitalism’s greatest tricks is to make so many believ e that they can buy their way to utopia. Although reality may differ gre atly from the adverts\, that concept has seeped through screens and into the minds of billions. For any alternative way of thought to compete wi th that of endless and increasing consumerism\, it must create and promo te its own image of a better future worth fighting for. This creative wr iting workshop will use the medium of short advertisements as a way of c larifying aspects of degrowth and promoting them. It will start with an investigation into some of the basic techniques used by on-screen advert isers\, leading into a discussion / brainstorming of the positive charac teristics of degrowth for which we would like to advocate. Finally\, par ticipants work together to script / enact a short advertisement to promo te their chosen aspect of degrowth. This workshop will take an inclusive approach and will require all participants to contribute in a way that suits them. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/16 SUMMARY:Advertising degrowth - Adam R. Mathews LOCATION:CMR-klub END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T101510Z UID:6737fd54-404c-4066-8126-157a52248402@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:How would ‘responsible production and consumption’\, goal 12 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, relate to goals 1\, 5\, and 10 of SDGs – ‘no poverty’\, ‘gender equality’\, and ‘reduced inequality’? In the first half of the paper\, drawn upon the author’s oral historical work on a working-class women’s liberation movement in the long 1970s B ritain (Yamamori 2014)\, it would be argued that their struggle prefigur ed the importance and interconnectedness of these goals. The author’s in terviewees are working-class women who demanded a Universal Basic Income (UBI) at the intersection of Women’s Liberation Movement and Welfare Ri ghts Movement. They demanded it as the necessary condition to stop what they thought problematic\, the examples of which are poverty\, dependenc e of women to men\, sexism in social security\, gender division of labou r\, enforcement to unresponsible production\, among other things. They s ucceeded to make UBI as an official demand of the British Women’s Libera tion Movement\, which was unfortunately erased from history. In the seco nd half of the paper\, the contemporary and theoretical implications of the above historical findings will be discussed. Drawn upon the author’s theoretical work on the concept of need in economics (Yamamori 2017\, 2 019\, 2020)\, it would be argued that the above women’s struggle’s focus on people’s needs has a potential for ethical consumption. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/254 SUMMARY:A Forgotten Feminist History of Universal Basic Income and Univer sal Responsible Production - Toru Yamamori LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230624T104655Z UID:6cc2d219-4904-4372-86c6-05b73afcf347@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this session\, I will bring participants on a journey and discussion exploring the transformation of a vacant storefront in the he art of bustling NYC into a community asset and living museum. Leave what you can and take what you need at the Hell’s Kitchen Free Store\, a 24/ 7 outdoor sharing hub. Run by neighbors for neighbors\, this landfill di version and mutual-aid initiative was a rogue initiative launched withou t permission (though granted forgiveness) and has been mind-bending for neighbors in this highly consumerist\, capitalist city. The session will cover Hell’s Kitchen Commons’ commitment to engaging a neighborhood in alternative economies\, beginning with it’s Swap\, Share & Shmooze and F ix\, Tinker & Craft events and online tools promoting sharing/gifting ec onomies – and will include discussion about the future of our now nearly 2 year-old 24/7 neighborhood sharing hub (referred to lovingly as our f ree store). Learn about the successes and challenges of collaborating wi th other free stores throughout NYC and get tips from (and help expand a nd contribute to) The Free Store Network\, URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/373 SUMMARY:A Free Store Grows in Manhattan - Chana Widawski LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T145855Z UID:a117e03b-9ae4-4ffc-9671-033cf9aae959@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Fossil fuel enabled industrial capitalism and the resulting p rocesses of urbanization have been coupled with alienation from the land \, and the eradication of traditional means of livelihood particularly i n the rural. For degrowth to be successful\, and sustainable\, it is arg ued that the balance between urban and rural needs to be re-determined. It is shown that the prospering of modern cities can only be sustained d ue to the plundering of peripheries and rural regions\, as there exists a fundamental asymmetry between the acceleration and stock-based urban\, and the seasons and flow-based rural. For a more equal exchange in term s of ecology and the social in degrowth\, it is argued that urbanized ec onomies need to re-ruralize. Re-ruralization includes the preservation o f existing\, as well as the establishment of new\, smallholder farms\, s elf-provisional communities\, and local peasant economies. The focal ena ctors of ruralization\, the peasantry\, and various back-to-the-land mov ements\, represent a localized mode of living that is\, at least potenti ally\, more sustainable than urban dwelling\, and possibly also resilien t in the times of crises. The socio-ecological resilience of re-ruraliza tion and rural local dwelling derives from the fact that livelihoods are tied land and to the skills for self-provisioning\, but also because th e undesired ecological and social impacts of such actions are often limi ted to the local or regional ecosystems. It is also acknowledged that to be sustainable and just\, degrowth re-ruralization must address issues of inequality and violence related to gender\, race and class\, and the past and present forms of colonization. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/32 SUMMARY:Agrarian degrowth and re-ruralization - Toni Ruuska LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T173000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T144413Z UID:67d842c7-7986-4ab9-9f27-b39fa8eff61a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Initiated in 2022 by Viridian art collective\, Agroversitat i s a project focusing on the creation of intergenerational artistic and p edagogical processes related to themes such as land use\, agroecology\, environmental awareness and ecosocial transformation. On of its main aim s is making visible the situated knowledge of the Valencian "horta". Thi s periurban agrosystem\, based on the common management of water (Ostrom \, 1990)\, plays a key role in terms of biodiversity preservation and fo od sovereignty and was recognized as world agricultural heritage in 2019 (FAO\, 2019). However\, this agricultural area is constantly threatened and has been historically marginalised in favour of urban development a nd tourist infrastructure. Agroversitat contributes to reclaim this rura l environment as a locus of cultural production\, learning and creativit y.\nThrough a a process-based approach\, the project focuses on the cult ivation of collective dialogue\, co-construction and dissemination of kn owledge. Based on a close collaboration with local agents\, the initiat ive thus seeks to root artistic practice in the territory and to generat e long-term cooperation networks. This presentation describes the first five sessions of the project through participatory action research\, ana lyzing the processes of social and creative engagement underway along wi th their potential future developments.\n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/249 SUMMARY:Agroversitat. Art\, agroecology and critical pedagogies in the Va lencian horta. - Chiara Sgaramella LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T173000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230727T160828Z UID:0f13f2f2-2b64-4b32-9589-e725618b1241@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Plastics\, which are made of fossil fuels\, constitute 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions – a share which is expected to increase to 20% by 2050. Their biggest application is packaging\, making up about 40% of plastic production. Made to be wasted\, plastics end up in landf ills (with plastic waste largely channelled from the global north to the global south and handled by the world’s poor) and the natural environme nt. Under the banner of a circular economy\, states and industry have mo stly focused on addressing the plastic crisis via resource efficiency\, recycling and partial regulation of single-use plastics\, leaving the gr owing plastic production to the side\, and ignoring the coloniality of p lastics economies. \n\nIn response\, a new phenomenon has emerged – alte rnative organising initiatives targeting unsustainable plastic practices \, such as bio-based plastic production using locally sourced waste\, op en-source technology designs for recycling\, or packaging-free stores th at prevent plastic use/waste altogether. Focusing on reduced use/waste\, new materials and organising material flows differently\, these initiat ives present alternatives that are aimed at addressing the plastic crisi s outside the mainstream industry and governance. Whilst presenting loca lly embedded solutions to a global problem\, they are often internationa l and interconnected phenomena. These alternatives have different organi sational forms and purposes\, operating within and outside market exchan ge\, including cooperatives\, social enterprises\, DIY and community ini tiatives.\n\nThis presentation will provide an overview of how alternati ve initiatives address the plastic crisis\, analysing their economic and organisational models\, logics of scaling\, as well as limits and vulne rabilities through the lens of degrowth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/232 SUMMARY:Alternative organising against the plastic crisis - Ekaterina Che rtkovskaya LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T210010Z UID:54f8c765-7a0b-4a67-a331-7c70d203d498@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:So far anthropologists have had very limited direct engagemen t with degrowth. This is a surprising fact since anthropology had a key role in the very crafting of the concept: the ideas of Serge Latouche we re highly influenced by classical economic anthropologists such as Marce l Mauss\, Marshall Sahlins and Karl Polanyi. Furthermore\, the francopho ne anthropological school associated with the MAUSS group (“Antiutilitar ian movement in the social sciences”) had an important influence on degr owth during its earliest theorization. Since then\, very few authors hav e approached degrowth from an anthropological perspective and only a few anthropologists have used a degrowth framework in their ethnographic wo rks.\nThis workshop will present the outcomes of the\nworkshop “Anthropo logy and degrowth: deepening the dialogue” (5th-6th June\,\n2023 at the London School of Economics)\, where anthropologists interested in\ndegro wth met officially for the first time to collaboratively discuss issues\ nsuch as: how can critiques and debates that have been central to anthro pology\nfor decades –such as the studies of material culture and consump tion\, or the\nmultiple meanings of productiveness and abundance beyond GDP growth– illuminate\nquestions that appear in degrowth as new? On the other hand: what can degrowth\ndo for anthropology? How can a focus on the imperative of growth –not just as\nan economic goal\, but as a wider political\, cultural\, and cosmological concept–\nhelp understand the e thnographic contexts anthropologists engage with? Can concepts\nlike eco modernism\, longtermism or growthism\, for instance\, make sense of the\ nmoral worlds anthropologists find on the ground? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/221 SUMMARY:Anthropology and degrowth: deepening the dialogue - Gabriela Caba ña\, Lorenzo Velotti \, Lucía Muñoz Sueiro LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150106Z UID:5afef3cf-e9c8-440a-9ce6-08326711253f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Many authors\, from Serge Latouche (2007) to Elinor Ostrom (2 009) and Tim Jackson (2009)\, have defended a polycentric approach to co ping with the environmental crises. In the case of Jackson and Latouche\ , they defended this polycentric order while envisioning a post-growth s ociety. However\, the concrete aspect of a polycentric order within a po st-growth era is yet to be developed. This work aims to discern both the specific traits of a polycentric post-growth order and the underlying p rinciples of the potential transitional routes. We depart from Daly’s ec ological economics and depict a self-governing society that aims to adju st its existence within the detected ecological boundaries. Our notion o f a self-governing society is grounded on Dewey’s conception and follows the polycentric approach developed by Elinor and Vincent Ostrom and the Bloomington School of Political Economy. We describe the main traits of this post-growth polycentric order\, anticipate its consistency with cu rrent political arrangements and explore its benefits\, costs\, and chal lenges. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/17 SUMMARY:A polycentric approach to the post-growth social order - David So to-Oñate LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T115848Z UID:9e235322-1dda-48df-92a8-3eda27fc15a0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Within degrowth there is so far a limited and unproductive un derstanding of Western 'traditional popular culture'\, previously studie d as 'folklore'. It is understood either as a past of hardship overcome by modernity\, or as a repository of "sustainable" ancestral practices t o be preserved as remnants of the past. In this paper I argue that in th e so-called "popular culture" of the Global North there can also be foun d living contesting and anti-hegemonic elements\, as well as prefigurati ve practices\, which represent alternatives to the growth-based developm ent model. So far\, the field of degrowth and the discipline in charge o f the study of "popular culture" par excellence\, anthropology\, have ha d a very limited relationship. I present the school of anthropological t hought based on Gramsci's ideas\, which opens a more productive way of t hinking about popular culture and its role in a degrowth transition\, fo llowed by four examples of Spanish traditions aligned with degrowth\, wi th the aim of offering a preliminary research agenda for a "return-forwa rd" degrowth project. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/179 SUMMARY:A ‘return forward’? - Lucía Muñoz Sueiro LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T165358Z UID:73ad3dcb-203b-4033-a009-7b71f1fc2b39@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:How can artistic and cultural practices put forward new eco-s ocial practices committed to sharing resources and creating open infrast ructure? How can artistic ecologies renew alliances between communities\ , institutions and new forms of activism for social and environmental ju stice? Artistic practices with their transversal thinking are rich in ex amples of self-sufficiency\, international solidarity and conviviality i n the face of adversity. Thus\, we look for concrete examples of practic es that apply principles of commons outside and inside of the art field\ , or are developed in collaboration with ecology\, ecofeminism\, land st ruggles and environmental defenders\, as well as in dialogue with commun ities they settle in.\n\nMarwa Arsanios will talk about her project and research Who is Afraid of Ideology? that looks at different strategies o f deprivatizing land spread across geographies. How can we shift the rel ation to land from ownership to usership? Property becomes the central p oint of discussion\, while going beyond its mere legal significance and trying to expand the imagination into various forms of collective owners hip. \n\nLearning through lumbung\nAs their mode of operation (and borr owed for the title of the last edition of documenta in Kassel\, DE\, in 2022)\, ruangrupa—with other Jakarta-based collectives\, notably Serrum and Grafis Huru Hara—has been stubbornly pushing themselves\, playing\, experimenting with\, and continuously improving the notion of lumbung. T ranslated literally as a rice barn in Indonesian\, it refers to a deeper understanding of time\, space\, friendship\, care\, and—to a certain ex tent—(non) productivism. Using this non-concept as basis\, farid rakun f rom the collective will share experiences brought by this ongoing attemp t to sustain their situated collective practice. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/417 SUMMARY:Artistic Ecologies: New Compasses\, Tools and Alliances - Panelis ts LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T102358Z UID:27075551-7940-463c-b9f4-cb838cd84b80@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:A presentation will focus on art practices that address the s pecific material assumptions of digital technology. The material side of digital technologies appears intangible\, since we perceive them most o ften through the communication sphere of digital information. When there is only a screen in front of us\, it is not obvious that these immersiv e worlds\, where colors\, speeds\, processing powers and storage process es intertwine\, need metals and minerals to exist and function. Also\, t he dependence of media technology on various geological materials\, geop hysical forces and vast global networks of energy and supply chains is n ot obvious. Although there is a complex economic\, social and political system behind the production and operation of digital technologies\, the increasingly small and portable digital equipment creates a false sens e of immateriality. Precisely because of this apparent de-materializatio n in relation to other technologies and industries\, the footprint of di gital technologies is all the more "insidious". It is difficult to make end users aware that digital waste is not only hardware and computer mon itors\, but has environmental\, social\, political and economic conseque nces. Precisely because the scope of the consequences of digital technol ogies is not self-evident\, the presentation questions how to think diff erently about the link between ecology and technology\, with art functio ning as a space for theory and practice? \nHow can art re-think economie s behind digital technologies and shift our perception of its usage?\nTh e presentation will be followed by discussion with the audience.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/154 SUMMARY:Artistic take on material premises of new technologies - Irena Bo ric LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230826T041544Z UID:01c2b9b7-88e4-4f98-ab15-2ae780ba902c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Existing climate mitigation scenarios describe a range of pot ential futures\, from a rapidly decreasing dependence on fossil fuels an d lower global energy consumption to large-scale negative emissions that allow for the continued growth of global energy consumption. Here\, we show that the difference in energy use between these two transitions has been exaggerated due to an unrealistic representation of negative emiss ions in existing scenarios. We find the realistic mitigation potential o f negative emissions from bioenergy to be much lower than suggested in e xisting scenarios\, with our estimates at 300 GtCO2 compared to the cros s-scenario average of 650 GtCO2. Moreover\, realising negative emissions at scale with alternative options may be highly energy intensive and co uld reduce the amount of energy available to society by more than 20%. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/302 SUMMARY:Avenues for a safe climate: Remove carbon from the atmosphere or reduce energy use? - Aljoša Slameršak\, Daniel O'Neill LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T213000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T200000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T220835Z UID:9b96d292-b4b0-4619-a684-76ec66317e83@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In a forgotten yet defiant bayou community called the Bathtub \, cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee\, six-year-ol d Hushpuppy(Quvenzhané Wallis) exists on the brink of orphan-hood. Her m other is long gone\, and her beloved father Wink(Dwight Henry) is a wild man on a perpetual spree. When Wink is home\, he lives under a different roof: Wink in a rusted-out shack\, and Hushpuppy in a trailer propped o n two oil drums. More often than not\, Hushpuppy is left to her own devi ces on their isolated compound filled with feral wildlife\, where she pe rceives the natural world to be a fragile web of living\, breathing\, sq uirting things\, wherein the entire universe depends on everything fitti ng together just right.\n\nWhile life in the Bathtub is defined by both resilience and celebration\, at the local elementary school(boat)\, Hush puppy's no-nonsense teacher\, Miss Bathsheba(Gina Montana)\, educates he r ragtag students about natural selection\, global warming\, and the hug e ecological shifts that have pitted the Bathtub on the front line for e xtinction. "Learn to live with one another\, and adapt!" she instructs. "Y'all better learn how to survive\, now..."\n\nReality crashes down on Hushpuppy's world when Wink comes down with a mysterious illness\, and n ature begins to spiral out of control. A massive storm brews\, the ice c aps melt\, and Wink shakes on the ground at her feet after a mere punch. Hushpuppy becomes convinced that the science attacking her environment and her father's insides are inextricably linked. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/422 SUMMARY:Beasts of the Southern Wild (93’) - Miljenka LOCATION:CMR-terrace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230719T171350Z UID:5af5f0aa-5355-4214-ad85-77eea9e208f0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Climate change and the loss of biodiversity restrict the scar ce\, sustainably usable biomass resulting in conflicts over the distribu tion of land and biomass. The high demand for bio-based raw materials wi ll continue to increase in the future. However\, ecosystems won’t be abl e to provide enough biomass for existing demands or for substituting fos sil materials. For forest-based bioeconomies\, this means increasing pre ssure on forest utilization not only to produce wood and pulp products\, but also biomass for energy production\, e.g. wood pellets. Criticism r egarding forest-based bioeconomies often addresses the production of bio mass for energetic use or single-use products. A main controversy arises around the strategy of cutting forests in view of the short time left t o stop climate change.\n\nWe compare two Northern forest-based bioeconom ies to examine how these two exemplary regions position themselves in th e ongoing tension between increasing demand for green energy\, climate p olicy goals\, biodiversity loss\, and the needs of local populations. We compare the region of Central Finland\, Europe\, and the province of Al berta\, Canada. Both areas are relevant players in global forest utiliza tion. The forest-based bioeconomy in the two regions differs regarding p olitical-economic constellations\, guiding principles\, the use of techn ology\, and civil society perceptions. For our comparison\, we ask: How sustainable are Alberta's and Central Finland's forest-based bioeconomie s? How can forest utilization be operated effectively in terms of an amb itious climate policy\, as the degrowth movement demands? How can a non- extractivist bioeconomy look like? And which factors stand in a way of a socio-ecological\, post-fossil forest utilization? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/83 SUMMARY:Beyond fossil extractivism? - Jana Holz\, Jana Holz\, Anna Saave LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150043Z UID:3b2ccfaa-593b-4af5-b01b-d3cd88adcf4f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The ocean is under increasing pressure from the growth of the global economy\, resulting in severe social and environmental impacts\, for which high-income nations are disproportionately responsible. In re cent years\, several international actors including think tanks\, govern ments\, financial institutions\, and eNGOs have been promoting the ocean as the latest global economic frontier\, and as a key asset in the reso lution of humanity’s most pressing social and environmental problems. In this context\, the terms ‘blue economy’ and ‘blue growth’ are mobilized as discursive platforms to publicize the economic importance and the fu ture potential of the ocean space and and its resources. Blue growth pro ponents argue that new technologies\, with proper market incentives and technocratic regulation\, will allow for a sustainable expansion of the ocean economy\, further decoupling environmental impacts from global eco nomic growth. As a response\, Blue Degrowth is proposed as a counter-par adigm to the mainstreaming of oceanic growthism in academia\, policy cir cles\, and public opinion. This review paper gives an overview of the re -emergence of the sea as a site for contemporary visions and projects of growth and of radical critiques that defend social and environmental li mits to the expansion of the ocean economy. It concludes by articulating Blue Degrowth as part of a mosaic of alternative and emancipatory visio ns and practices of relating to the sea that are not based upon enclosur e\, extractivism and the destruction of marine ecosystems but rather on social justice and ecological wellbeing. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/71 SUMMARY:Blue Degrowth - Borja Nogué Algueró LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151758Z UID:40830cd2-a889-447b-ab84-f2da641ea06f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Overconsumption and the paradigm of infinite economic growth require vast amounts of metals and minerals\, driving one of the world’s most polluting industries and a main contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss: mining. At the same time\, transitioning away from fo ssil fuels will also mean the extraction of materials at unprecedented l evels. How do we balance the need to decarbonise our economies while als o staying within planetary boundaries? Tackling this paradox will mean t hat extractivism\, consumer capitalism and decarbonisation need to be ta ckled them in tandem. Using a research based approach\, The European Env ironmental Bureau and CATAPA will be presenting a blueprint for breaking free from resource extraction and shaping a world without mining create d by Seas At Risk (SAR). This event has two parts. It will start out wit h a report presentation and panel discussing existing and emerging alter natives to shift towards a society based on needs rather than growth\, o n wellbeing\, and on the use of resources within the limits of our plane t. This will be followed by an imagining workshop in which participants will generate shared visions of preferred post-extractive futures. The w orkshop is based on the SAR Breaking Free From Mining Report and EEB/CAT APA research. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/99 SUMMARY:Breaking Free From Mining - Diego Francesco Marin\, Robin Roels\, Magdalena Pitzer LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T160000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T150000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T164845Z UID:644cea82-8283-4dc0-a7a3-51064731ccb0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:How do we turn the right to breathe into a struggle that is d ecolonial\, feminist\, queer\, anti-racist\, pro-Indigenous\, anti-capit alist\, anti-imperialist\, and internationalist? \nThe right to breathe is a call for revolutionary action.\n\nFrançoise Vergès (Reunion Island) is a political theorist\, an antiracist and decolonial feminist and ind ependent curator. She has written extensively on the afterlives of slave ry\, South-South solidarities\, the decolonization of the public space a nd of the museum\, Aimé Césaire\, Frantz Fanon\, decolonial feminism\, t he circulation of textiles\, ideas and tastes\, neoliberalism and the ec onomy of predation. A co-founder of the non-profit Decolonize the Arts ( Paris\, 2015-2020)\, she has been convening L’Atelier a workshop cum pub lic performance with artists and activists of color\, contributes to The Nomad Colony created by artist Kader Attia and organizes decolonial vis its in museums. Recent publications: Programme de désordre absolu. Décol oniser le musée (2023)\, A Feminist Theory of Violence. A Decolonial Per spective (2022)\, A Decolonial Feminism (2020)\, De la violence colonial e dans l’espace public (2021) Resolutely Black. Conversations with Aimé Césaire (2019)\, The Wombs of Women: Race\, Capital\, Feminism (2020). URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/401 SUMMARY:Breathing: A Revolutionary Act - Françoise Vergès LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T195958Z UID:1ea65f16-af50-4123-b21d-54d69b8f1042@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:How is degrowth being brought into management education? This session will build on conversations which have been ongoing since 2021\ , when a group of early career academics began a dialogue about degrowth in management education. Out of a series of intensive 2-hour online gro up discussions (‘learning sets’) we formed the MEND (Management Educator s Navigating Degrowth) collective. MEND is a forum for discussing practi ces and pedagogical approaches for bringing degrowth and post-growth int o management education.\n\nIn the session\, we will introduce MEND and o ur work to date\, then facilitate a ‘learning set’-style discussion with attendees. The learning set will provide space to share experiences and practices of teaching degrowth in (potentially) hostile settings. We wi ll conclude by outlining our plans for bringing more people into a wider MEND network that will continue to hold regular dialogues and spur furt her pedagogical development going forward. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/127 SUMMARY:Bringing degrowth into management education? - Karishma Jain\, S imon Mair\, Laura Colombo\, Patrick Elf\, James Scott Vandeventer LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T203641Z UID:f64e778e-2644-4ab3-a462-bda2ad007c2c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In July 2021\, following long-running campaigning by Irish ci vil society groups\, Ireland enacted a new domestic climate law. This c reated a statutory framework for the adoption of rolling "carbon budgets ": voluntary limits on total domestic GHG emissions over successive 5-ye ar periods\, starting (retrospectively) from 2021. These were constraine d to be prepared in a manner "consistent" with the Paris Agreement tempe rature goal. Quantitative levels for the first budget programme (2021-20 35) were developed by the independent Irish Climate Change Advisory Coun cil. These were subsequently adopted\, without change\, by the Irish par liament\, and came into formal effect in April 2022. The law now imposes ongoing obligations on whatever governments may be in power to perform their functions "in a manner consistent with" these carbon budgets\, "in so far as practicable". The budgets represent significantly more string ent limits than any that have previously existed in domestic policy. Uns urprisingly\, there is already a clear tension\, if not outright conflic t\, between the tacit\, pre-existing\, political consensus to pursue ind efinite growth in economic activity\, and measures that would be necessa ry to credibly comply with even the first carbon budget. As yet\, howeve r\, the Irish political (and media) system appears to be proceeding in a mode of implicatory denial: not acknowledging even the existence of suc h a tension. In this presentation we will critically review the status a nd prospects for this evolving attempt at using an enduring statutory fr amework to force a meaningful reckoning between previously hegemonic soc io-political views and the harsh physical realities of global climate di sruption. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/56 SUMMARY:Can politics cope with hard limits on societal metabolism? - Barr y McMullin\, Paul R. Price\, Aideen O'Dochartaigh LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T204811Z UID:442df9ac-9a1a-4ba1-9ba8-c7beab14f107@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Philosophical considerations have always been woven into econ omic thinking. However\, in the 20th century\, having developed into a s eparate discipline\, economics largely lost its connection with philosop hy (Hédoin\, 2018). Despite the recent renewal of interest in studying i ntersections between these two disciplines\, the place of the biggest qu estion of Western philosophy — the question of the meaning of life (Klem ke & Cahn\, 2008) — in economic thought has not been systematically anal ysed yet. In degrowth literature\, the topic of life’s meaning and the e conomy has been touched upon through the concept of dépense (Romano\, 20 19) and in discussions about the “good life for all” (Barlow et al.\, 20 22). This research project aims to explore how interpretations developed around the question of the meaning of human life have contributed to cr eating and also sustaining today’s capitalist economic system with its d rive for continuous expansion. It is suggested that specific interpretat ions of this question play a role in shaping economic theory\, although they usually remain implicit. Through theory\, eventually\, these interp retations can impact economic practices. From this point of view\, this research project studies conceptual connections between Western philosop hy and the economic theory underlying capitalism. It also looks at the h istory of capitalism and how the idea of the pursuit of meaning could be used to sustain capitalist growth. From the degrowth perspective\, iden tifying beliefs around the question of life’s meaning that make part of the capitalist imaginary (Castoriadis\, 2005) can help better understand capitalism as a socioeconomic system and way of living\, and find entry points for its unmaking (Feola\, 2019). URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/230 SUMMARY:Capitalism and the meaning of life - Oxana Lopatina LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T160000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T143000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230728T105756Z UID:0ac61c4b-aa90-4ecf-998e-87af96d63bfb@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:My name is Mina Archontaki (b. 1997\, Rethymno\, Greece) and I am an interdisciplinary artist based in Amsterdam working with biomate rials and natural resources. I am interested in commonism -with an O in the middle - and the urban and environmental commons always come to the fore in my artistic practice. Emphasis is given to concerns about envir onmental sustainability and climate emergency. My interest in ecological practices comes from my practical experience gained at my family’s farm land on Crete. \n\nDeparting from the fact that this year’s Internationa l Degrowth Conference is being held in Croatia\, a Balkan city\, I would like to propose a sunprinting art workshop with the title “Capturing th e European Other”. This workshop will lead to a collective artwork from all the participants and a small discussion around Balkanism and the ide a of the European Other\, a notion constructed by Western Europe. This y ear's conference gives us the opportunity to ask questions like who is c onsidered Balkan\, how the rest of the Europeans see the Balkan peninsul a\, and how this “periphery” of Europe will play an essential role in th e degrowth movement.\n\nSunprinting is an easy photographic printing tec hnique that uses sunlight to capture the negative print of a physical ob ject placed on a paper/fabric that is prepared with light-sensitive ink. This accessible printing method is ideal for a short-length workshop an d can happen almost everywhere where is light and access to water.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/198 SUMMARY:Capturing the European Other - Mina Archontaki LOCATION:CMR-terrace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230821T153419Z UID:ea510d3a-0d5b-465f-9ff6-7c3900f47503@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth is premised on reducing material extraction while in creasing societal well-being. This inversion implies a shift away from t he production of material goods toward the provision of care to enable i ndividual\, collective and environmental flourishing. In order to achiev e that\, post-growth societies will need to see both an expansion of pub lic care provision and its embedding into communities\, extending care t o those to whom its denied and improving conditions under which care is provided. However\, the present realities of care provision is that it i s frequently performed as an unwaged form of labour or by workers\, most ly women and migrants\, who can expect the least protection in the labou r market. While the pandemic was an opportunity to begin to transform th e systems of care\, the failure to institute change is now resulting in an evisceration of the sector and an exodus of workers. Starting from th is crisis\, in this panel we want to explore how the vital function of c are can be restored and strengthened both through community action\, exp ansion of public services and redistributive practices. It is through th e struggles around care that we can begin to envision what contours the future post-growth societies might actually take. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/407 SUMMARY:Care and Degrowth: Old Acquiantance\, New friendship? - Panelis ts LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T200000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230822T141430Z UID:f1714ba9-7381-4602-a12a-857559b3999e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In the post-growth debates\, there is a growing number of arg uments around what degrowth a state can provide. While the issue of scal e sometimes is discouraging for larger states to consider post-growth as an alternative\, the same cannot be applied to cities which are in prin ciple closer to principles of conviviality\, self-provisioning or decent ralisation. At the same time\, most recently we were able to observe tha t cities were much faster in declaring climate emergency\, engaging in v arious re-municipalisation measures\, local deliberations etc. In this d ebate\, we want to explore if cities already do develop post-growth scen arios for their future and how they translate these ideas into policies and actions at the local level. We will focus both on transformative pra ctices but also on opportunities through which cities can untie themselv es from the obsessive growth-orientation that supposedly defines their f inancial planning and stability and accordingly public services they are expected to provide. Also\, as long as cities stay the playground of hy perconsumption\, any other transformative policies will hardly be suffic ient for a real overall needed transformation. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/408 SUMMARY:Cities in the post-growth era: Theory and Practice\, pt. I - Pane lists LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T144146Z UID:1917e101-c89d-4111-88fd-16712f06f2b9@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper looks at the politics of climate-economy modelling to understand how degrowth models can gain more traction in science and policy. Neo-classical economics’ hegemonic role in reducing the climate and environmental crises to a problem of market-based\, technocratic fi xes is centered around so-called “integrated assessment modelling” (IAM) . These models are the legitimizing backbone of any green growth narrati ve. Antithetically\, as a tool – invented by Jay Forrester\, adopted by the Club of Rome – IAMs pioneered the criticism of perpetual economic gr owth and reinforced the 1970s environmental movement. Only over the last 40 years IAMs became a tool to thwart rather than to promote radical ch ange.\nToday\, growth-critical models struggle to find traction in the p olitical economy of knowledge production. I conducted 20 expert intervie ws with both orthodox and heterodox modelers\, high-ranking EU-bureaucra ts and politicians as well as with experts skeptical of modelling altoge ther. Using the critical lens of science and technology studies (STS)\, I analyze the role that current\, hegemonic models play in legitimizing an unsustainable and unjust social and political regime. On six levels – from political-bureaucratic centers of power to everyday scientific pra ctice – I Identify nine concrete obstacles that degrowth modelers encoun ter in gaining traction. From their experiences of struggle and occasion al breakthrough\, I derive strategic conclusions on how to confront each of those obstacles. These findings are also relevant for degrowth’s cou nter-hegemonic struggle in general. Using Helmut Kuhn’s theory of scient ific revolutions\, my findings point to pertinent conclusions about the relationship between scientific and political change. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/104 SUMMARY:Climate-Economy Modelling and Degrowth's Counter-Hegemonic Strugg le - Dominik Buhl LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T190000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T173000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230826T043713Z UID:4d96aac4-3ad3-4f51-a16f-ca6914bdb13d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The LOC present concluding remarks\, reflections on the confe rence preparation and degrowth movements' first post-pandemic physical a ssembly\, and the diverse team putting the conference together over 2 ye ars and 5 intense days. The SG charts the evolution of conferences and e vents over 15 years\, and representatives of the Pontevendra (10th Int D eg Conf and ESEE conf) team introduce the next conference. Strategies of of transformation discussed. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/415 SUMMARY:Closing plenary - Panelists LOCATION:CMR-velika END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230815T080206Z UID:4ebf9654-4c58-44da-94c2-ec51042d42ce@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Co-capitalism is defined as collective\, cooperative\, and co -owned capitalism. It’s the economic system that uses free markets to gi ve society ownership of the means of production. The tool for achieving this is the simple act of sharing\, which is made possible through the d evelopment of Collective Ownership Companies (COCOs). Co-capitalism is a market economy that uses COCOs to shift market dynamics for achieving s ustainable prosperity for all. It is capitalism run by people\, not capi tal.\nWe have been stuck on a two-dimensional view of our socioeconomic system fluctuating between less state or more state\, freer markets or m ore controlled markets. Having experienced all percentage combinations o f the two extremes\, in order to unveil a new reality\, humanity needs f irst to claim direct ownership of the means of production. Capitalism al lows private entities to own the means of production and communism dicta tes that the state should be the only owner. They both do so in the name of people\; but none of the two\, actually\, does it well. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/138 SUMMARY:Co-capitalism: Degrowth within Capitalism - George Ioulianos LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230721T130503Z UID:1291ec95-2181-4a7c-8a95-b44340599219@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In Miraftab (2017)\, the relationship between civil society a ctivism and the authorities is described as shaped by the coercive use o f power\, in which the authorities manipulate activism by suppressing so me forms and promoting others for the purpose of maintaining control. Th e city is a space where activism can take various forms\, ranging from l oosely organized movements that utilize both legal and illegal methods t o bring attention to issues\, to more mainstream forms such as cooperati ves and ethical purchasing groups (Gruppi d’Acquisto Solidale). The Ital ian city of Bologna\, is a prime example of the coexistence of these dif ferent forms of citizen resistance\, where activism on issues like food sovereignty\, eco-spatial inequalities\, and the precarity of life in th e western welfare state has helped to re-imagine and re-shape the city. Despite the relatively open space for imagination\, reshaping is not wit hout the involvement of the municipality\, whose response\, particularly towards more radical movements\, has been repressive - the forced evict ions of XM24\, Labàs\, and the former Telecom stand as prime examples. T his paper will examine how the relationship between social movements and municipal institutions shapes insurgent planning in the context of soci al-ecological transformation. The paper will be using Bologna as a case study for its unique mix of social activism and unsustainable urban deve lopment.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/334 SUMMARY:Coercive Power and the Shaping of Civil Society Activism: A Study of Bologna's Social-Ecological Transformation - Maddalena Landi \, Madd alena Landi LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T212608Z UID:34511c8d-1fac-41e5-bbb4-76a33d1c6996@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In the workshop we explore how the digital economy is based o n colonialism and extractivism. We look at the exploitation of the envir onment and human labor along its entire commodity chain and how both sha pe our understanding of personal data. We debunk the myths of immaterial digitalization and bring its planetary costs into focus. Finally\, we d iscuss what is necessary from a degrowth perspective in imagining and re alizing a different type of digitalization. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/15 SUMMARY:Colonialism - Digitalisation - Degrowth - Maximilian Jung LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T145818Z UID:18d90603-c38e-4ee0-9f00-ae1e0e0bf709@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The transition from fossil-based to decarbonized energy syste ms lies in the core of most of the climate change mitigation strategies and narratives. Recent research on green extractivism\, the material req uirements of the energy transition and the political ecology of climate change mitigation show that the transition planned under green capitalis m has little to do with closing global inequality gaps. The necessary re newable energy infrastructure requires non-renewable materials to be min ed mostly in peripheral countries\, which will bear the social-environme ntal costs of extractivism for the “green” transition\, and transfer to core countries strategical resources labelled as “critical”. A transitio n under these terms reproduces colonial patterns of unequal exchange and furthers dependency in peripheral nations. Therefore\, social-environme ntal movements (e.g.: degrowth) face the challenge of conciliating calls for climate change mitigation and global justice. This working paper ex plores how progressive organizations engaged with climate politics artic ulate criticism to colonialism and imperialism in their claims\, tactics \, and coalitions choices. We present a preliminary analysis of document al material and interviews conducted with members of a range of organiza tions based in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Vienna (Austria). The comparative analysis allows us examine propositions about differences between moveme nts based in urban capitals in core and peripheral countries. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/156 SUMMARY:Coloniality and Climate Change Mitigation: Social movements at a crossroads of a globally just energy transition - Gabriel Trettel-Silva LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143409Z UID:503cb60e-bdc3-4758-8891-a06dad364f8f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Commons and commoning are often promoted as both an alternati ve way of organizing key resources to capitalist forms of alienated prod uction and a practice of lived resistance. It is a necessary form of pre figurative radical politics\, one that looks to produce democractic and egalitarian forms of social provisioning. But despite some still living forms of commoning in the Global North\, the practice of commoning is la rgely forgotten. It is crucial then to revive common education – to crea te ways of educating and informing people what the commons are\, how to generate and organise commons\, and what the practice of commoning const itutes. The institute for Commoning\, set up in 2021\, is working to pro duce short and long courses on commons and commoning. This paper reflect s on the process of generating common educations\, and the first two suc cessful short weekend commoning workshops\, drawing lessons from our exp eriences for other commonist practitioners and degrowth educators. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/80 SUMMARY:Commoning education - Nicholas Beuret\, Amber Huff LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T211930Z UID:b524ff69-fb41-450d-aaaf-ebbeb8db5db1@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The degrowth movement has a strong support in the academic fi eld and it is backed with theoretical knowledge. Researchers have found both ethical and empirical arguments to support degrowth ideas. Neverthe less\, these ideas struggle to find their place in broader public discou rse. Finding ways to talk about it is the first step towards changing be havior. Research show people generally struggle to imagine plausible and sustainable alternative to capitalism. Researchers are facing resignati on and apathy when trying to discuss this issue in public. Although iden tifying concrete practices one can take at individual level while apply ing principles of the degrowth is often nominated as a key to solution\, the problem goes deeper. Actually\, it seems people have more than enou gh ideas about what they could do at an individual and even at the colle ctive level\, but they lack comprehensive framework which they could con nect to the degrowth movement. It’s about finding a new frame they could identify with and understanding degrowth ideas are more than just a mer e critique of capitalism\, all of which makes structural changes easier to imagine. The challenge is to find a compelling narrative which could trigger positive emotions and attitudes in people so the movement could get public support. To do so\, the academic discourse is not sufficient as mere rational argumentation fails to mobilize critical mass. Degrowth conferences can serve as a good example which combines science and acti on. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/211 SUMMARY:Communicating degrowth ideas: beyond the to-do list - Elizaveta LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T205749Z UID:4b2c57ce-0ee7-4f82-bf3d-d3063e2263fa@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Community passage to the degrowth society\nThe systemic crisi s of the Planet makes important the temporal dimension within which to m ake a radical transition of the dominant socioeconomic paradigm\, in whi ch the social and political spheres have been subjected to the imperativ e of infinite market growth.\nDegrowth has so far been the only viable a lternative horizon.\nTo begin with\, it is necessary to establish a prio ri which institutional framework and actors should be able to facilitate this colossal process of change\, taking into account the time constrai nt mentioned above.\nThe hypothesis we intend to advance is based on the promotion of a local-global institutional framework of a federal type t hrough the support of all policies\, techniques and cultures that move t oward a right territorial scale . The fundamental elements of this insti tutional framework are represented by the Communities of Citizens who\, inhabiting the same territory\, realize the democratic political princip le of self-government and\, at the same time\, build their own horizonta l federation capable of interconnecting the different territorial scales \, according to the ethical-political principles of subsidiarity and mut uality.\nChoosing this path means being convinced that the transition to a degrowth society passes through the ability of each person living in his or her living area to relate to other co-citizens\, to form a networ k of relationships of the "primary" type. This is apart from that motiva tion that Weber calls instrumental rationality (individual interest as t he foundational element of relationship). In short\, a feeling that we f ind: in the concept of gift (Mauss et al.) and in that of conviviality ( Illch). In this type of relationship established between individuals and between federated Communities\, the territory of common life (local and global) plays the function of medium\, of "attractor" (as Bruno Latour explains)\, of subject of law (M. Serres). Territory and community becom e the authentically human level contexts that enable the distancing from the Megamachine that Latouche taught us to fear.\nIn the light of these theoretical coordinates\, we present the first results of a research pr oject\, currently being carried out in Italy\, aimed at measuring the de gree of coherence of the enormous and varied number of good practices of citizens who\, in different social\, economic\, territorial and institu tional contexts are experimenting community-type nodes and networks.\nSi x co-authors of the Degrowth Association (associazione per la decrescita - Italia)\nFerruccio Nilia \nPaolo Ladetto\nLucia Piani\nToni Peratoner \nPaolo Tomasin\nAlberto Castagnola\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/353 SUMMARY:Community passage to the degrowth society - Ferruccio Nilia\, pa olo Ladetto\, alberto Castagnola\, Antonio Peratoner\, Lucia Piani LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191948Z UID:3890044b-97fa-4f74-aac7-8838a4306321@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In 2022\, the Portuguese Degrowth Network organized a series of events on the 50th anniversary of the report ‘The Limits to Growth’ u nder the motto ‘Crescer até rebentar?’ (Growing till bursting?). One of the events consisted of an interactive workshop on degrowth\, health and care and aimed to stimulate a co-creation process to build critical per spectives collectively. \nThe main questions that steered the process we re: “To what health do we aspire?”\, “Is health\, rather than complete w ell-being\, a dynamic process that includes happiness\, prosperity\, phy sical and mental independence\, and active participation in the communit y?”\, “Why is care devalued and invisibilized instead of being assumed a s a central dimension in individual and collective life?”\, “Should we a ssume care as an institutionalized service\, or is it something more com prehensive?”.\nParticipants were challenged to think about health and ca re from a degrowth perspective that focuses on promoting the flourishing of life on the planet\, the interests of present and future generations \, and the fair sharing of resources within planetary boundaries. After creating shared mind maps about keywords (degrowth\, health and care)\, the facilitators then randomly distributed questions between one online and five onsite working groups and clarified that these were explorative and aimed at feeding doubts rather than achieving proper answers. \nIn this paper\, we present outcomes\, issues raised\, and disquiets that su rfaced when participants were challenged to think beyond an existing sys tem which is focused on individual action and responsibility and only al lows for incremental improvements. Drawing on the concept of post-normal science and the need for ‘extended peer communities’\, we emphasize - t ogether with workshop participants – that collective critical thinking m ust transcend hierarchical relationships of current institutions to enab le citizens to question science and build the common good. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/338 SUMMARY:Concepts of health and illness within the Portuguese degrowth mov ement - Graça Rojão\, Hans Eickhoff LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T074501Z UID:fb916f5b-f6d8-457c-918a-2d05bffd7d82@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Development discourse can still be seen as being hegemonic\, in spite of decades of profound critique. Further\, it can be seen as gr owthism's expression in the Global South. In a country like Colombia\, d evelopment and modernization can even be said to constitute part of the national identity. Recently\, in this country\, the irritation in the pr ess and general public as a Minister mentioned the need for Degrowth\, r eflects the solidity of the Growth mandate.\nIn this\npresentation I arg ue that confronting the Growth mandate is imperative in the\nGlobal Sout h\, even if it "still needs to grow" as is often argued.\nThe priority o f growth\, the mandate to develop\, which reaches the depth of\nreligiou s fervor\, needs to be challenged.\nCapitalism's\nown tales of scarcity are complemented by Developmentalism's supposed state of\nnot-enoughness \, of not-reaching-yet-maturity\, by the "Coloniality of\nbeing". Confro nting hegemonic discourse here could entail highlighting\nwhat is alread y there\, but is not seen. Tales of sufficiency could play a role\nin co untering the discourse that impoverishes discursively the Rest of the\nW est. A possibility: rehabilitating the imaginary around subsistence econ omies.\nNot understood as a return to the past\, but as an opening up of possibilities\nof being.\nThis presentation will\nbe illustrated with a n analysis of interviews: Tales of people who are old\nenough to have li ved "another" Colombia\, one where sufficiency was\ngiven\, where consum erism had another countenance. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/370 SUMMARY:Confronting Growthism: Tales of sufficiency from the Global South - Gisela Ruiseco Galvis LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T190716Z UID:1c54039a-7dc1-4597-921e-dac968f1c6c5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In Global North economies\, 15-25% of GDP is typically invest ed in the formation of new capital\, while the rest\, the vast majority of economic output\, is considered ‘consumption’. Indeed\, the economic orthodoxy believes that our economic system is defined by people seeking to maximise their consumption. At the same time\, the concept of ‘human capital’ is rapidly becoming central to the understanding of economic g rowth.\n\nIf we accept that people fit the definition of capital – struc tures which will produce future growth and returns – as global instituti ons such as the World Bank so readily have\, and that human capital accu mulates over each individual’s life\, then we must similarly accept that this capital is the product of continuous investments. Given the large estimated size of global human capital stocks\, human capital must be cr eated using the portion of output that has conventionally been labelled consumption. Using available data and applying the standard backwards-lo oking account for capital inventories\, we show this to be true.\n\nThis leaves us with a powerful conclusion: that the things we buy and the th ings we consume are investments\, on various scales\, in us as people. T his is more than just a disagreement about terminology: to think of peop le as everyday investors rather than consumption maximisers radically re shapes our perception of economic behaviour\, and encourages us to quest ion which investments are in the long-term interests of individuals and society. We will present these findings and discuss their radical potent ial in helping conceptualise a slowing\, sustainable economy. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/168 SUMMARY:Consumption is a myth: people are investors\, not consumers - And rew Jarvis\, Daniel Chester LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230731T080138Z UID:839e4afa-3a5c-4f27-a697-0867bc7d9308@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:For food system transformation\, there is growing interest in deliberative participatory processes at the governance level\, followin g good examples for other controversial issues such as climate policy. H owever\, it is contested whether such citizens’ assemblies in their curr ently most implemented form can contribute to a profound sustainability transformation. In 2022\, 85 citizens gathered to deliberate the Swiss f ood system transformation. The Swiss Citizens' Assembly on Food Policy ( BEP) was unique in that it was the first national assembly and applied S charmer's Theory U approach\, which generates new collective intentions in a non-agonistic way. I focus on the question of whether the process’ framing was capable of realizing its transformational and democratic pot ential. Combining ethnographic approaches (participant observation\, aut oethnography\, and semi-structured interviews) and constructivist ground ed theory\, I gained insights into how facilitators and citizens experie nced the deliberative process and what emerged from these different expe riences. I placed these emergences in the context of contestation\, expe rtise\, and time\, drawing on critiques related to sustainability transf ormation by both deliberative and agonistic scholars. My results indicat e that the BEP could empower collective action and make a more citizen-l ed democracy imaginable. However\, proactive measures are needed to addr ess structural problems and societal ideas that impede a truly democrati c and transformative deliberative process. This includes (1) enhancing c ontestatory forms of communication next to harmonic ones in consensus-se eking cultures\, (2) challenging the dominance of rational argumentation in Western policy-making processes and empowering citizens’ ways of kno wing\, and\, especially in polarized contexts\, (3) recognizing pluralit y within a narrow consensus-oriented framework. These insights have been echoed in numerous studies of participatory and deliberative processes\ , but are rarely applied in citizens’ assemblies in Western democracies. By proactively experimenting with the above\, food democracy can be env isioned. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/153 SUMMARY:Contestation\, Expertise\, and Time: An Ethnographic Case Study o f the Swiss Citizens’ Assembly on Food Policy - Samira Amos\, Prof. Dr. Johanna Jacobi\, Prof. Dr. André Bächtiger LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T102403Z UID:0510286d-7b60-42c8-8e69-3ed053b604a4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In summer 2021\, we conducted ethnographic field research i n a rural area in northern Portugal to investigate the anti-mining movem ent around a proposed mining project. The mine is projected to be essent ial to Europe's energy transition by becoming the biggest open-pit lithi um mine in western Europe. Despite the promises of several benefits\, mo st residents fear that the mine will destroy their natural environment a nd undermine alternative aspirations for the region’s development. Oppon ents have been contesting the development of the mining project by formi ng a grassroot organisation that has organised various campaigns and pro tests and mobilised national and transnational alliances to halt the pro ject. \nThe paper explores how residents engage in the politics of antic ipation around the mine. We argue that creating new sacrifice zones in t he name of the green economy will impede efforts for genuine sustainabil ity transformations\, a matter which represents a core concern of both d egrowth activists and anti-mining coalitions. Counter-movements like the ones in Portugal are gaining increasing public attention in Europe\, th ereby driving discourses around the need to transform our economy radica lly. Rethinking economic relations in a way that human needs are met whi le social injustices are being mitigated and planetary boundaries respec ted is a challenge that deeply connects these movements. \nIn this pres entation\, we wish to share what we learnt about the growing European an ti-mining network and its connection to degrowth ideas. We encourage dis cussing challenges and potentials to forge alliances between anti-mining activists and degrowth advocates. While our focus will be on anti-minin g resistance within Europe\, we propose linking this discussion to how p eople fighting environmental injustices worldwide can join forces and en gage in alliance-formation to promote genuine and effective sustainabili ty transformations. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/226 SUMMARY:Contesting a new wave of green extractivism in Europe: How can th e degrowth movement support anti-mining struggles on the ground? - Ingri d Varov\, Leonie Saleth LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230706T125039Z UID:08c70413-d924-408b-95c2-02ad16b33384@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The ongoing climate and environmental breakdown\, the COVID-1 9 pandemic\, and the Russian war in Ukraine are some of the key events c reating a continuous convergence of crises that will likely affect most societal groups and the whole global (dis)order. How is that affecting t he global semi-periphery of Latvia? Converging crises also include “irre versible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed beyond their ab ility to adapt” (IPCC\, 2022: 8)\, further transgression of planetary bo undaries (Steffen et al.\, 2015a)\, biodiversity loss\, resource\, and o verall environmental degradation (Steffen et al.\, 2015b\, Ripple et al. \, 2017\, Ceballos et al.\, 2017\, Hickel\, 2020\, IPBES\, 2019). Howeve r\, the lack of attention on the IPCC report on the fifth day of Russian invasion in Ukraine perfectly demonstrated how an immediate crisis trum ps distant crises and environmental breakdown is both present and more i nvisible than the immediate war or economic recession. Based on research within the Latvian Council of Science funded project ‘Ready for change? Sustainable management of common natural resources’\, this paper explor es firstly\, the already visible signs of socioeconomic hardship through out 2022-2023 and secondly\, the possible degrowth pathways in global se mi-periphery of Latvia\, based on surveys\, qualitative research\, and p articipatory action research. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/225 SUMMARY:Convergence of crises and possible degrowth pathways in Latvia - Elgars Felcis\, Weronika Felcis LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151540Z UID:56183326-c7be-4643-81d7-0f90977636fc@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The German car industry is transitioning away from internal c ombustion engines in response to new regulations and market developments . This process engenders economic pressure on suppliers\, which are ofte n dependent on the combustion engine. The market-driven impetus for indu strial restructuring amongst suppliers coincides with the ecological nec essity to move beyond car-centred transport systems. This may open a win dow of opportunity for industrial conversion towards socially useful and ecologically sustainable goods that are needed in a degrowth society. I n this conversion process\, the role of labour is crucial and ambiguous. This paper sheds light on past and present engagement with conversion f rom the perspective of industrial workers organized in the German union of metal workers (IG Metall). IG Metall has a history of environmental t urns and conversion initiatives. We compare present shopfloor and union engagement in response to engine electrification at a big German supplie r with past conversion debates and initiatives. Thereby\, we enhance the understanding of the potentials and barriers for conversion initiatives on the plant level and the role of union strategies therein. The paper answers the following research question: Which are the decisive factors for the success or failure of conversion initiatives on the plant level and how do they relate to IG Metall’s engagement with social-ecological challenges? Thereby\, one gains a better understanding of labour’s poten tials and limits as actor for ecologically sufficient and socially just transition of the car industry as well as for a wider degrowth transitio n along the lines of a veritable circular economy. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/61 SUMMARY:Conversion towards a Just Transition? - A. Katharina Keil\, Emanu ele Leonardi LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150653Z UID:966b754c-ca1b-43e8-94ff-0327b2402f28@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Multiple calls exist to profoundly change capitalist provisio ning systems and business models to help address unique socio-ecological challenges of the 21 century (e.g. Faning et al\, 2020\; Nesterova\, 20 20). Reenvisaging work\, the way it is organized\, constructed and value d\, is essential for reimagining these structures. Degrowth\, post-growt h and post-capitalist streams of literature have been discussing alterna tives to the capitalist work for years\, but mostly either on high theor etical level\, envisioning\, for example\, societies free of labor\, or on the level of macroeconomics and policies such us universal basic inco me. Yet to date\, empirically grounded\, micro politics of work are less well represented in these academic debates. We identify craft work as a promising field to bridge this empirical gap. As the nature of craft wo rk includes a desire to find alternatives to capitalist models of consum ption and production\, and tackle environmental and social crisis (Hodso n\, 2001\; Luckman\, 2015\; Parker et al.\, 2014)\, the craft scholarshi p holds a potential to expand our understanding of work in beyond capita list economy. In this paper we: (i) perform critical literature review o n work in post-capitalist and degrowth scholarship\, as well as in craft literature\; (ii) bring these strands of literature in conversation wit h the aim to advance our imaginaries of the future of work and transitio n pathways towards the vision of dealienated labor. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/92 SUMMARY:Crafting alternatives to capitalist labor - Olga Vincent\, Amanda Brandellero LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143914Z UID:5cff6f2d-6106-4e06-bed3-06082bf4d33c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The principles of sustainable development are an essential pa rt of the effort to find responses and tools to the social\, environment al and economic challenges of the contemporary world\, compounded by cri ses of increasing inequality and poverty\, regional disparities\, risks of pandemics\, wars\, and energy supplies\, among others. This contribut ion examines solutions to the current crises in terms of growth and non- growth economic models\, their characteristics\, strategies\, and the go als they intend to achieve. The models studied are the classical economi c model\, the green economy model (associated with environmental economi cs and decoupling)\, the ecological economy model (encompassing degrowth and wellbeing) and the ecosocialist model. To evaluate each model\, the suitability of different sustainability indicators and their ability to complement or replace the GDP indicator is assessed. Among the indicato rs considered are the Sustainable Development Goals Index\, Human Develo pment Index\, Ecological Footprint\, Genuine Progress Index\, Index of S ustainable Economic Well-Being\, Quality of Life Index\, and others. The applicability of these indicators is assessed from a global\, national\ , and regional perspective. The goal of the paper is to offer indicators based on sustainability that can provide feedback for the solutions off ered\, official or alternative\, within the framework of the different e conomic models. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/140 SUMMARY:Current crisis from the perspective of growth and non-growth econ omies An Assessment of the Applicability of Sustainability Indicators - Antonín Hořčica LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T162359Z UID:315a8c48-5988-4eb4-ba2e-704b27743fb2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The transition to a low-carbon society will require extensive industrial change. These changes will have wide-ranging socio-economic implications in the locations where these industries are based. As well as economic dependencies\, geographic concentration of industrial activi ty also creates social and cultural place-based dependencies: industries and industrial work become entwined with workers’ and communities’ soci al identities.\n\nWhile the focus has long been on the energy sector\, o ther carbon-intensive industries also have to contribute to reduced emis sions. The steel industry is one of these. In Sweden there are various c hanges on the way to reduce the climate impact of the steel industry. Fr om fossil free steelmaking to a greater use of alternative materials to replace the use of steel in construction.\n\nHow can industrial transfor mations of this kind contribute to thriving communities in the low-carbo n economies of the future\, and what role can such a transition play in a degrowth economy? Places where the steel industry is based often have close social and economic ties with the industry\, so what will happen t o these places? Can such changes be channeled into something positive? \ n\nThis presentation will be partially informed by a project presently b eing carried out through a collaboration between Lund University\, Karls tad University\, and Sheffield Hallam University. We seek to understand how low-carbon transitions interact with places and place-based identiti es in industrial communities\, and how these interactions affect possibi lities for successful and just low-carbon transitions. We will answer th ese questions through a combination of historical and contemporary case studies.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/364 SUMMARY:Decarbonisation of the Steel Industry and Changing Places of Work - Davor Mujezinovic LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T090000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T161143Z UID:1708a6d3-24c2-4bec-9f1a-45d1e88e13c9@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)\, a partnership between decolo nial states in the Global South and socialist Yugoslavia\, was one of a number of anti-systemic or counter-hegemonic worldmaking projects that e merged after the Second World War. Although critical of the two power bl ocs dominated by the United States and the Soviet Union\, NAM as\, indee d\, much of the world was largely silent on ecological issues in the 196 0s. It advocated\, instead\, for a kind of „modernity otherwise“ based o n national planning\, rapid industrialization and efficient agro-busines s\, seeking a new era of equality in international relations based on so vereignty\, independence\, self-determination\, territorial integrity\, and general and complete disarmament. As NAM\, together with the G-77 an d UNCTAD\, turned\, in the 1970s\, more towards socio-economic justice a nd the articulation of a New International Economic Order\, these discou rses of modernity\, sovereignty over natural resources\, and challenging economic neo-colonialism operated in a space that increasingly focused on planetary limits to growth and the ecological impacts of multi-nation al corporations. This lecture seeks\, in a tentative and exploratory fas hion\, to address the explicit and implicit ecological politics of the n on-aligned in the 1960s and 1970s. It also explores the deeply contradic tory role played by socialist Yugoslavia within this\, including its pol itical elite\, intellectuals\, and key personnel working within the UN a nd other international agencies\, drawing lessons for ecological\njustic e today.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/398 SUMMARY:Decolonial Worldmaking and the Contradictory Ecological Politics of Non-Alignment - Paul Stubbs LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T083109Z UID:232c8953-a1c6-4358-9808-d51747c8fe9b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this debate we want to tackle controversies and contradict ions related to the reception and perception of the degrowth in the Glob al South. While the main principles of degrowth highly resonate and shar e some direction with various principles and philosophies such as Buen V ivir in Latin America\, the language of 'degrowth' is far from ideal whe n it comes to terms of climate justice\, emancipation or right to develo pment. Coined for the developed and industrialised North\, the concept o f degrowth sometimes appears as an unjust - and again - neocolonial proj ect which could be misused in order to normalise poverty or disable deve lopment. With our conversation we will try to unlock the debate which is captured in the tension of conflict between consumption-oriented exctra ctivism of natural resources and the degrowth narrative often misinterpr eted as a new sacrifice or imposed austerity. Last but not least\, the p anel will also address the role of EU trade and investment policy in the Global South and its responsibility in shaping growth and degrowth deba te. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/406 SUMMARY:Decolonisation and Degrowth: Degrowth Narratives from the Global South and European Perspective(s) - Panelists LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T145840Z UID:33c33f5d-0a36-4227-b2e2-4aea269036f3@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:As a movement and a research field\, degrowth emerged in oppo sition to a growth-led narrative that dominates not only economics\, but also other disciplines. In recent years\, we have\, as a community\, be come more aware of the many ways in which we - even from our position of opposition - (unintentionally) continue to replicate some of the core o bstacles to transformations towards socio-ecological justice.\n\nIn this panel\, we wish to engage with the manifold calls to address the ways i n which the inequalities and competition that are so essential to the fu nctioning of growth-led capitalism may still shape degrowth scholarship. On the basis of such a collaborative exploration\, we will move on to j ointly deliberating what productive responses might be. We will engage w ith the question of how the degrowth movement and scholarship can be dec olonized in practice\, exploring how degrowth in particular and sustaina bility sciences in general can move beyond their colonial legacies.\n\nW e will pursue three different approaches: 1) Reflecting and analyzing th e extent to which present-day ‘green’ policies such as the notion of gre en extractivism or even a just transition are still embedded in a coloni al logic (or\, more generally\, a logic replicating instead of questioni ng existing social inequalities)\; 2) considering the colonial roots and hence legacy of how\, in academia\, we continue to understand and evalu ate knowledge\, even in studying\, for example\, the environmental justi ce movement\; and 3) exploring the extent to which engaging with already existing\, more inclusive approaches to theory-building (such as queer theory) can potentially help degrowth scholarship and activism to overco me these current limitations. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/346 SUMMARY:Decolonizing degrowth - Brototi\, Ksenija Hanaček\, Anke Schaffar tzik LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150028Z UID:29942481-b913-4224-8ad0-f5439daa2a23@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In the Anthropocene\, all earthbound beings habit a human-dom inated Earth. While some humans have benefitted greatly from the process es of colonization and domination\, others have suffered\, or become ann ihilated\, not to speak of most non-human beings\, who have arguably bee n hit the hardest. While it is clear that not all humans\, cultures\, an d societies\, have equally committed to the process of colonizing the Ea rth\, from a non-anthropocentric point of view humans do have a colonial past and burden to carry (some more and others less so). Considering th is\, we argue that emancipatory projects that overlook the non-anthropoc entric point of views\, and do not aim at inter-species emancipation\, m ight achieve a short-term success\, such as the Worker’s Movement did in the 19th and 20th century\, but are destined to fail in the longer term as the ecological crisis (as a consequence of the biospherical coloniza tion) affects all earthbound inhabitants. The priorisation of human need s\, wants and desires – as opposed to inter-species diversity\, and join t emancipation – will likely further the expansion of capitalism or othe r forms of productivism\, and the insatiable development of technology\, and still deepen the human domination\, and the ecological crisis. Ther efore\, and to find pathaways for joint and inter-species decolonializat ion\, degrowth policies and practives have to push beyond human interest s to navigate the just transitions. We also suggest that the non-anthrop ocentric degrowth policies and practices may be informed by various indi genous cosmologies\, which have seldom been ‘anthropocentric’\, and less prone to colonize the Earth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/49 SUMMARY:Decolonizing the human domination of the Earth - Toni Ruuska\, Pa si Heikkurinen\, Anne Hoss LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150000Z UID:5702b7e6-790f-42d0-a9f3-2dca0d1c1b4f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Together with other market-oriented approaches to conservatio n\, biodiversity offsets (BO) have become popular (e.g.\, CBD\, 2022). P revious research has however documented dispossession of local communiti es and increased inequalities as possible outcomes of BO (e.g.\, Bidaud et al.\, 2018\; Fairhead et al.\, 2012). This presentation explores loca l consequences of BO and shows how local communities can offer alternati ves to BO. Within the framework of two case studies in Finland and Colom bia the ontological dimension of the politics of BO is scrutinized. The Sakatti mine by AngloAmerican and related compensation buy of forest in the Sámi homeland as well as the Cerrejón mine by Glencore and related o ffsets in the territory of the Wayúu are studied. Applying a political o ntology perspective (e.g.\, Escobar\, 2016)\, company documents and envi ronmental permit applications but also accounts of local communities are analyzed to reveal how BO are an example of the ‘modern ontology’ (e.g. \, Blaser\, 2016) in action. BO create concrete stakes\, stakeholders\, and environments that serve economic growth and “sustainable development ” and obscure the pluriverse of other ontologies. Drawing on interviews with and observations of representatives of local communities\, it is fu rther shown that local communities struggle against the hegemonic politi cal project of BO and resist the erasing of their alternative human-nonh uman entanglements through BO. Literature on degrowth and other alternat ives to development (e.g.\, Kothari et al.\, 2019) is utilized to highli ght how in these ‘ontological conflicts’ (e.g.\, Blaser\, 2009)\, the ex plored place-based communities modify BO and show potential ways into ju st and sustainable futures. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/30 SUMMARY:Deconstructing biodiversity offsets: An exploration of ontologica l conflicts and alternative approaches to conservation in Finland and Co lombia - Anna Ott\, Liisa Varumo\, Claudia Ituarte-Lima LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151549Z UID:a32feb46-bcdf-46b8-b6ad-a8f6e9c5ba6d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Both the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and Environmental Justice (EJ) address the environmental externalities of development. The first category\, well-established within the hegemonic economic discour se\, assumes than once a certain level of wealth is reached\, further in come growth brings a cleaner environment. This universal trajectory is c onsidered appropriate at both national and local scales\, among cities a nd countries. On the contrary\, EJ emphasizes that the growing burden of environmental externalities is shifted to marginalized groups\, creatin g an unequal socio-spatial distribution of environmental costs and ameni ties. Yet\, these two approaches (EKC & EJ) are rarely contrasted in a s ingle\, unified study. Studies from the EKC strand focus primarily on di fferences between\, rather than within regions\, thus overlooking signif icant spatial heterogeneity on a local level. Additionally\, the dynamic perspective is often missing\, neglecting spatial processes within urba n regions (such as urban sprawl evident in Eastern European cities) that creates a novel socio-ecological map. Finally\, studies from both strea ms have limited geographic scope\, which - given the importance of cultu ral context - limits the reliability of the results achieved so far. \nT he purpose of this study is to apply both EKC and EJ framework to invest igate the air pollution-income relationship in the Warsaw metropolitan r egion. Using fine-grained data and spatial econometrics tools\, we exami ne the linkages between key air pollutants and income\, gender and age. We incorporate internal mobility data to capture possible geographical s orting emerging within the sprawling city. The study help to embed the c urrent EJ/EKC discourse in a new setting\, by taking into account recent urbanization processes occurring in Eastern Europe. It is also the firs t attempt in Poland to uncover the socio-spatial distribution of air pol lution\, thus adding an equity-oriented perspective to the heated debate on haze in cities. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/358 SUMMARY:Decoupling or cost-shifting? Air pollution in a sprawling city (W arsaw\, Poland). - jakub rok LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103937Z UID:f9a5403e-0d18-4bba-8cdd-498d488c945c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Defuturing is a design philosophy premised on negation. In th is paper I offer a defuturing account of artificial intelligence (AI) th at illustrates why structural dependencies on mass digital infrastructur e may prove\, over time\, to be incompatible with both representative de mocracy and global ecological lifeworlds. My account is historical in na ture. I foreground the roots of solidarity between coalitions who curren tly suffer under\, or seek to reverse\, structural dependencies on digit al instruments (e.g.\, workers\, young people\, the incarcerated\, clima te activists). I argue for spaces that are anti-computational by design\ , particularly civic spaces. By dignifying and articulating futures wher ein the revolutionary phase of information technologies has already pass ed (e.g. post-digital futures)\, I acknowledge an emerging countercultur e for decomputerisation—and one that illuminates the logic of degrowth. I celebrate\, in a way\, that the future may not be digital after all. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/111 SUMMARY:Defuturing Artificial Intelligence - Jonnie Penn LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T162407Z UID:a9da9f37-5017-4f3c-bacd-0ad3335c0edd@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in the wor ld\, and after water\, the most widely used resource. From urbanization to mobility to CO-2 emissions - concrete buildings and infrastructures f orm the often invisible but essential basis of the modern way of life. O ver the last century\, this fossil material has displaced the use of bio economic materials such as wood or clay (the old bioeconomy)\, and it is the key driver of the earth-historical development that the anthropogen ic mass of the world created by human beings outgrows the global biomass of all living matter. At the same time\, due to high emissions in the p roduction process (globally 8% of CO2 emissions)\, resource hunger for s carce sand\, and other social-ecological problems the material has been dubbed “the most destructive material on Earth” (Guardian 2019). Since t he material is extremely difficult if not impossible to decarbonize\, th ere are good reasons that only a reduction in the demand for concrete ca n be truly sustainable. This paper analyzes the development and growth o f concrete use from a degrowth perspective and sketches ways forwards. B ased on historical analysis\, business history\, and the application of the framework of political ecology\, the paper presents trends for the d evelopment of cement production\, concrete use\, carbon emissions\, and industry strategies for dealing with the climate crisis and links them t o analyses of fossil materials and capitalist growth. And the paper cont rasts these with a degrowth approach to concrete. It argues that such a material focus enables applying degrowth theory concretely\, making a st rong case for the need for material degrowth\, and proposing alternative futures beyond techno-fixes that include social as well as technologica l exnovations and innovations. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/250 SUMMARY:Degrowing concrete - Matthias Schmelzer LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230823T075224Z UID:c62fbb64-7ee1-4ac1-b1cb-ea3105a9f9c9@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This workshop sets up a participatory discussion on the need\ , or not\, of a nonmonetary degrowth economy. As such it highlights a si gnificant\, yet often marginalised\, degrowth topic.\nDrawing on grassro ots experience and scholarly theory\, Anitra and Vincent will discuss an d debate ways that money and markets create barriers to degrowth. We wil l screen an award-winning short film (8mins) Beyond Money: Yenomon (2022 ) to show how a nonmonetary alternative based – an in-kind economy of ‘r eal values’ economy – might operate\, feel and look like. Here decisions on what and how to produce are made via participatory co-governance (so ciocracy\, to achieve collective sufficiency and ecological efficiencies .\nAfter this introduction\, participants will have lots of time for Q&A with Vincent and Anitra and for open discussion\, for instance\, explor ing whether they are inclined to go beyond money\, to reduce money and m arkets through various reforms\, or to use alternative currencies. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/318 SUMMARY:Degrowth: A monetary or ‘real values’ economy? - Anitra Nelson\, Vincent Liegey LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T220443Z UID:aded9749-514e-47a3-a83d-fcca4ba61e2e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth has become a recognised paradigm for identifying and critiquing systemic unsustainability rooted in the capitalist\,\ngrowth -compelled economy. Increasingly\, degrowth is discussed in relation to specific economic sectors such as the\nagri-food system. This paper buil ds on the foundational work of Gerber (2020) and Nelson and Edwards (202 1). While both\npublications take a rather specific analytical or discip linary focus—the former specifically connects critical agrarian studies\ nand degrowth\, the latter explores the contributions of the recent volu me ‘Food for degrowth’—this paper takes stock of the\nemerging body of l iterature on degrowth and agri-food systems more broadly. It proposes re search avenues that deepen\,\nexpand and diversify degrowth research on agri-food systems in four areas: (i) degrowth conceptualisations\; (ii) theorisation\nof transformations towards sustainability\; (iii) the poli tical economy of degrowth agri-food systems\; and (iv) rurality\nand deg rowth. Together\, these avenues devote due attention to a variety of age nts (ranging from translocal networks to\nnon-humans)\, spaces (e.g. the rural)\, theories (e.g. sustainability transitions and transformations towards sustainability) and\npolicies (of the agricultural sector and be yond) that thus far have received limited attention within the degrowth literature.\nThe critical social science perspective on degrowth agri-fo od systems\, which is advanced in this paper\, illuminates that the\npre sent unsustainability and injustice of hegemonic agri-food systems are n ot merely a problem of that sector alone\, but rather\nare ingrained in the social imaginaries of how economies and societies should work as wel l as in the political–economic\nstructures that uphold and reproduce the se imaginaries. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/300 SUMMARY:Degrowth and agri‑food systems: a research agenda for the critica l social sciences - Laura Van Oers\, Jacob Smessaert\, Julia Spanier\, G uilherme Raj\, Giuseppe Feola\, Leonie Guerrero LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150319Z UID:d9f56558-c26c-4bf8-afde-e10ed89c3785@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Basic income (BI) is defined as a “periodic cash payment unco nditionally delivered to all on an individual basis\, without means-test or work requirement” (BIEN\, n.d.). Pilot interventions have demonstrat ed the policy’s value for addressing the social crises of poverty and in equality (Standing\, 2017\; Lowrey\, 2018)\, unfreedom and insecurity (F itzpatrick\, 1999\; Widerquist\, 2013)\, poor conditions of labour (Gilr oy et al.\, 2013\; Gilbert et al.\, 2019)\, and the lack of recognition given to unpaid\, reproductive work (Schulz\, 2017\; Lombardozzi\, 2020) . \n\nBI also features widely within the post-growth literature. Parriqu e (2019) describes it as one of degrowth’s “poster child policies” (p.52 4) due to its perceived ability to redistribute wealth\, facilitate exit from wage labour\, achieve wellbeing within planetary boundaries\, and promote social collaboration (Kallis et al.\, 2020).\n\nHowever\, less t han 1% of journal articles on BI address the environment (MacNeill and V ibert\, 2019) and “only a handful of authors have proposed detailed basi c incomes in a degrowth perspective” (Parrique\, 2019\, p.525). This is reflected among BI pilots which largely align with green growth: focusin g on BI’s potential to stimulate wage labour and neglecting its impacts on consumption and ecological footprints. The dominant targeting/randomi sation methodologies favoured also prevent the study of collective\, soc ial impacts (Langridge\, 2021\; Langridge et al.\, 2022).\n\nThis paper argues for greater collaboration between post-growth and BI scholars and practitioners both in the production of knowledge on post-growth compat ible BIs and in the design of pilot interventions which ask the question s necessary for understanding BI’s role in a post-growth transition. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/34 SUMMARY:Degrowth and basic income - Nicholas Langridge LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T121328Z UID:046bedb8-7008-4854-b244-563ae901ada9@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Post-capitalist imaginary is caught in a double bind of clima te realism and political pragmatism. Climate realism cautions that there is no empirical evidence that the existing growth-oriented technocapita list processes can be brought within planetary biophysical boundaries [@ hickel_green_2019]. Political pragmatism cautions that we cannot easily decouple the existing organisation of social needs from the intensely te chnological world designed on the high throughput of energy and matter [ @huber_lifeblood_2013]. Accordingly\, the utopian imaginaries of eco-soc ialist transition tend to polarise into opposing visions: accelerated ec o-modernisation through socialisation and greening of the existing techn ological base or restorative slowdown through technological downscaling and radical redefinition of social needs. The polarisation gives a deep relief of the aporia that haunts the imaginary of a transition to an env ironmentally sustainable and socially just post-capitalist world in the present: what needs to be done in socio-metabolic terms\, might not be s ocially and politically practicable. In my paper I will discuss how the de-growth as a transitional framework is trying to grapple with this apo ria by developing both concrete proposals of radical redistribution and concrete proposals of lowering throughput. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/4 SUMMARY:Degrowth and the Aporia of Utopia - Tom Medak\, Tomislav Medak LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150703Z UID:c0a21a17-8558-454c-9c3c-7e77254235b8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Five decades after The Limits to Growth was published\, it is exceedingly clear that growth must be retired as a fundamental rational e of economic policy\, both in the Global North and the Global South. Th ere is also significant consensus that the growth motive is intrinsic to how capitalism functions\, and that something other than capital must p ropel socio-economic transitions and organize work in de-growing societi es. What that non-capital is\, however\, and how it may motivate people to work in a radically different context of interests and valuations\, r emains much more murky. If the capital relation produces path dependenci es around growth\, interest\, inequality and extractivism\, what class r elation is capable of healing this rift? How will the macro-socioeconomi c ideals behind degrowth translate into the microeconomic realm: Into co ncrete labor\, done by whom\, for what reasons\, and leading to what kin d of compensation?\n\nWe argue that a significant part of this answer li es in re-engaging theories and practices of the ‘artisan class’: Livelih oods performed without separating tools (into capital) and worker (into labor). In studying artisan labor formations\, we see the logic and idea s of degrowth in a great number of existing economic practices and space s\, from peasant farming to family-run retail and independent profession als. Artisan work is motivated not by profit\, but by the need to achiev e subsistence - an ideal motivational frame for work in steady-state eco nomics. Our presentation proposes a theoretical framework for artisan la bor\, in the context of degrowth literature and politics. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/355 SUMMARY:Degrowth and the Artisan Class - Julien-Francois Gerber\, Louis T hiemann LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230821T153954Z UID:e5c8739b-165f-4559-8fc1-9d60a2a9ee2b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The degrowth movement shares many values with other left-orie nted political movements and parties. Yet\, until recently\, the degrowt h movement has been very distant from the political\, or even policy are na\, mainly operating within the academic community and social movements . Given the constantly shifting boundaries of political identities of le ft parties – social democrats\, greens and the left – in this debate we want to explore experiences of exchange between the degrowth movement an d institutional politics. Needless to say\, most of the abovementioned p arties still don't integrate post-growth into their political programs. Therefore\, we want to identify convergences and divergences that curren tly exist between main degrowth demands and political programs (and degr owth-friendly policies). The debate will also aim to identify potential continuities and legacies of left politics which can strengthen the conn ection with contemporary claims of the degrowth movement. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/409 SUMMARY:Degrowth and the Political Left - Panelists LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191501Z UID:bfee903e-4728-4fa8-9782-e7620bc84e56@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth and the sustainable development agenda: Should we pu rsue SDG 7 "energy access for all" in Sub-Saharan Africa?\nThe evidence is undeniable\, the social and environmental harms of the linear and gro wth-centric systems of extraction and exploitation of natural resources demand a transformation of how the world’s economies and societies are o rganised. Nevertheless\, it is important to distinguish and shed light o n the sectors where output growth remains possible and necessary\, and w here decoupling opportunities exist. This paper will explore the compati bility of the degrowth agenda and the pursuit of SDG 7\, “access to affo rdable\, reliable\, sustainable and modern energy for all” in the contex t of Sub-Saharan Africa’s expected economic and consumption growth. Are the net positive impacts of energy access on the lives of low-income fam ilies overshadowed by the social and environmental costs of the solar te chnology industry? Can international financial institutions and their pa rtners embed degrowth principles in the development and implementation o f energy access programmes? By answering these questions among others th rough an in-depth literature review and interviews with international de velopment practitioners\, this paper will discuss the central role of cl ean energy access in the fight for global justice and demonstrate that p ursuing growth in the off-grid energy sector\, to meet the needs of rura l populations among others\, should not only remain a priority in the su stainable development agenda\, but is compatible with the degrowth agend a. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/240 SUMMARY:Degrowth and the sustainable development agenda - Antoine Lucic LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150642Z UID:65fb037d-7c75-464e-a8cd-bcb890b98579@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:It is now almost unequivocal in the research community from n atural science disciplines that the anthropogenic climate change\, biodi versity collapse and trangression of various planetary boundaries invoke the necessity of a fundamental socio-metabolic and socio-cultural chang e. Invocations along the lines of degrowth proposals in material and ene rgy flows are explicitly cited in aggregate assessments reports and stra tegy reviews such as those of the IPCC and IPBES\, as well as global sta te assessments produced for international development organizations and UN agencies. Even fiction\, such as Kim Stanley Robinson's latest novel can play with degrowth narratives in plots and situation setting. There is less agreement though about the socio-cultural root causes of the pla netary existential crisis and the approaches to achieving the said trans formation\, though not for shortage of proposals: from a mechanistic Ant hropocene to a power-grabbing Capitalocene. The roots specify the differ ence in historical power in bringing about the present state. Difference s in the power to change the metabolic throughput and its ideological ju stification perceived to exist between core and periphery (Wallerstein) and capitalist and working classes (Marx and Weber) lead to a strong lef t-wing opposition to degrowth for fear of immiseration that is even more deeply unjust. If things have to change so that some things have to be reduced\, what is to guarantee that for the already oppressed majority t he reduction will not be a self-imposed push below what is bearable? Suc h fears\, justified by framing and delivery of the degrowth narratives o f transformation\, lead to irrational questioning of justifiability of e xtent\, timing and proposed instruments of that transformation by the re presentatives of the working class and peripheral majority. This papers sketches the bottom-up constructed visions of transformation aimed at ad dressing the outcomes of the said fears\, rather than presenting a top-d own holistic view of the scientifically and normatively mandated planeta ry transformation. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/8 SUMMARY:Degrowth and the working class - Mladen Domazet\, Vincent Liegey LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230710T101719Z UID:bdf0a418-8c06-4133-aab5-e0575b531375@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:While degrowth scholars have increasingly examined the relati onship between different notions of justice and the degrowth approach\, the intergenerational justice (IJ) lens has so far been overlooked in th e discourse around degrowth. Similarly\, IJ scholars have thus far overl ooked degrowth as a potential enabling factor to pursue IJ.\nTo fill thi s\ngap\, we examine the core tenets of the degrowth approach using the\n intergenerational justice lens. We believe that the degrowth model has h igh\npotential to further IJ goals. Specifically\, we research how these two\ndiscourses can be linked and aligned and how degrowth policies can be used to\nachieve IJ. Our research consists of three main research qu estions:\n1. What is\nthe link between degrowth and intergenerational ju stice?\n2. Can the\ndegrowth approach be suitable to achieve intergenera tional justice?\, and\n3. How can\nthe degrowth approach lead to an inte rgenerationally just economy and society?\nTo answer these research\nque stions\, we propose (i) holding a 90-minute cross-generational workshop at\nthe conference in addition to (ii) producing a report based on a lit erature\nreview prior to the workshop. During the co-creative workshop\, we will present\nour findings and facilitate a discussion between parti cipants to jointly imagine\na degrowth-based intergenerationally just ec onomy. While the exact details of\nthe workshop will depend on our initi al research\, the end goal at the\nconference is to bring together diffe rent civil society actors to build\nalliances that strengthen the links between IJ and degrowth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/141 SUMMARY:Degrowth as a means to an intergenerationally just future - Gener ation Climate Europe\, Natalia Mrówczyńska\, Michaela Karamperi\, Juli a Beier LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230721T125449Z UID:28dc08b5-f6c6-4448-95de-4b6f0157d3e5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In 1972\, social philosopher André Gorz coined the word ‘degr owth’\, arguing that capitalist productivism\, which requires capital ac cumulation for its own sake\, is incompatible with the global environmen tal balance\, in turn sparking a debate in France over the possibility o f a degrowth economy. Recently\, the idea of degrowth has been receiving increasing attention in the West\, as the climate crisis has shown that capitalist exploitation of nature has reached its limit and economic gr owthism has been proved ecologically unsustainable. However\, degrowth i s still an uncharted theme in anticolonial and decolonial scholarship. T his essay thus aims to explore degrowth as an anticolonial struggle in t hree aspects. First\, I argue that degrowth is a demand for the decoloni zation of the Global South. Second\, I examine the Eurocentric social im aginaries of growth\, and how we can decolonize them through indigenous knowledge\, using animist ontology as an example. The return of animism in the 21st century can thus pose a challenge to the Enlightenment proje ct and growthist modernity. Third\, I argue that degrowth is not a new idea by revisiting the anticolonial economics shared by Fanon\, Nkrumah\ , and Sankara. I conclude this paper by critically discussing how degrow th can reach true universalism. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/19 SUMMARY:Degrowth as a project of decolonization - Yu-Hung Wang LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T104106Z UID:c7a3dbed-01e2-4e5c-a366-dcadcbe0c104@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Contemporary societies are flooded with scientific informatio n on ecological devastation. Oftentimes\, the description of the problem of overshoot is accompanied with technological solutions. If degrowth t heorizing does not straightforwardly suffer from a lack of (continental) philosophical analysis on technology—and particularly ‘science’—such co uld at least be considered to supplement the movement’s scholarly ground s. This article claims that in addition to acknowledging the techno-scie ntifically produced limits to economic growth\, or human expansion at la rge\, there is a need to build an understanding of boundaries mediated b y the experience of finitude. This experience cannot and should not be r educed to ethical theory\, or any other mode of reasoning characterizing the techno-scientific society. Without a thoroughly explored and explic ated experimental take on limits\, and particularly in relation to the c all to degrow\, the movement is in danger to be left at the vagaries of techno-scientific rationales. This study draws on eco-phenomenology to a dvance an understanding on the sources and dynamics of experiencing fini tude\, and hereby offers an experimental base for the degrowth movement. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/13 SUMMARY:Degrowth as the experience of finitude - Pasi Heikkurinen LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T074459Z UID:68e4f22d-4107-4203-825a-200082a40b50@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper brings the Global South to the center stage of deg rowth debates to envision what a truly global and anti-colonial movement towards degrowth could look like. To do so\, we first bring the varying definitions of the term 'Global South' to the forefront and consider it not as an undynamic and apolitical category\, but as a site of resistan ce and independent critical thinking against capitalist expansion and th e process of neoliberal globalization. Second\, we discuss the structura l and sociocultural constraints of the Global South that they inherited from their historical experience of colonialism and oppression and paved the way for their so-called 'underdevelopment'. By re-visiting dependen cy and world-systems theory\, we reprise the problematic experience of t he Global South's efforts to self-defined and self-generated development in the past. Lastly\, we instrumentalize the critical pedagogy framewor k of Paulo Freire\, to illuminate what awauits the Global South in a deg rowth transition. We conclude our discussion by arguing that as the 'opp ressed'\, the Global South is the true leader of a revolutionary transfo rmation through and towards degrowth\, as only they can liberate both th emselves and their 'oppressor' the Global North\, from the ossified patt erns of (neo)colonialism and domination to achieve such transformation. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/276 SUMMARY:Degrowth beyond the metropole - Basak Kosanay\, Barbara Magalhães Teixeira LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T102935Z UID:cdd10345-20b0-4aff-8524-601638a907d5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In my paper I will analyse the theatre play Krize (Crises)\, (2022\, dir. Žiga Divjak)\, co-produced by Mladinsko Theatre\, Maska Lju bljana\, Bitef (Belgrade) and Domino Association (Zagreb)\, which is par t of the project ACT - Art\, Climate\, Transition\, a project connecting art and activism with ecology and just transition.\nCrises is a hybrid and explicitly engaged work that can also be described as a theatre docu mentary-lecture-storytelling\, flirting with the (post)apocalyptic genre . It is one of the few\, if not the first (theatre) works in the region that can not only be linked to the idea of degrowth\, but is a play abou t degrowth and degrowth its central focus. The text of the play\, which focuses on the fundamental premises of the idea of degrowth\, is based o n the books Less is More by Jason Hickel and The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing.\nThe analysis will pay special atten tion to the central element of the play - speed or rush\, shown\, and th is is crucial\, as a running in place\, with no one getting anywhere\, w ith everyone completely exhausted\, even disabled. It is a theatrical-ch oreographic representation of the central critique of degrowth - growth\ , which links Crises with one of the central symbols of degrowth - snail s. Not unrelated to the Crises\, I will thus finally address the questio n of what everything is the snail symbol of\, what this means for degrow th\, what it means for snails\, and whether degrowth is\, after all\, al so a degrowth for - snails.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/28 SUMMARY:Degrowth\, Crises and Snails - Vesna Liponik LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T111653Z UID:0f678930-1691-48ad-a8d7-9021ecdf9bef@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The growthism intrinsic to capitalism necessarily leads to\, depends on\, and escalates globalization\, exemplified by the outsourcin g of production\, offshoring of costs\, and exploitation of human labor and nature on a vast and globally dispersed scale\, captured in the conc ept of “ecologically unequal exchange”. This dynamic is the primary flaw in the argument for decoupling: impacts have merely been globally expor ted along lines of global political-economic-military power.\n\nGlobaliz ation\, facilitated and accelerated through free trade regimes\, is thus the “escape valve” that enables transnational corporate expansion and c ontinued global economic growth. Jason Hickel has argued compellingly th at by delinking – that is\, by becoming more economically self-reliant a nd localized and rejecting predatory foreign investments – countries of the global South have “the power to enforce degrowth in the North”. This degrowth in the North entails re-localization or de-globalization there as well\, since “Northern” economies stretch across and drain the wealt h of huge areas of the world\, especially the South. Thus I argue that d eglobalization\, subversion of transnational corporations\, and [open\, solidaristic and internationalist] localization\, in both the South and the North\, are necessary projects for degrowth\, and that degrowth is b y necessity not merely a “Northern” country concern since the extraction and production webs involved are today primarily geographically located within Southern countries. To achieve this\, more attention is needed o n the role of – and resistance to – globalization through free trade pol icies and transnational corporate supply chains\, and on the role of loc alization\, globally\, for degrowth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/189 SUMMARY:Degrowth\, deglobalization\, and localization - Alex Jensen LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150955Z UID:02081193-a1d5-44cf-a11e-3a08cf87dbd2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Research and Degrowth is a non-profit association based in Ba rcelona\, dedicated to research\, training and outreach on degrowth and environmental justice since 2010. For the last five years\, we have been running a masters program in political ecology\, environmental justice and degrowth at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Two years ago\, this was followed by another masters program\, run completely online on Degrowth: Ecology\, Economics and Policy. These two programs stem from y ears of organising summer schools on degrowth and environmental justice\ , as well as multiple other educational events in local and regional lev els\, for schools and universities\, to municipalities and unions. We gr ound our ideas in territorial projects that we use for teaching and demo nstration purposes: Can Decreix\, a house in the city of Cerbere on the French-Spanish border experimenting with frugal living\; Can Masdeu\, an ecological commune in the outskirts of Barcelona\, squatting an abandon ed hospital since 2002 and developed a network of community gardens with the surrounding working class neighbourhood of Nou Barris\; and an oliv e grove in Picamoixons\, in the Catalan countryside\, where we produce o rganic oil\, with the collaboration of students trained through practice in the theory of ecological economics and the art of slow agro-ecology. \n\n\nIn this interactive discussion panel with the organizers and coord inators of the masters\, we wish to share our insights and learnings fro m these two masters in particular\, as well as more strategic discussion on degrowth education in general. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/365 SUMMARY:Degrowth education- Experiences from the two Degrowth masters in Barcelona - Giacomo D´Alisa\, Ksenija Hanaček\, Brenda Nistor\, Angelos Varvarousis \, Brototi LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T071038Z UID:573c2743-3b10-47de-8c1e-fd97ba6a4b67@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Our paper traces the links between post-socialist transformat ions and the degrowth movement. We note that the degrowth debate in gene ral and Western degrowth research and activism in particular rarely refe r to experiences from socialist societies and post-socialist transformat ions. Our experiences in the diverse degrowth circles in the "West" have shown that lessons from post-socialist Europe tend to be overlooked\, e ven though degrowth promotes and calls for large-scale social-ecological transformations. We consider the special systemic and transformation ex pertise of post-socialist Europe and the task of building bridges betwee n the two areas of experience and knowledge as indispensable for the deg rowth movement and its systemic transformation efforts\, but also for re -evaluating and better handling Eastern European developments and prospe cts. Therefore\, we organised a workshop series on "Degrowth Enthusiasm and the Eastern Blues" at the 2018/2019 "Degrowth" and "Great Transforma tions" conferences in Malmö and Jena\, followed by a salon discussion wi th former central planners and general directors of the GDR's state-owne d combines in Berlin 2020. We mapped open questions and discussed percep tions and narratives on experiences and practices before and after 1989. The aim is not only to valorise the expertise of the people in the "Eas t"\, but also to overcome their often-attributed transformation fatigue and to unleash their potential for a social-ecological transformation al liance. We present central results of our workshops\, which we combined with empirical evidence of our own from Estonia and a theoretical examin ation of (post-)socialist economics to form six theses that we consider essential for a decolonial degrowth debate. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/63 SUMMARY:Degrowth Enthusiasm and the Eastern Blues IV - Jana Gebauer\, Jan a Gebauer\, Gerrit von Jorck\, Lilian Pungas LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191920Z UID:cddef778-3abd-4568-bec7-73f254343866@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth has failed to adequately address the geopolitical im plications of the transformation it envisages. Degrowth has equally fail ed to build a convincing theoretical basis for how the political project it puts forward might manage violence and build peace. Conventional int ernational relations scholarship offers few routes and precedents with w hich to confront the question of how security can be provisioned\, and v iolence mitigated between actors outside of militarization\, economic gr owth\, and relative power accrual. This paper looks to the international theory of the 19th-century anarchist thinker Pierre-Joseph Proudhon\, w hose theory may help us think anew about collectively abrogating violenc e without relying on militarization and vertical structures of coercion. Proudhon’s international theory suggests warfare’s root rests in humani ty’s unsustainable desire to consume and in the parasitism of hierarchic al (particularly capitalist) social relations\, and that only a decentra lized\, mutualist political program that places economic justice at its core can balance antinomic social forces and bring peace. Framing the ge opolitical questions surrounding degrowth in Proudhon’s terms\, this pap er argues that the political\, economic\, and ethical prescriptions of d egrowth\, particularly its anarchist and autonomist currents\, offer a r obust paradigm wherein the drivers of warfare are ameliorated\, and a po sitive peace engendered\, in doing so\, further concretizing degrowth’s “concrete utopia”. This theoretical argument is accompanied by an accoun t of the security challenges faced by a prospective degrowth project in the context of a transition. Assuming the continuation of a violent\, ex pansionist\, and colonial geopolitical landscape in the short term\, the usefulness of several pathways and policies going forward are explored. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/102 SUMMARY:Degrowth for Peace? Proudhon's international theory and its relev ance for the geopolitical implications of degrowth - Jack Ainsworth LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230710T082314Z UID:91fe4d12-f88d-4105-aaf7-6935f58f3f7b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth is often thought of as one ‘movement’\, 'community' or conversation\, which emerged in Western Europe in the 1970s and has b een spreading both within academia and activist practice over the last d ecade. However\, related ideas and activism take root very differently i n different places (e.g. degrowth hotspots in Southern Europe). Debates also take place around whether degrowth is relevant only to the overdeve loped countries of the global North\, or if it holds lessons and radical implications for societies North and South alike. \n\nWith this session \, we approach such debates from the angle of the 'East'\, specifically post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). \nDegrowth conversation s often portray so-called (semi-)peripheral countries as fodder for extr active capitalism\, but in what ways are they also lively sites of postc apitalist alternatives? What community economies and degrowth practices already exist\, can be learned from\, and brought together? And what dis tinctive cultures and traditions in CEE regions can be built upon for na vigating degrowth pathways?\n\nIt is clear that differences in socio-pol itical systems\, histories and cultures require different approaches for degrowth. During this session\, we will explore the unique ways in whic h CEE countries relate to ideas of degrowth\, and discuss transformation in regions already having the experience of sweeping economic disruptio n in their living memory. Finally\, we will encourage dialogue about how various post-socialist experiences influence – if at all – contemporary activism for degrowth and heterodox economics. \n\nThe session will con sists of several paper presentations based on authors' engagement with d egrowth activism and heterodox economies\, followed by ample space for d iscussion. This empirically oriented session is complemented by our seco nd special session where we hope to bring together theoretical engagemen ts with the position(ality) of CEE in postcapitalist imaginaries. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/123 SUMMARY:Degrowth from the East I - Thomas Smith\, Eva Fraňková\, Lilian P ungas\, Ottavia Cima LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230710T082324Z UID:3b3a3c5f-511e-4424-8c54-634e3032a6a2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth is often thought of as one ‘movement’\, 'community' or conversation\, which emerged in Western Europe in the 1970s and has b een spreading both within academia and activist practice over the last d ecade. However\, related ideas and activism take root very differently i n different places (e.g. degrowth hotspots in Southern Europe). Debates also take place around whether degrowth is relevant only to the overdev eloped countries of the global North\, or if it holds lessons and radica l implications for societies North and South alike. \n\nWith this sessio n\, we approach such debates from the angle of the 'East'\, specifically post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). \nDegrowth conversatio ns often portray so-called (semi-)peripheral countries as fodder for ext ractive capitalism\, but in what ways are they also lively sites of post capitalist alternatives? What is the specific position of the CEE region in todays capitalist world-economy and how does this translate into reg ional political patterns and prospects for radical emancipatory socio-ec ological transformations? And what distinctive cultures and traditions i n CEE regions can be built upon for navigating degrowth pathways?\n\nIt is clear that differences in socio-political systems\, histories and cul tures require different approaches for degrowth. During this session\, w e will explore the unique ways in which CEE countries relate to ideas of degrowth\, and discuss transformation in regions already having the exp erience of sweeping economic disruption in their living memory. Finally\ , we will encourage dialogue about how various post-socialist experience s influence – if at all – contemporary activism for degrowth and heterod ox economics. \n\nThe session will consists of several paper presentatio ns based on authors' engagement with degrowth activism and heterodox eco nomies\, followed by a synthethising discussion/workshop. This theoretic ally oriented session is complemented by our first special session where we hope to bring together empirical engagements with the position(ality ) of CEE in postcapitalist imaginaries. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/124 SUMMARY:Degrowth from the East II - Thomas Smith\, Markus Sattler\, Lucie Sovová\, Josef Patočka\, Ondřej Kolínský LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T211956Z UID:0997ae26-0eaf-4422-b8bb-17cc22fa7cf4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Regular perusers of Degrowth scholarship frequently encounter fleeting references to alternative agriculture models cited as tangible examples of transition in practice compatible with visions of “Degrowth .” Organic and community supported agriculture\, urban and rural self-su fficiency\, the Agroecology movement and sub-practices such as agrofores try are often "name-dropped" when scholars attempt to demystify logical pathways for reducing society’s material and energy footprints and negat ive impact on the biosphere. In spite of this form of “literary” symbios is\, Degrowth remains distant as an intellectual and physical ally of tw o influential movements encouraging transformative change within the agr iculture sector\, Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture.\n \nThis wo rkshop aims to introduce key successes and enduring challenges of the Ag roecology and Regenerative Agriculture movements within the Central Euro pean context\, citing practical and intellectual knowledge gained workin g directly with farm communities in Hungary and in international educati onal projects for farmers supported by the European Union. The workshop will also cite experience acquired over the last decade working as a gar dener on a functioning organic farm serving an active local food communi ty\, and within the Degrowth inspired cooperative Cargonomia in Hungary. \n\nWe invite participants who contribute to alternative food movements as practitioners\, researchers\, activists or allies and will dive deep er into the following questions:\n• How can Degrowth scholarship contrib ute to strengthening narratives and strategy trajectories within the Agr oecology and Regenerative Agriculture movements?\n• What is the role and potential of Degrowth advocates in supporting the viability and impact of alternative food movements?\n• What methods can Degrowth advocates fo llow to engage more effectively with farmers? \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/35 SUMMARY:Degrowth Getting its Hands Dirty? - Logan Strenchock\, Lili Balog h LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T160000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T150000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230823T080316Z UID:fd71b8e2-786d-432a-83f1-88e243d415c2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The hegemonic capitalist system likes to argue that endless g rowth is possible\, that if you work hard enough\, you too can have your mansion with blue swimming pool and lush green lawns\,\ngas-guzzlers in the garage and maybe a football team in one of the top European leagues . Unrelenting cultural hegemony messaging is churned out to co-opt enoug h people to join the impossible rat race to the top of the consumerism m atrix. But make no mistake: hegemonic\ncapitalism is both the creator an d consequence of brutal exploitation of black\, brown and white bodies\, women’s backs\, nature and all the commons that we were all meant to en joy equally. This architecture of bottomless greed reorganised power rel ations pertaining to land\, labour\, capital and entrepreneurship away f rom people-owned circular\, ecocentric commons in favour of selfish\, so ulless\, individualistic &\; anthropocentric relationships.\n\nThere is no doubt that the climate crisis we are witnessing today is a direct consequence of hegemonic capitalism. The pervasive hegemonic anthropocen tric ontology powered the British-\ncentred food regime\, the industrial revolution\, post-World War II expansionism\, the American-led food reg ime\, the modern financialised food-regime and everything else in-betwee n. The\nclimate crisis confluences with a multitude of other crises – me ntal crisis\, solitude crisis\, identity crisis\, green colonialism and usurping of customary lands\, etc. – to create a post-Covid reckoning in which more and more young people are saying: no more! Far from being li mited to the Global North\, capital and corporatisation has expanded its frontier of accumulation to so-called emerging and underdeveloped count ries in the Global South.\n\nIn this perspective\, the degrowth debate i nvites itself to the Global South\, not in the sense of litigating level s of consumption in affluent societies\, but rather to dismantle the glo bal architecture of exploitation that sucks the lifeblood of the Global South in order to provide the Global North with cheap meat and cheap ele ctronics. This paper argues that the current anthropocentric ontology is quickly taking us to the edge of a cliff - the point of no return – and the only thing that can help us avert certain disaster is an ethnocentr ic degrowth ontology within a new internationalism. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/400 SUMMARY:Degrowth in an African Periphery: Recentering Decoloniality aroun d Ecocentric and Circular Ontologies - Roland Ngam LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T114534Z UID:50ecceef-4bcc-4a61-bcfa-0b3d2e47b2be@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The french organization "La maison commune de la décroissance " dedicates itself to build and consolidate the ideology of degrowth in France\, in order to reinforce the french degrowth movement and it's vis ibility. We define degrowth as a path\, a mere traject between the world that we don't want anymore (growth and "it's world"\, based on dominat ion over nature\, women and the global South) and the world that we drea m about (human-scaled\, ecologically sustainable\, based on social decen cy and common sense) : as such\, degrowth encompass all the measures tha t economically and politically organize the way out extractivism\, produ ctivism and consumerism. Degrowth is asking the crucial question that ev eryone carefully avoid : HOW do we do ? Considering that growth is now m ore a political system than an economical one\, a compass that guides ev ery aspect of our life\, an ideology in which the life of the society is embedded in economy\, we recently published a book to fight prejudices against degrowth and to offer concrete political ways out of growth\, as many way to "decline" degrowth (ecofeminism\, peasant community\, de-ma rketing) : let's discuss it together ! URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/158 SUMMARY:Degrowth in France\, a conference around the book "La decroissanc e et ses déclinaisons. Pour sortir des clichés et des généralités" of la Maison commune de la décroissance - Maison Commune de la décroissance LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230823T074007Z UID:cdfce447-7e46-4cb9-a3e1-3d97d832b624@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Following the dynamics of alter-globalist movements\, Degrowt h started in France in the beginning of the 2000's when a group of adbus ter activists met with Global South and Global North academics and intel lectuals radically criticising the imperialist concept of development an d epistemologically rejecting utilitarianism in social sciences. In 2002 \, they published a special edition on S!lence: sustainable and convivia l degrowth. This publication was very successful and a new movement emer ged. It was first highly active in activism and also practices. Pierre R abhi\, also dealing with agroecology\, tried to participate in the 2002 presidential election. A political party was created. Civil disobedience actions were organised against car races. In 2008\, was organised the f irst international academic degrowth conference in Paris. It was the beg inning of an international movement\, mostly driven by academics. If the degrowth activism\, degrowth in practice kept on going\, in particular around local citizen initiatives\, in resistance but also nowtopians dyn amics in the ZAD in Notre Dame Des Landes or anti-extractivist movements for example\, degrowth has mostly been visible for its academic and boo k publications. For a lot of new comers\, in particular in the non latin world\, is often perceived and criticised as only an academic movement. \nThis session suggest to first analyse\, how from a radical epistemolog ical critics to academia\, how from an activist\, experimentation in doi ng movement degrowth could have become mostly perceived or dominated by academics. Secondly\, it proposes to explore how all this experience\, i n activism and practice\, can feed degrowth the movements and narratives and strengthen its credibility\, robustness.\nThe session will be organ ised as a participatory round table offering large space for audience co ntributions.\n\nWith:\n- François Schneider (R&D\, Can Decreix).\n- Loga n Strenchock (Researcher at Central European University and organic farm er at Zsamboki biokerty\, Cargonomia)\n- Orsolya Lazanyi (Action-Researc h expert\, Cargonomia\, ESSRG)\n\nFacilitator: Vincent Liegey (Cargonomi a\, co-author of Exploring Degrowth). URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/38 SUMMARY:Degrowth in practice VS academia? - Vincent Liegey\, Orsolya Lazá nyi\, Francois Schneider\, Logan Strenchock\, LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T145801Z UID:46645e2c-1358-495e-9094-51d80474b12e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The subalternisation of beings segmented by the categories of species\, sex\, gender\, class\, and race enabled the fossil extractivi sm and the organisation of the global capitalist economy (Preciado\, 202 2). While the threat of the Anthropocene proclaims an exposure of white liberal communities to environmental harms\, colonised communities alrea dy had to face the end of the world many times over (Yusoff\, 2018) as a consequence of the colonial expropriation intrinsic of capital reproduc tion - and of economic growth (Silva\, 2022). Degrowth is a critique not only of excess throughput in the Global North\, but also of the mechani sms of colonial appropriation that enable growth itself (Hickel\, 2021)\ , opposing ecomodernist reforms that can coexist with other forms of cla ss\, gender\, class\, sexual and racial inequalities\, together with oth er forms of contestation and struggle towards practices of emancipation. \nQueer theory and decolonial thinking are modes of thinking not closed upon themselves\, but stretched to their own limits\, being open to int erweaving theories - that encounter each other\, causing transformations and transpositions that would otherwise not be heard of\, and raising t he possibility of distancing itself from pretensions of universality (Pe reira\, 2019).\nThis working paper places degrowth in conversation with decolonial feminist and queer theory to investigate how it can 1) streng then its decolonial theoretical foundations as a step into a decolonial degrowth in practice\, that does not hide behind the argument of “being a concept from the North”\, but rather stays open to other knowledges\, theories\, experiences and cosmovisions\; 2) contribute to and learn fro m the broader struggle against the pretosexoracial capitalism (Preciado\ , 2022) /the colonial/modern gender world system (Lugones\, 2010\; Migno lo\, 2012).\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/255 SUMMARY:Degrowth inscriptions within queer and decolonial struggles - Mor ena Hanbury Lemos LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230822T093956Z UID:a074f642-cb81-4140-8077-4e80e885d782@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth has become a thriving academic field\, with several hundreds of peer-reviewed publications and a growing community of thinke rs and doers. After decades of research\, the time has come: degrowth no w has its own specialised journal. The Degrowth Journal aims at becoming a platform where authors are able to expand and strengthen the analytic al power of degrowth imaginaries.\nThis session will be organised in thr ee parts. Firstly\, the reasons that led the collective of junior schola rs to start the journal will be explained. Beyond publishing high-qualit y research\, the journal aims at changing the academic culture\, resisti ng and shifting away from the enclosure of knowledge that continues to e xist in the capitalist academic modus operandi. Secondly\, the history a nd development of the journal will be presented. The editors will explai n the various values adopted to manage in the most ethical way the journ al. The Degrowth Journal promotes a new publication culture\, one that p uts quality before quantity and that embraces the principles of slow sci ence\, an emancipatory science that takes the urgency of the ecological crises seriously while also caring for researchers' well-being. Thirdly\ , and most importantly\, this session will represent an opportunity to m eet in-person some of the editors and to discuss expectations from the j ournal and\, vice-versa\, from the degrowth community. The session aims at fostering collaboration to develop and strengthen the existence of th e Degrowth Journal and\, in general\, of this academic and activist fiel d. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/146 SUMMARY:Degrowth journal - Daniel Chester\, Adrien Plomteux\, Ben Robra\, Eeva Houtbeckers\, Sabrina Chakori LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192010Z UID:7f04c09e-c9a0-4014-93de-3f5c191979a7@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this two-parted session\, affiliates of the Feminism and D egrowth Alliance (FaDA) put Degrowth and Feminst Political Ecology (FPE) into dialogue. We aim to explore what a degrowth transformation might e ntail from intersectional\, pluridiverse and placed/situated perspective s (Haraway\, 1988\; Kothari et al.\, 2019). The sessions will be centred around the guiding question “what would it mean to make degrowth truly care-full and to put social reproduction at the heart of socio-ecologica l transformations?”\n\nIn the first part\, we dive into Commoning storie s of the reproductive caring economy from various geographies. In the se cond part\, we explore the Co-weaving of theories and praxis for an inte rsectional degrowth transformation. \n\nWe propose the following questio ns to steer the explorative sessions’ discussion:\nWhat can we learn fro m the ‘caring commoning’ citizens’ movement\, and movements from the Sou th who are prefiguring\, feminising and decolonising the path to change within\, against and beyond the confines of the growth-oriented system ( Motta\, 2021)?\nWhat kinds of insurgencies of care\, ecologies of intima cy and socio-ecological transformations might we need to re-member and c o-weave (Simpson\, 2017)? \nTo what extent is this also a cosmopolitical and epistemological pluridiverse task and praxis (Lugones\, 2010)? \nHo w are emancipatory and critical lineages of pedagogical practices centra l to the how of these processes? \nTo what extent do the categories of s ocial reproduction capture this politics of ecology and how would we dev elop categories of critique and being-knowing through engagement with In digenous and communities of colour and extend beyond human and non-human kin? \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/256 SUMMARY:Degrowth meets Feminist Political Ecology: Towards a care-full an d pluridiverse intersectional degrowth transformation - Nadine Gerner\, Myfan Jordan\, Winne van Woerden\, Simona Getova LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T190300Z UID:928a0545-c799-4b94-be6f-ca0f038edc26@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this two-parted session\, affiliates of the Feminism and D egrowth Alliance (FaDA) put Degrowth and Feminst Political Ecology (FPE) into dialogue. We aim to explore what a degrowth transformation might e ntail from intersectional\, pluridiverse and placed/situated perspective s (Haraway\, 1988\; Kothari et al.\, 2019). The sessions will be centred around the guiding question “what would it mean to make degrowth truly care-full and to put social reproduction at the heart of socio-ecologica l transformations?”\n\nIn the first part\, we dive into Commoning storie s of the reproductive caring economy from various geographies. In the se cond part\, we explore the Co-weaving of theories and praxis for an inte rsectional degrowth transformation. \n\nWe propose the following questio ns to steer the explorative sessions’ discussion:\nWhat can we learn fro m the ‘caring commoning’ citizens’ movement\, and movements from the Sou th who are prefiguring\, feminising and decolonising the path to change within\, against and beyond the confines of the growth-oriented system ( Motta\, 2021)?\nWhat kinds of insurgencies of care\, ecologies of intima cy and socio-ecological transformations might we need to re-member and c o-weave (Simpson\, 2017)? \nTo what extent is this also a cosmopolitical and epistemological pluridiverse task and praxis (Lugones\, 2010)? \nHo w are emancipatory and critical lineages of pedagogical practices centra l to the how of these processes? \nTo what extent do the categories of s ocial reproduction capture this politics of ecology and how would we dev elop categories of critique and being-knowing through engagement with In digenous and communities of colour and extend beyond human and non-human kin? \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/257 SUMMARY:Degrowth meets Feminist Political Ecology: Towards a care-full an d pluridiverse intersectional degrowth transformation - Simona Getova\, Sara C Motta\, Lavanya Suresh\, Lina Hansen LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T073125Z UID:6e8b984b-d71d-4152-91dd-fbf6adcbd86a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The profound socio-economic transformations implied by degrow th concern the way organisations create value. However\, there are conce ptual gaps regarding the forms and meanings of organisational value crea tion that are aligned with degrowth. Against this background\, an integr ative and systematic literature review of case studies of degrowth-orien ted\, respectively post-growth-oriented\, organisations has been conduct ed. The identifed literature has been analysed using the new concept of ‘organisational value creation patterns’. Based on this concept\, value is created for (and with) stakeholders when problems are solved through organisational activities. The result is a compilation of thirty-nine de growth-oriented patterns of organisational value creation\, structured i nto seven thematic groups. From these\, seven theoretical propositions o n what it means to engage in degrowthoriented organisational value creat ion were derived. Finally\, it is discussed how these fndings can inspir e organisational transformation and future theory development.\n\n[This is a presentation of an article that has been published in Ecological Ec onomics earlier this year.] URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/130 SUMMARY:Degrowth-oriented organisational value creation - Tobias Froese LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T220601Z UID:57a09ad1-7862-488c-8bd6-4e166fab68a2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The key elements of community based sustainable management of local resources concept are community – defined by a common location or common interest – and its resources: natural and those that have emerge d as fruits of its culture (e.g. tradition\, skills). It emphasises hori zontal relationships (participatory processes and management)\, sustaina ble degrowth and interests of the community. In community projects\, the key role is usually played by local inhabitants\, representatives of lo cal economy \, local authorities and civil society. \nIn Slovenia\, orga nisations Focus and Umanotera are promoting degrowth practices by foster ing the concept of community based sustainable management of local resou rces\, building capacities of local stakeholdres\, and supporting local communities in identifying potential for and implementing of community p rojects in the fields of energy\, mobility\, spatial planning\, food\, s ustainable consumption and participatory management.\nThis session aims to present the concept of community based sustainable management of loca l resources and its multiple benefits\, tools created to support Sloveni an local communities in developing and implementing community projects ( platform »Enough for everyone«\, training for community managers)\, and showcase existing good practices and two ongoing demonstration projects – the first Slovenian energy cooperative to build solar power plant on p ublic building for community self-consumption in Hrastnik and sustainabl e mobility centre in Postojna.\nAfter the introductory presentations (th ree presentations of about 15-20 minutes)\, the session will engourage a facilitated debate between the panellists and the audience with the aim of gathering ideas for spreading the degrowth practices\, improving par ticipative practices and exchanging information on good practices from e lsewhere. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/77 SUMMARY:Degrowth practices at local level: participative community manage ment of local resources in Slovenia - Marjeta Bencina\, Živa Kavka Gobb o\, Barbara Kvac\, Lidija Zivcic LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T190112Z UID:4d3d4b07-68a3-4c41-bcbb-8555e20ee43d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The social\, economic\, and environmental externalities of in dustrial mass production and neoliberal approaches to globalization led to the multiplication of degrowth-oriented community-led initiatives (CL Is). Many of these initiatives were developed as part of grassroots\, ci tizen-led strategies of promotion of resilience from the ground up. \n\n Although often small in scale\, low in resources and sparsely networked\ , these CLIs promote multidimensional approaches to protecting or rebuil ding the fabric of life from the impact of market pressures\, as they te nd to treat environmental sustainability and the promotion of economic d emocracy as inherently linked. They foster degrowth by supporting the re -localization of supply chains and policy processes. The goal is to capi talize upon local resources to arrest and reverse the loss of the capabi lities necessary to form synergistic interrelationships among people and with nature. Still\, multi-level governance\, in the form of a strong c onnection with regional\, national\, and supranational levels of peer-to -peer collaboration\, as well as policymaking\, is recognised as needed to properly tackle the economic\, political and institutional challenges faced by CLIs. Solidarity Economy is a term used by scholars and practi tioners to refer to emerging social movements that are organizing CLIs i n webs of mutual recognition and support.\n\nBased on fieldwork\, this p aper compares how the strategies of degrowth and re-localization\, adopt ed by three social movement networks aligned with Solidarity Economy pri nciples\, affect their approaches to multi-level governance\, from the l ocal to the European Union levels. The European hub of the Global Ecovil lage Network (GEN-Europe) and its urban and peri-urban “brainchild”\, th e Transition Network (TN)\, share a bioregional approach to “solidarity economy” that focuses on de-linking productive activities from the carbo n-based economy by making them sensitive to resource limits and ecologic ally enriching. The European hub of the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS)\, promotes an intersect ional approach that focuses on furthering the practice and institutional recognition of economic self-organisation by marginalized groups and te rritories.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/45 SUMMARY:Degrowth\, Re-localization and Multi-level governance in European Solidarity Economy networks - Ana Margarida Esteves LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T210448Z UID:6dbc74da-a595-44a7-b351-82b0f32736c7@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:As the cost of living crisis deepens\, Lützerath hamlet in we stern 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 so cial-ecological transformation? This question is key not only for degrow th but also many social movements\, eco-left political parties\, and oth ers 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 sys tematic way within degrowth. With over forty authors\, contributing with both theoretical insights and practical examples\, the book brings toge ther activists\, organizers and academics to collectively advance degrow th’s approach to strategy. The book attempts to not only sketch a theore tical framework for reflecting on strategy but also to explore how strat egy is enacted in practice across various sectors and fields – from care and mobility to trade and finance – with the multiplicity of degrowth a t the core. \n\nIn this session we will present the book’s key findings\ , reflect on some shortcomings\, and share some key conversations relate d to the book over the last year. With the session’s participants we wil l collectively discuss areas of further research\, but also the implicat ions of strategy for organizing and activism in degrowth. Strategy is cr ucial to social-ecological transformation\, so join us in the messy and honest work of figuring out what can be done. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/206 SUMMARY:Degrowth & Strategy - Nathan Barlow\, Nathan Barlow\, Ekaterina Chertkovskaya LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143423Z UID:9640ffd9-576c-4a75-af90-e261dad9bc6a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper asks whether there is a deliberative democratic pa thway to governing infrastructure systems in such a way as to enable a p lanned reduction in economic activity. We first consider the forms of de mocratic governance envisaged by the conventional growth model and assoc iated large-scale\, complex infrastructural systems. We consider this in light of a dominant perspective on infrastructure as facilitating and d riving the type of economic activity that advocates of degrowth point ou t is incompatible with attempts to reduce the resources that flow in and the greenhouse gas emissions that flow out of contemporary economies. T he nature of the politics that infrastructure generates challenges the e mphasis on the small scale inherent within both degrowth and current con ceptions of how deliberation ought to be organised. We argue that to add ress these challenges it is vital to view infrastructure not simply as p hysical objects but as a bundle of relationships and that deliberative d emocracy needs to take account of these relationships. Whilst convention al economic relationships may have traditionally dominated they have not gone unchallenged\, particularly by the view that infrastructures ought to be managed as commons. Finally we argue that the relational perspect ive breaks down distinctions between different types of physical\, socia l and environmental infrastructure and may help to avoid what are often taken to be inherent and insurmountable path dependencies. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/88 SUMMARY:Degrowth through deliberative democracy – an infrastructure persp ective - Tom Cohen\, Dan Durrant LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T153000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T072426Z UID:91466a9f-3e46-4e17-9176-1685437bcb16@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Democratic Confederalism is a social concept that takes the b asic principles of the degrowth idea and translates them into a system o f self-government for the people of the Middle East. The concept's maste rmind\, Abdullah Öcalan\, sees Democratic Confederalism as a response to "capitalist modernity" and its three pillars of capitalist economics\, the nation-state and industrialism.\n\nWhat Degrowth and Democratic Conf ederalism have in common is that they oppose a growth-oriented and centr alized social structure and instead strive for a decentralized\, grassro ots democratic and sustainable social order. Both concepts also emphasiz e the importance of solidarity\, justice and ecological sustainability.\ n\nDespite these similiarities\, there has been very limited exchange be tween the two theories. Therefore\, we would like to present in a panel both the emergence of the Demcratic Confederalism as a concept self-admi nistered society and its practical implementation in Rojava/Northern Syr ia. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/432 SUMMARY:Democratic Confederalism in Theory and Practice - LOCATION:CMR-park 2/glazbena END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230727T154018Z UID:6c664ab1-c916-4a5c-9e7c-ff77f4a976f5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The ocean is the biggest ecosystem supporting life on Earth. In order to shift from destruction to regeneration of the ocean we need a fundamental system change in the blue economy. Recognizing that the si tuation is urgent Seas at risk embarked on a journey to develop system c hange perspectives to inform policy advocacy and campaign work to protec t the oceans. Through a series of a workshops and reflection with the Se as at risk network a new ocean economy was developed which is referred t o as the “Lifebuoy Economy”. \n \nThe Lifebuoy Economy draws on the con cept of Doughnut Economics\, and is built on a “social foundation\, to e nsure that no one is left falling short on life’s essentials” and it is contained within “an ecological ceiling\, to ensure that humanity does n ot collectively overshoot the planetary boundaries that protect Earth's life-supporting systems”. Between these two sets of boundaries defined b y the social foundation and the ecological ceiling lies a lifebuoy-shape d space “that is both ecologically safe and socially just: a space in wh ich humanity can thrive”. \n \nThe co-authors of the event will present the Lifebuoy (blue doughnut) economy with reference to 3 sectoral case studies which serve to illustrate the concept of the Lifebuoy economy\; shipping within planetary boundaries\, Convivial conservation informed M arine Protected Areas\, and Low impact community fisheries.\n \nCo-autho rs: Tobias Troll\, Marine Policy Director at Seas at Risk\; Dr Lucy Gill iam\, Senior Shipping Policy Officer at Seas at Risk. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/151 SUMMARY:Development of a (lifebuoy) blue doughnut economy for the ocean - Tobias Troll\, Dr Lucy Gilliam LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230823T084926Z UID:14cfb12b-ef7b-4703-b928-68629dc09c0e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Compatibility with degrowth objectives (simply referred to as a radical redistribution of wealth and power) asks for a post-digital f ramework to address the myth of digital universalism\, platform culture\ , data capitalism\, technological nihilism and other tech-adversaries. We seek to explore the digital degrowth alternatives\, namely prospects of a digital tech deal among regional narratives\, communities and agend as of “colonisation with love” in order to map the existing alternatives (if any) and AI resistance tactics embedded within the framework of “di gital degrowth”. Supposed dematerialisation narratives of planetary-scal e computing (cyberspace\, cloud\, wireless infrastructure) need to be ta ckled within materiality of the digital techno sphere and its hidden inf rastructures that usually remains invisible and outside the public debat e. As a complex interaction between technology and environment becomes i ncreasingly pervasive and adverse (Lovink\, 2022)\, political tech-aware ness should be rooted in the media-materiality discourses\, (new) concep ts of extractivism (Joler\, 2022) and post-digital scopes in education ( Jandrić et al.) to reconfigure the omni-present techno-social environmen ts. Finally\, we are to discuss whether existing “thinking tools” (digit al commons\, Green Tech\, People’s Tech etc.) for addressing epistemic v iolence of data-driven ecologies of growth-based capitalism are present and equally distributed among regional activists\, moreover\, if those i nitiatives and networks have capacities to thrive while relying on these digital degrowth alternatives. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/195 SUMMARY:Digital degrowth alternatives and AI resistance narratives - Mari o Hibert\, Mario Hibert\, Bojana Kostić LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143955Z UID:7449aebd-0ada-4cd6-9434-503ab6d5d87d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The field of finance is conceived as the epitome of our capit alist economy to the extent that there is limited knowledge about altern ative financing outside financial markets. Through the lens of the Diver se Economies\, we wish to re-read finance in a way that it reverts to be ing at service to the economy by “support[ing] emancipatory\, ethical an d solidaristic diverse economic practices” (Gibson-Graham and Dombroski\ , 2020: 15) – thus\, exhibiting that diverse forms of financing do exist . Research findings from qualitative fieldwork in Luxembourg and Saxony\ , Germany\, illustrate how community economies practice diverse financin g in many ways and by which opportunities\, challenges as well as limita tions they are accompanied. These examples of localized organizations an d projects emphasize how important capital\, in its many shapes and form s stretching along a continuum\, is to establish also alternative econom ic initiatives. Our empirical research shows that community economies\, when targeting objectives linked to de- & postgrowth\, face similar diff iculties and advances\, which shows that these are not single instances but can add up to become valid regional pathways that deserve to be high lighted as such. Our paper demonstrates how finance is vital for alterna tive economic activities and can be used as an ethical tool for a common good (Safri and Madra\, 2020). URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/194 SUMMARY:Discovering Diverse Financing - Elena Emrick-Schmitz LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T102356Z UID:5fbf6ca7-ab03-49fd-bb54-7bafd0970a4e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Energy transitions are contested arenas. Different actors may hold different views about the pace\, the scope and the type of social or technological innovations to be deployed in them. Hydrogen has emerge d strongly as the so-called centre piece of the European energy transiti on strategy. Actors involved in the energy transition hold specific view s\, values and interests regarding Hydrogen’s type\, deployment scale\, and purposes while actively trying to influence the policy process accor dingly. It is commonly believed that new technologies\, such as Hydrogen \, rely on the innovation process for the development\, implementation a nd scaling up processes. However\, power dynamics between actors’ coalit ions and struggles over legitimacy play an equally crucial role. Discour se – a key tool of power - is central for the social construction of rea lity and\, therefore\, Hydrogen’s proclaimed legitimacy. This paper uses Discourse Network Analysis to unveil the emergence of discourse coaliti ons around Hydrogen at the European level\, the storylines mobilized by those coalitions and how they have evolved through time. The results unv eil the variety of discursive strategies those coalitions have mobilized to legitimize (or delegitimize) the use of Hydrogen and how they have e volved through time influenced by “shock\, crisis-type events” such as C ovid-19 and the Russian-Ukraine conflict. This research highlights: (1) the importance of powerful actors’ discursive coalitions – both in actor s’ base composition and storylines consistency - in shaping public polic y and\; (2) the instrumentalization of ‘Shock Doctrine’ type of events a s entry points for discursive power struggles. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/366 SUMMARY:Discursive Power Struggles over the role of Hydrogen in the Europ ean energy transition - Mario Diaz LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230714T102122Z UID:18e598ac-b4f3-4cc9-a4df-303b36aab112@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Backcasting is an effective\, goal-oriented\, participatory a nd problem-solving method for developing solutions to the multiple socie tal crises. It focuses on a vision for the future and developing steps t o reach this vision. It also encourages collaboration between different stakeholders for a common cause\, who might find it hard to collaborate in their day-to-day lives\, as the method allows for deep dialogue and t he exchange of ideas. Backcasting is thus a promising method for researc h into degrowth transformations\, as it helps participants think beyond the boundaries of current possibilities and “Capitalist Realism”. In the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project\, backcasting was used in workshops with sta keholders from business\, NGOs\, municipalities\, media and other decisi on-makers in society. In this special session\, we will present lessons from using the method in 5 European case countries\, as a tool for facil itating dialogues with multi-stakeholder groups without falling into the usual traps (doomism\, nihilism\, greenwashing\, technological utopias) . We discuss both the potential for using backcasting for degrowth pathw ays\, as well as challenges\, country variations in its application\, an d tips on how to develop concrete plans for backcasting.\nPlan for the s pecial session:\n*10 Minute Intro to backcasting and the session\n*15 Mi nute Visioning exercise.\n*10 Minute Reflection: Private reflection of c onference attendees\, discussion with a conference attendee.\n*25 Minute Presentation from the 3 Case Countries.\n*30 Minutes Discussion on how to get people on board with degrowth through backcasting (incl. initial audience Q&A). \n*** Not all potential co-authors are listed due to the limit. Doris Fuchs\, Kristof Vadovics and other project partners will jo in the special session\, if also attending the conference. *** URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/188 SUMMARY:Discussing degrowth climate utopias with diverse stakeholders - H alliki Kreinin\, Edina Vadovics\, Jessika Richter\, Matthias Lehner\, pi a.mamut@uni-muenster.de LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T205747Z UID:4f9475a8-9dd3-4d52-9ebc-d81823bbba98@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:There has been a resurgence of research in the utility of reg ional\, complementary\, and alternative currencies in transitioning to a more economically and ecologically sound world. The dominance of supran ational currencies has been shown to exacerbate economic contractions in less resilient or underdeveloped countries while undermining local auto nomy and trade (Price & Elu\, 2014). Research suggests that regional cur rencies are aligned with maintaining community sovereignty\, weathering global economic downturns\, and are a necessary tool in the community co ntrol of production and trade (Seyfang\, 2001\; Fare & Ahmed\, 2017). Al ternative currencies have been used to counteract the outflow of local v alue in globalized/supranational currencies\, however\, it is slowly bei ng repopularized as a tool for social and ecological justice\, especiall y for the purposes of economic degrowth (Seyfang & Longhurst\, 2013\; Fu ders\, 2016). This paper examines the social and political context of th ree alternative currency projects\, two established projects in the U.S. and Spain\, and one emerging in Argentina\, and to what extent they con tradict or complement dominant currency systems. The overarching social framework of degrowth is applied to analyze the transformative nature of each currency and the possibilities they present of controlling the red uction and diversification of state economies. \n\nFare\, M.\, & Ahmed\, P. O. (2017). Complementary currency systems and their ability to suppo rt economic and social changes. Development and Change\, 48(5)\, 847-872 .\n\nFuders\, F. (2016). Smarter money for smarter cities: How regional currencies can help to promote a decentralised and sustainable regional development. Decentralisation and Regional Development: Experiences and Lessons from Four Continents over Three Decades\, 155-185.\n\nN. Price\, G.\, & U. Elu\, J. (2014). Does regional currency integration ameliorat e global macroeconomic shocks in sub-Saharan Africa? The case of the 200 8-2009 global financial crisis. Journal of Economic Studies\, 41(5)\, 73 7-750.\n\nSeyfang\, G.\, & Longhurst\, N. (2013). Growing green money? M apping community currencies for sustainable development. Ecological econ omics\, 86\, 65-77.\n\nSeyfang\, G. (2001). Money that makes a change: C ommunity currencies\, North and South. Gender & Development\, 9(1)\, 60- 69.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/363 SUMMARY:Diverse monies in a degrowth world: the making and lasting of alt ernative currencies - Kat Bailey LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150718Z UID:3b868ae5-be86-44b2-b15c-768b0b3519f9@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth has been questioning the level of role division. But we need to question also the way roles are divided. We argue that roles need to be divided along flows instead of functions. Flows include plan ts\, recuperated materials\, natural elements and living beings includin g humans. “Thinking like a flow” has been experienced in Can Decreix\, a house of degrowth at the French/Spanish border\, in the last 12 years. We argue that we need to step out of typical role divisions to explore new ways of living and organising for a degrowth transformation that tak e well care of ethics. New role division and degrowth can be experienced with role plays\, and immersions in degrowth practices. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/229 SUMMARY:Dividing roles along flows instead of functions - Francois Schnei der LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T104924Z UID:258e3d32-46ac-4064-924b-345c4b407052@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The aim of the proposed paper is to analyze how the principle s of degrowth are applied\, practiced and experimented with in ecofemini st artistic practices. Taking as an example the activities of historical and contemporary ecofeminist artists\, I argue that these kinds of prac tices are a perfect tool for developing a vision of a good and sustainab le life for everyone within planetary limits. \nIn the first part of the paper\, I highlight the connections between ecofeminism\, first formula ted by the French theorist Françoise d'Eaubonne in 1974\, and degrowth. They both share not only the roots – discussion on political ecology and critique of development and technical advancement in 1970s France – but also the focus on how humans and more-than-human world are exploited in the name of the ideology of limitless economic growth\, as well as many other observations\, principles and postulated solutions. \nIn the seco nd part\, I analyze particular creative practices developed by ecofemini st artists since the 1970s\, highlighting their relations to degrowth pr inciples. I focus on how they experiment with and apply the ideas of mod eration\, care and commons\; expose the link between patriarchy\, ideolo gy growth and culture of overproduction and overconsumption\; foster the attention towards the more-than-human world\; and propose a vision of a good and sustainable life for everyone. I also underline how these prac tices\, often neglected or looked up upon in the artworld\, escape the n arrow definitions of art and intervene in the real world using art as a tool for advocacy\, activism and civil disobedience. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/336 SUMMARY:Ecofeminism or death. Ecofeminist art as a tool of practicing deg rowth principles - Bogna Stefańska LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230718T093723Z UID:ffd1a7c5-15f7-4abb-a476-bfb5682fd879@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Faced with multiple crises\, recent years have seen the rise of degrowth as a newly emerging field of research on alternatives to dev elopment in the global North\, as well as increasing calls for ecologica l reparations to the global South to address the harm done by colonial\, capitalist and extractivist development over the past centuries. This a rticle makes a twofold argument about the need to closely interlink thes e. Both discourses\, sets of policies and related movements could gain f rom strengthening their connections and a mutual integration of core per spectives and demands. On the one hand we argue that degrowth needs to d evelop into a global justice perspective by integrating demands for (eco logical) reparations\, freedom of movement and a global-justice oriented reshaping of the international economic system – demands most prominent ly articulated from global South movements. Without this global justice outlook\, degrowth risks becoming an inward-looking\, provincial\, local ized\, and eventually exclusive project within Europe and the global Nor th – one that focuses on securing decent living within Northern regions that are involved in "degrowth"\, but that is insulating itself from the catastrophes of the climate emergency unravelling in the most affected areas globally. On the other hand\, demands for reparations – strongly a rticulated from the global South – should incorporate the call for degro wth in the global North. Without this call – which can\, of course\, be articulated by using different words – the reparations agenda risks a ke y opportunity to address core structural and systemic drivers of extract ive processes that will negatively overcompensate all reparations. The f ast and massive reductions of global North emissions that are necessary to guarantee non-repetition of past harms – while at the same time worki ng to end the imperial mode of living and the global North appropriation of labor and – will require\, so the argument\, transformations in the rich countries along the lines of degrowth. To substantiate these argume nts\, the paper introduces degrowth scholarship\, outlining the danger o f a provincialized ostrich syndrome\; it then presents five avenues of i nternationalist policies of what we conceptualize as worldmaking after g rowth\; and finally spell out why the reparations agenda needs to incorp orate degrowth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/389 SUMMARY:Ecological reparations and degrowth: Towards a convergence of alt ernatives around world-making after growth - Tonny Nowshin\, Matthias Sc hmelzer LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T104020Z UID:fb9eb880-fb56-4a5e-af43-03bcd0e457d1@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In descriptions of a socio-ecologically sustainable future\, ensuring a decent quality of life whilst remaining within planetary boun daries are often dual central aims. However\, at present no country is a chieving this\, given the positive correlation between nations meeting i mportant indicators of social thresholds and the number of planetary bou ndaries transgressed (O’Neill et al.\, 2018\; Fanning et al.\, 2021). In response to this problem\, the need to reduce socio-economic inequality is increasingly discussed within climate mitigation proposals\, spannin g a broad range of eco-social discourses\, including Green Growth\, Gree n New Deal and Degrowth proposals. Despite this broad support for inequa lity reduction\, the relationship between inequality and planetary bound aries is complex and understudied\, particularly with regards to the imp act inequality reduction may have within these divergent eco-social poli cy narratives. Through a structured review of academic literature that d iscusses inequality reduction alongside these narratives\, this paper un picks the prevalence of\, motivations for and mechanisms through which s ocio-economic inequality reduction is to be achieved. Whilst this review finds that inequality reduction features widely across all narratives\, the purposes for and mechanisms through which inequality reduction is t o be achieved are often distinct. It is argued that these are likely to incur significant differences in the ecological impact of ensuring decen t living standards under each eco-social narrative. Despite this\, littl e investigation is given to these impacts within any of the narratives\, indicating the need for further empirical investigation of this importa nt tension in eco-social research. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/290 SUMMARY:Economic redistribution in eco-social narratives - Sam Betts-Davi es\, John Barrett\, Paul Brockway LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T201323Z UID:d27a0c47-bedd-48fe-b8d9-7b9f71fc5045@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Community level initiatives are important in the transition t o sustainability. Ecovillages are often presented as examples of such in itiatives that aim to combine high quality\, communal life with low envi ronmental impact. The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) defines an ecovill age as ‘a rural or urban community that is consciously designed through locally owned\, participatory processes in all four dimensions of sustai nability (social\, culture\, ecology and economy) to regenerate their so cial and natural environments’ (Global Ecovillage Network n.d.). Despite the positive characteristics ascribed to ecovillages\, they have been c riticized for disregarding environmental and social justice (Mason 2014) \, for lacking a clear political stance (Fotopoulos 2000)\, and for bein g too expensive and therefore exclusionary (Cunningham 2014\; Temesgen 2 020). Still\, ecovillages are one of the fastest growing local-level ini tiatives (Jones 2011)\, and there are studies that show the positive imp act some ecovillages have on spreading sustainability practices among lo cal municipalities (Boyer 2015). \nThis paper focuses on a Norwegian eco village\, its transformation to a larger and more modern form (by engagi ng architects and developers) and the impact this transformation has had on the wellbeing of its inhabitants. This transformation has been haile d as a success through the lens of transition studies but our findings s how that it has had negative consequences for the wellbeing of the inhab itants. By drawing on theories from the transition and wellbeing fields\ , the present paper aims to contribute theoretical insights to both fiel ds and to the study of grassroots innovations and their success/failure. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/187 SUMMARY:Ecovillage scale-up and its wellbeing challenges - Amsale K. Teme sgen LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T162418Z UID:f5a22ba6-9dca-4754-a7ea-749389349e76@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Electrochemistry is positioned to play a crucial role in the transition towards a sustainable energy system and new multi-million fun ding programmes are established across Europe to support public and priv ate research and innovation initiatives. The promise of electrochemical research lies in advancing the potential of a hydrogen economy through m ore efficient electrolysis\, improvements to technologies like batteries for energy storage and fuel cells for electrical vehicles\, and in solu tions for the production of renewable hydrocarbons as feedstock for vari ous industries.\nGiven that many of these industries like agriculture\, transportation and healthcare will be necessary in a degrowth economy\, their decarbonisation is considered an essential aspect for climate neut rality. Despite the increased traction of the electrochemical field and the extended research on the techno-economic models and energy efficienc y there is little discussion on some critical issues around the use of e lectrochemistry for decarbonisation. These include environmental aspects like resource use and geopolitics\, and socio-economic aspects like car bon lock-in\, ownership and profit. \nIn this panel we therefore ask\, w hat place can decarbonisation technologies have in a degrowth economy? A nd\, accordingly\, we wonder how current social processes of research an d innovation (like funding structures\, research programs and consortia) in the field of electrochemistry align with these goals. Overall in thi s panel we aim to discuss some of these aspects\, brainstorm on if/how e lectrochemistry technologies can embrace degrowth values\, how can we in tegrate these values in the early design phase\, and ways to ensure that the use of electrochemistry will not serve private profit driven intere sts. \nThrough paper presentations and interactive discussions we aim to reshape the concept of “responsible innovation” from a profit-driven en gine to a disruptive\, agonistic and sustainable practice and to rethink the role of social and natural scientists\, engineers and policymakers in the shaping of degrowth low-carbon technologies. The focus of the pan el is on electrochemistry\, however participants working on other relev ant low-carbon technologies and on topics like use of rare metals\, envi ronmental justice\, and degrowth values are invited. \n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/289 SUMMARY:Electrochemistry\, decarbonisation technologies and degrowth - Ma rula Tsagkari\, Jorrit Smit\, Diego Moya LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T191416Z UID:f0aed9a3-dccd-406f-a953-a73692eecba8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this work\, an experiential methodology is developed to ma ke an inquiry on the effects that a degrowth policy package could potent ially produce at the inner plane of individuals and groups and its inter action with wider social change towards degrowth. In a workshop carry ou t with university students in Madrid (Spain) and with high school studen ts in Alcázar de San Juan (Spain)\, a series of contemplative practices are employed to explore the emotions\, physical sensations\, feelings\, and thoughts in the experience and hypothetical impact on everyday life that the implementation of a degrowth policy mix composed by a universal care income\, universal basic services and a working time reduction wou ld have\, creating a space of mind-body-politic prefiguration. The relat ion with social imaginaries\, enacted in the hypothetical uses of time a nd embodied in certain spaces and practices will be the center of the an alysis\, an experiential methodology supported by a focus group. The inq uiry made focuses on whether the eco-social policies selected\, when imp lemented together\, have the capacity to create the conditions for a soc ial-ecological transformation to thrive from the inside out\, towards a relational turn in values and practices\, from the premise that degrowth entails an ontological shift\, not just a shift in policy or economics. In this sense\, the theories of enactive or embodied cognition (Francis co Varela) and resonance (Hartmut Rosa) are put in dialogue with the ins ights from the workshop through the nexus that the concept and praxis of care constitutes. A U process relating ecosocial policies and systemic change is proposed. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/137 SUMMARY:Embodying and enacting degrowth - Hugo Abad Frías LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192314Z UID:a09432b9-78ab-4502-b461-0c63596a3b00@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper explores the concept of more-than-human anarchisms by connecting eco-anarchist ideas and practices with recent literature on cosmopolitics and more-than-human political work. We try to understan d the practical emergence of autonomous human-other-than-human political communities. For this\, we study an agro-ecosystem in the Catalan Pyren ees where a peasant collective runs a 90 ha mixed animal husbandry farm. We use a variety of methods (participant observation\, more-than-human participatory methods) to map and explore different human-more-than-huma n alliances\, contradictory or conflictual relationships\, as well as qu estion their potential for building multispecies democracies. As such\, this paper’s contribution is threefold: 1. it establishes the theoretica l basis for exploring more-than-human anarchisms\, 2. it proposes a rich empirical account of these emergent anarchisms in action\, and 3. it ex plores degrowth's potential political alliances with agrifood movements and more-than-human nature. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/284 SUMMARY:Emergent more-than-human anarchisms in a Pyrenean agro-ecosystem - Jacob Smessaert LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T203915Z UID:23c2d5b5-1aac-485f-b09b-32fef2dca635@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The impacts of climate change are affecting regional and rura l communities in Australia at an immense scale\, climate disasters show intensities and frequencies that exceed past events by large. Floods\, b ushfires and cyclones cause loss of homes\, infrastructure and access to essential services\, such as electricity and communication\, with long- term economic and social consequences for the region. \nThis project exp lores community energy resilience in six communities across Australia us ing a mixed methods approach. The project brings together researchers\, community organisations\, emergency responders and visual designers. Fir st\, a literature review explores different concepts of community energy resilience drawing on international and Australian case studies\, infor ming an evaluation framework for community engagement. Secondly\, we sel ect six culturally and geographically diverse communities that experienc ed or are at risk of future climate impacts. Through focus groups\, we e xplore why community resilience is needed\, what the drivers\, barriers and opportunities are\, and how energy resilience can best be delivered to communities. The outcome is a visual guide for communities living in disaster-prone regions showcasing real-world examples of building energy resilience\, informed by grass-roots research.\nThe project aims to dev elop an understanding of how human aspects can be best utilised to infor m disaster management and meet the needs of communities in crisis\, by f ocusing on existing social relationships and communal structures rather than relying on technical and administrative processes. It can offer gui dance to communities in other parts of the world experiencing similar di sasters by visualising challenges and providing practical solutions cont ributing to more resilient communities. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/68 SUMMARY:(Em)powering communities on the journey to energy resilience - Sa rah Niklas\, Franziska Mey LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T120852Z UID:dc3f5776-1aa5-455b-8b02-b6a9a779e627@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The world is consuming energy beyond what can be considered s ustainable\, owing mostly to the persisting mantra of limitless economic growth. The need to downscale matter-energy throughput to sustainable l evels is widely agreed. However\, what shapes such a reduction in energy demand and ultimately consumption could take beyond the usual choir of eco-efficiency and renewables. A more radical rethinking of energy consu mption is called for. In the past few decades\, energy communities have emerged as a powerful organisational form to facilitate the democratisat ion of energy production\, distribution and consumption in society. We p osit that they may also formulate the foundation for reconceptualising e nergy away from the current growth-oriented logic of ever increasing thr oughput. Instead\, energy communities may provide the organisational ele ment of a needs-based framework for energy sufficiency. Owing to their d irect-democratic modus operandi\, their coordinated behavioural changes\ , and their willingness to experiment with innovative technologies\, ene rgy communities can mediate in processes of designing locally-rooted ene rgy sufficiency policies. In these characteristics energy communities hi ghlight a potentially strong overlap with degrowth values/literature. Ho wever\, previous literature connecting these two topics is piecemeal. We therefore seek to explore firstly how energy communities fit degrowth c onceptualisations and how they could help reduce matter-energy throughpu t. Ultimately\, expanding upon commons-oriented literature on innovation and organisation studies we propose a framework for energy as a communa l resource in line with degrowth. This framework embodies the main princ iple ingrained in the commons: commoners collectively self-limiting thei r consumption to ensure sufficiency for all. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/155 SUMMARY:Energy communities as facilitators of energy sufficiency - Chris Giotitsas\, Chris Vrettos\, Ben Robra\, Dimitris Kitsikopoulos\, Alex Pa zaitis LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230625T202945Z UID:61be7dbe-0a3e-4454-9174-c1f4c26d0f2d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The paper builds on a 3-years research project about “Climate Park Steinhöfel” (Brandenburg\, east Germany)\, beginning this spring. Climate Park Steinhöfel is one of Germany‘s biggest agro-solar-parc proj ects which\, within the next few years\, will devote 550 hectares of agr icultural space to combined solar energy and agricultural production. Ex amining from a degrowth perspective the potentials and challenges of thi s development\, the paper will explore the following questions: In which ways may the tax money and the Climate Bonus (that according to German law will be paid to the local community) be used to strengthen degrowth- oriented regional development\, e.g.\, by installing a citizens’ budget? Which roles do networks of commons-oriented housing projects and intent ional communities play in pracitizing transformational art\, education\, and community-supported agriculture in the region? Which role does the local citizens’ energy cooperative play in finding technical ways to use the energy produced locally\, e.g.\, for a local heating network? How c an a degrowth position be articulated in this structurally weak\, post-s ocialist area with a high voting affinity for right wing populists parti es\, denying the fact of climate crisis altogether?\nIt also adresses qu estions of degrowth methodology: The author holds a post-doc position at a regional university for this project. She is also a decade-long degro wth activist as well as organizer and co-founder of a local housing proj ect\, devoting itself to anarchist regional development. How can we as s cientists with a degrowth perspective find our way through these politic ally contested times without betraying our political\, scientific and co ngenial communities? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/224 SUMMARY:Energy Peripheries in the Green Transition - Andrea Vetter LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T213247Z UID:f05bddc6-fe38-4d94-9f82-048d736d9cbd@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper will address attempts over the past 18 years of ES JP - Engineering\, Justice and Peace (https://esjp.org/about-esjp/our-co mmitments) to facilitate change in engineering and education structures and processes\, through the critique of contemporary growth discourse an d the development of alternative socio-technological development paradig ms. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/264 SUMMARY:Engineering education within a degrowth paradigm - Christopher Ma rquis\, Caroline Baillie LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230719T171348Z UID:8ef7deb8-613d-4d4a-8747-2412842e897c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The analysis is mainly based on the contributions of ethics a nd bioeconomics of N. Georgescu- Roegen\, and on the identification of t he components of a new ethics that I call bioeconomic ethics. Bioeconomi cs ethics is an ethics of limits which is based on interdependencies\, q ualitative changes and dissipation of matter-energy resources. It is fou nded by a main principle of interdependence which supports a strong soli darity between humankind and the biosphere\, a kind of symbiotic solida rity. Combining this principle with the principle of maximizing the life of the species under ecological constraints and the principle of minimi zing future regrets\, we found that the economic process is bounded by e cological and ethical constraints within planetary boundaries.\nFurtherm ore\, bioeconomic ethics can provide us with original elements of analys is to meet the challenges of the Anthropocene. The concern for others - intra and intergenerational equity - combined with the need to do with l ess - sufficiency - projects bioeconomic ethics towards the\nexercise of justice of a global nature where the distribution of goods and environ mental ills is a condition necessary for the survival of humanity. Final ly\, bioeconomic ethics can bring a broader vision of the relationship t o nature (interdependencies\; co-evolution paths) through an historical time and complying with a global justice. It can also contribute to desi gn bioeconomic policies for the Anthropocene by linking justice and ecol ogical goals\, by building nature conservation strategies focusing on in terdependencies and defining evolution paths for slowing down and downsc aling the economic process. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/386 SUMMARY:Ethics for degrowth: some insights from N. Georgescu-Roegen’s bio economics - Sylvie Ferrari LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T110000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T075454Z UID:c92ab957-fc3f-46fc-9c22-51257a3a055e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:By 2050\, Africa’s population is projected to reach 2.2 billi on. A key question is how to great create enough\, and at the same time\ , decent jobs. COVID-19\, Russia-Ukraine War and Climate Change have exa cerbated the unemployment situation in Africa. In particular amongst the teeming youth in Africa\, and women who are largely found in the\ninfor mal economy and hardest hit by global shocks. The workshop on Employment Generation in Africa – Learning from Good Practices will bring to the f ore drivers of employment in Africa\, gender dynamics in Africa’s labour market and how progressive policies (national and international) can fo ster the promotion of decent jobs on the African continent. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/427 SUMMARY:Eunice Asiedu: "Bridging the Divide - The European\, African And Asian Labour Market and The Degrowth Nexus" - Panelists LOCATION:CMR-velika END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151445Z UID:5bb65551-2383-4fc1-b6de-a39c15d8042a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:When talking about a digital transformation of society\, we a re often discussing possibilities and benefits while overlooking the sig nificant material dimension of these processes. However\, the amount of resources and energy necessary for the production of hardware and its us age is often underestimated and e-waste is a considerable category in wa ste management. According to the Global E-Waste Monitor (2020) 53.6 mega tons of e-waste are produced annually\, which is projected to grow to 74 .7 megatons by 2030\, making it one of the fastest-growing waste streams . Currently\, over 80 percent of e-waste flows are not accounted for. Th e volume of (illegal) transboundary movements of e-waste is estimated to be 7-20 percent. The problem is often framed in terms of dumping of e-w aste by the Global North in countries of the Global South. Therefore\, a spects of global inequalities and power imbalances in regard to resource use\, environmental degradation and (global) division of labour have to be taken into consideration when reflecting on imaginaries relating to a digital transformation\, and in what ways and to what extent digital t echnology can be a part of a sustainable future. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/270 SUMMARY:E-waste - the forgotten material dimension of digitalisation - No ra Krenmayr LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T213000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T200000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T224441Z UID:45bd335d-6d99-45e5-b32b-eda9981c838d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Marwa Arsanios\, Željko Beljan\, Marina Naprushkina\, Rupali Patil\, Dan Perjovschi\, Selma Selman\, Marko Tadić…\n \nUnder the same title as the conference 9th International Conference on Degrowth Planet\ , People\, Care-It Spells Degrowth!\, the exhibition is conceived in a d ialogue with the conference. The focus of the exhibition is on potential ities of socio-metabolic transformation that our societies need to under take to return to their fair share within planetary boundaries\, and to maintain emancipation and solidarity for all in their population. The ar tists included in the exhibition are preoccupied with reconfiguring new subjectivities through reimagining commons\, reusing\, repurposing\, agi tating and sharing\, as well as igniting new imaginaries through collect ive desire\, joy and solidarity.\nCurated by: Ana Dević/WHW\nIn collabor ation with: The Croatian Association of Visual Artists (HDLU)\, Zagreb\n Produced by WHW: Ana Kovačić\, Gordana Borić\, Sara Mikelić\nExhibition design: Marko Tadić\nTechnical support and set up: Marin Kovačević\, Ved ran Grladinović\nOpening hours of the exhibition at HDLU:\nSaturday and Sunday 10am - 6pm\nClosed on Mondays\, Tuesdays and holidays\nWednesday - Friday: 11am - 7pm \n \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/419 SUMMARY:Exhibition opening - LOCATION:HDLU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T205746Z UID:efc8405c-4724-4474-bf4d-57331f23e576@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Recent coronavirus pandemic has exposed the flaws in our curr ent economic systems and highlighted the need for sustainable economic s olutions (Muzio and Doh\, 2020). This has led to increased reflection an d interest in alternative economies from various socio-political and eco nomic actors. This paper argues that local currencies such as La Doume a local currency in the Puy de Dôme department of France\, are a form of social innovation that can support local producers while also promoting environmental sustainability\, fair trade\, and strong socio-economic va lues. These values align with the principles of degrowth (D'Alisa\, Dema ria and Kallis\, 2014). During the pandemic\, La Doume stepped up to sup port and accompany the financing of various local initiatives\, such as through its Soli’Doume initiative: an innovative cooperative social secu rity system available for its members\, and its Bonus Social concept bas ed on its internal cooperative reserve funds. It helped a dozen of local initiatives in the Puy de Dôme area resist the socio-economic risks of the pandemic. Through a participatory action research methodology couple d with ethnography\, an exploratory fieldwork was realized from summer 2 021 to summer 2022 and the findings help argue that local currencies are a good example of how alternative economic systems could be viable path ways towards degrowing our economy fostering ethical values based on soc ial justice\, equity\, and ecological sustainability and thereby creatin g positive disruptions in various local economies that could then lead t o an economic shift from the current economic practices. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/169 SUMMARY:Exploring alternative economies as social innovations towards deg rowth: the case of La Doume\, a local currency in the Puy De Dôme depart ment\, France - Gilles Evrard ESSUMAN LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230826T042004Z UID:e944c28c-86e8-4772-8390-e7177a0b69bc@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In August 2020\, we launched our jointly authored book Explor ing Degrowth: A Critical Guide (Pluto Press). ‘The book you hold in your hands’ states Jason Hickel of the University of London and author of Le ss is More 2020\, ‘paints a picture of the new economy that lies ahead — an economy that enables human flourishing for all within planetary boun daries.’ Discussion about degrowth has exploded since then when a cluste r of general interest books on degrowth appeared in 2020.\n\nThe book wa s supposed to be launched and presented at the Manchester Degrowth Confe rence. But Covid happened... And since then\, other books have been publ ished\, debates on degrowth have been opened in mainstream medias\, in p olitics.\n\n"A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism\, and t he degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastr ophe looms closer\, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about\, a nd whether we can save the planet by changing how we live. This book is an introduction to the movement.\nAs politicians and corporations obsess over growth objectives\, the degrowth movement demands that we must slo w down the economy by transforming our economies\, our politics and our cultures to live within the Earth's limits.\n\nThis book navigates the p ractice and strategies of the movement\, looking at its strengths and we aknesses. Covering horizontal democracy\, local economies and the reduct ion of work\, it shows us why degrowth is a compelling and realistic pro ject."\n\nExploring Degrowth is still going on... feedbacks\, updates an d perspectives with Anitra Nelson and Vincent Liegey\, co-authors of Exp loring Degrowth: A Critical Guide (Pluto Press\, 2020)... and other book s.\n\nPresentation followed by a conversation with the public. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/39 SUMMARY:Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide - Vincent Liegey\, Anitra Ne lson LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T162537Z UID:d4a4dd8e-3a53-45ef-8577-f45776c12ea5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth – the planned and democratic reduction of production and consumption as a solution to the social- ecological crises – is slo wly making its way to the sphere of policy-making. But there is a proble m: proposals are scattered through a voluminous literature\, making it d ifficult for decision-makers to pinpoint the concrete changes associated with the idea of degrowth. To address this issue\, we conducted a syste matic mapping of the degrowth literature from 2005 to 2020 using the Rep Orting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (ROSES) methodology. Out of a total of 1166 texts (articles\, books\, book chapters\, and stu dent theses) referring to degrowth\, we identified 446 that include spec ific policy proposals. This systematic counting of policies led to a gra nd total of 530 proposals (50 goals\, 100 objectives\, 380 instruments)\ , which makes it the most exhaustive degrowth policy agenda ever present ed. To render this toolbox more accessible\, we divided it into in 13 po licy themes – food\, culture and education\, energy and environment\, go vernance and geopolitics\, indicators\, inequality\, finance\, productio n and consumption\, science and technology\, tourism\, trade\, urban pla nning\, and work – systematically making the difference between goals\, objectives\, and instruments. Following this\, we assess the precision\, frequency\, quality\, and diversity of this agenda\, reflecting on how the degrowth policy toolbox has been evolving until today. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/21 SUMMARY:Exploring degrowth proposals - Nick Fitzpatrick \, Inês Cosme LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192301Z UID:f6e2dd78-f7a7-46eb-bafa-dfae3c4d8201@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Minimalists\, i.e.\, individuals who live with fewer material items than other people and\, are emerging as an essential area of both academic and non-academic study (Rebouças and Soares\, 2021\; Hook et a l.\, 2021). It is interesting to note that links between minimalism and other concepts such as well-being\, the dark side of marketing\, and its connection to sustainability. However\, despite some existing research looking at minimalism and emotions (Lloyd and Pennington\, 2020)\, the r ole of minimalist emotions has not been explored much in developing coun tries and cross-cultural contexts. The current study aims to identify "w hat dominant emotions minimalists experience when they generally talk ab out their chosen lifestyle". \n\nRather than trying to explain why the a ttitude-behaviour gap related to sustainable consumption could never be bridged (Carrington\, Zwick and Neville\, 2015)\, by better understandin g minimalist emotions\, we might be able to shed light on ways to create a “plausible and comprehensible narrative to prevent overconsumption”\, which aligns with the “Communicating Degrowth within a Consumerist Comm on Sense” theme of the conference. In doing so\, we contribute to academ ic knowledge in minimalist emotions. By offering the insights from two c ountries\, Thailand and the United Kingdom\, it also contributes to the area of minimalism in cross-cultural studies. The beneficiaries and user s of this study will be policymakers\, sustainable and social marketers\ , and researchers\, who can use this insight to promote sustainability. Also\, this could provide strategies for households and individuals to s urvive the financial crisis through the embrace of minimalism.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/278 SUMMARY:"Exploring Minimalist Emotions: A Cross-Cultural Study in the Uni ted Kingdom and Thailand” - Kanawat (Kenny) Asawachatroj LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T111500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T110000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T205754Z UID:ffbec31b-2b04-4578-bfd9-e1f1d71eb0fc@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper investigates strategies for collaboration of commu nity-led initiatives (CLIs) which develop and experiment with degrowth- and commons-based forms of local economic provisioning. CLI approaches t o provisioning represent counter-hegemonic pathways for economic organis ation that involve associated narratives\, i.e. diverging interpretation s of local sustainability challenges and the corresponding potential app roaches to tackle them. In their specific local contexts\, the economic practices and narratives of CLI activists often radicaly diverge from es tablished economic practices and the worldviews held by a majority of th e local population. Nevetheless\, we argue that – in order to realise th eir transformative potenital – CLIs need to engage not only with local p olicy makers\, but also with citizens from outside the ‘activist bubble’ . The paper addresses the following research questions: What are various narratives on local provisioning held by CLI activists\, policy makers\ , and wider local populations around particular initiatives? What are th e variously-favoured strategies for pursuing\, in a collaborative way\, the concrete provisioning options in focus? How do different stakeholder groups perceive and appraise these provisioning options and why do they hold these views? The paper employs a single-case study and uses an act ion research approach that included participatory workshops and multicri teria mapping interviews. Through this process\, participants co-develop ed several concrete local projects that aim to foster degrowth- and comm ons-based provisioning in their community. Analytically\, the paper offe rs a deeper understanding of diverging narratives around local provision ing processes and the strategies to overcome them to facilitate collabor ation between CLI activists\, local policy makers and non-activist citiz ens. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/54 SUMMARY:Exploring possibilities of community-led initiatives to engage wi th local policy makers and citizens for collaborative action towards deg rowth-based local provisioning - Roman Hausmann\, Anne-Kathrin Schwab\, Andrew Stirling LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230727T163040Z UID:9c04c8ca-24bf-4f60-a821-8f71be44a4b8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:"Fairytales of Growth is a documentary on climate change\, de growth and system change. The effects and risks of climate change are co mpelling young people the world round to call upon radical system change as the only solution to avoid a catastrophic collapse.\nFairytales of G rowth looks at the role economic growth has had in bringing about this c risis\, and explores the alternatives to it\, offering a vision of hope for the future and a better life for all within planetary boundaries."\n \nCreated as a final project for the masters in political ecology\, degr owth and environmental justice (ICTA-UAB)\, this documentary represents an attempt to summarize the main messages of degrowth and bring them to a wider audience. Following the screening of the film (47min) we will op en a discussion reflecting on how degrowth can be better communicated th rough audio-visual media\, and how or what educational materials are lac king to facilitate degrowth being taken up in classrooms across the worl d. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/29 SUMMARY:Fairytales of Growth - Pierre Smith Khanna\, Claudio LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T163000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T153000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T115245Z UID:4b6ca294-1353-464f-8926-8cc56d776c6f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This activity has two objectives. The first is to make visibl e various economic alternatives built by feminists\, women and LGBTQIA+ people in different parts of the world and in different sectors of our e conomies and spheres of our lives. These alternatives include care econo mies\, housing alternatives\, agroecological initiatives\, food sovereig nty and seed sovereignty\, various cooperatives and other social and sol idarity economy initiatives\, and unions among other alternatives. The s econd objective of this activity is to present our political vision and feminist decolonial approaches to the economy that transcend binarisms b etween the microeconomic and the macroeconomic\, and allow to foster mor e bridges and articulations between thousands of radical alternatives th at already exist\, towards systemic changes and of paradigmatic shifts t hat we need in the face of these multiple crises that we are facing. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/309 SUMMARY:Feminist Alternative Economies: Towards Radical Emancipatory Hori zons - Marta Music LOCATION:CMR-klub END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T125819Z UID:369cd473-2b74-4e28-b16a-c2d638b2d842@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth and Food Sovereignty movements have a shared interes t in defending and creating systems of production and reproduction based around the flourishing of human beings and nature. Both movements also share commitments to deepening democracy and building alliances for tran sformative change. However\, in many contexts\, these movements are not working closely together. What obstacles\, gaps\, differences in politic al and organising traditions\, or unexplored questions are blocking deep er and more substantive collaboration? How are degrowth and food soverei gnty movements seeking new alliances and coalitions? Where are there pos sibilities for coalition-formation and the mutual strengthening of these two movements for transformation?\n\nThis workshop aims to bring togeth er activists and academics to collectively explore and unpack alliance-f ormation between degrowth and food sovereignty movements (including urba n food movements). It will devote special attention to tensions and poss ibilities for organising across the rural-urban spectrum\, on the one ha nd\, and between global North and global South on the other. Short prese ntations and an interactive discussion with panelists during the first 4 5 minutes will present cases\, tensions\, and questions about drivers\, obstacles\, and possibilities for new alliances. The latter 45 minutes o f the workshop will be used for an interactive exercise with workshop pa rticipants to harvest experiences of alliance-formation\, tensions or ob stacles\, and questions for further collective exploration. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/342 SUMMARY:Fertile Ground - Katie Sandwell\, Leonie Guerrero\, Julia Spanier \, Christina Plank\, Michaela Pixova LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T210000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T190000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230826T042930Z UID:cc9d6c47-f4f8-40e7-b1d5-39b3935f16e3@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Rundek Degrowth Trio Concerts followed by a convivial party w ith citizens and conference participants. A farewell to degrowth confere nce in Zagreb URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/416 SUMMARY:Final party and open air concert - LOCATION:CMR-park 1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150223Z UID:976939a0-cc25-4bd7-a4ab-9acc6d6c418c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Health imaginaries are an expression of social imaginaries\, or of the collective creations of signification that mediate between the social and the material. In a context of socio-ecological destruction a nd declining energetical availability\, converging on the imaginaries th at characterize a good health is a matter of political dispute. Fossil H ealth is a conceptual proposal\, influenced by Andreas Malm’s fossil cap italism\, which calls for further socio-ecological problematization of h ealth. Our paper emphasizes this idea by focusing on critical readings o f the idea of Global Health. We show how fossil imaginaries can support such critical analysis by describing Global Health as an instituting ver b of the Anthropocene\, being prefigurative of an overreaching fossil sy stem. Moreover\, we characterize a Fossil Health health-fix ontology tha t grounds Global Health imaginaries and interventions. This understandin g shows how some health-related solutions to the socio-ecological proble ms of the Anthropocene might not adequately address the problems identif ied and might even sustain non-regenerative socio-ecological dependencie s. Ultimately\, exploring Fossil Health imaginaries is a non-reductive a pproach that embraces the creative nature of society and helps make spac es for alternative imaginaries. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/60 SUMMARY:Fossil Health: A Conceptual Proposal for Understanding Socio-Ecol ogical Health Dependencies in the Anthropocene - Laila Vivas\, Dr. Lucin da Cash-Gibson\, Dr. Aline Chiabai\, Dr. Christos Zografos LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T224301Z UID:ce5456bd-a63c-46e9-8330-ccb808c897a7@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:A book launch of the Croatian edition of F. Verges' book URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/418 SUMMARY:Françoise Vergès & Maja Solar: Launch of the Croatian translation of "Un féminisme décolonial" - Françoise Vergès LOCATION:HDLU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230721T125450Z UID:b84ba41f-aaf1-4d69-9609-cc340f51bf6e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The sudden rise in global demand for so-called ‘superfoods’ h as led to a boom in quinoa production\, turning the former subsistence c rop for local populations into an international commodity. International organisations fuel demand by idealising “neglected and underutilised sp ecies” as climate-resilient supercrops that play a “crucial role in the fight against hunger and are a key resource for agriculture and rural de velopment” (FAO\, 2012). We conduct a critical policy discourse analysis to explore how superfood narratives of international organisations repr oduce neocolonial structures. In addressing the question\, “How does the way international organisations frame the narratives around quinoa as a superfood represent and reproduce climate coloniality?”\, this paper fi lls a research gap in highlighting implicit mechanisms of racial capital ism that create global dependencies shaped by unequal exchange (Hickel e t al.\, 2022\; Robinson\, 2000). The discourse analysis allows linking s uperfood narratives to the structures of ‘colonial global economy’ that perpetuate under the capitalist doctrine (Bhambra\, 2021). \n\nWe find f our neocolonial narratives in quinoa promotion: (1) as an orphan crop\, (2) as a cultural heritage rooted in ancestry\, (3) as a cash crop by ge netic modification\, (4) as a tool to adapt to the climate crisis and to target global malnutrition. The paper finds that the spread of these Eu rocentric narratives is akin to Sultana’s (2022) concept of “climate col oniality” representing a form of hegemonic knowledge creation. This repr oduces an uncritical and authoritative colonial white gaze on the climat e crisis\, on affected groups\, and on adaptation and mitigation measure s. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/368 SUMMARY:From local staple food to superfood - Juliane Friedrich\, Lou Fri sch\, Lukas Heck\, Pooja Patki\, Sophie Progscha\, Pooja Patki LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191908Z UID:cc7a6ed7-2ce6-47c1-9222-7d5d0b2bd9cc@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This chapter aims to connect two important movements that hav e dealt with the issues of international structures and injustices but t end to stay disconnected in the literature: dependency theory and degrow th. We argue that degrowth\, as an academic and societal discourse\, cou ld draw on the theoretical insights from dependence theories to continue building its legitimacy as an alternative to green growth. High-income countries are primarily responsible for global warming due to their hist oric greenhouse gas emissions. However\, the Global South being historic ally less responsible is more exposed to its consequences\, while having less capacity to adapt to them because of international economic and po litical structures. Even worse\, the transition to environmental sustain ability through Green Growth in western countries is perpetuating this p attern. Focusing on policies to achieve climate-neutrality\, this articl e explains how the green growth approach to transition towards sustainab ility is stabilising the older schemes of domination between western cou ntries and the global South and (re)producing existing injustices. To ac hieve global sustainability\, green growth-based policies that focus on weak sustainability are not sufficient. The degrowth paradigm\, in contr ast\, aligns with a strong sustainability perspective and represents a m ore transformative approach\, which criticises the foundation of environ mental problems. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/33 SUMMARY:From Marxist development theories to their translation in the deg rowth discourse: Transforming unequal international structures for envir onmental sustainability - Juliette Alenda-Demoutiez\, Maria Kaufmann LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T140502Z UID:52178176-3d30-4495-b359-1fabb2a906cf@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:A degrowth city requires a reallocation of public space. Inst ead of parking\, public space is needed for cycling and walking (street as link)\, for non-commercial areas to meet\, swap and repair (street as place) and for unsealed\, planted areas to increase urban biodiversity (street as ecosystem). This reallocation can be based on various princip les of justice (Creutzig et al.\, 2020). Though\, how fairly do people w ho are shaped by a hegemonic car culture perceive such reallocation? And which principles of justice mostly influence their acceptability? To an swer these questions\, we conducted a representative survey in Germany ( N = 3\,000) using a factorial survey experiment (Augsburg & Hinz\, 2015) . Respondents were asked to rate fairness and acceptability of various h ypothetical situations (vignettes) describing reallocation of parking ar eas into protected bike lanes (street as link)\, parklets (street as pla ce) and revegetation (street as ecosystem). Within these vignettes we va ried the distributive justice framing (global justice vs. intergeneratio nal justice vs. environmental justice)\, the loss of parking lots compar ing to other neighborhoods (less vs. the same vs. more)\, the opportunit y to participate in the planning process (information vs. self-selected participation vs. citizen assembly) and the local norm (support vs. reje ction). Additionally\, we examined how perceived risk of gentrification and environmental attitude influence perceived fairness and acceptabilit y of reallocation. The results show which justice dimensions are most cr ucial for an overall fairness evaluation and acceptability and provide i mportant communication implications for practitioners. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/236 SUMMARY:From parking place to public space: justice principles and percei ved fairness regarding public space reallocation - Katharina Götting LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151137Z UID:dcb43625-65dc-48e3-aabb-7a9b52af4e4b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The concept of “frugal abundance” has recently been mentioned in numerous degrowth publications\, such as Schmelzer et al. (2022)\, L iegey and Nelson (2020) and Latouche (2020). However\, degrowth has not yet fully engaged with the notion. In my presentation\, I aim to start f illing this gap.\n\nTo do so\, I will first review the different uses of frugal abundance in the French and English literature. In particular\, I will expand on the coinage of the term by the French philosopher Jacqu es Ellul. Then\, I will rely on the degrowth\, sufficiency and simplicit y literature to challenge the usual opposition between “frugality” and “ abundance”. I will engage with Marshall Sahlins' (2017) seminal essay Th e Original Affluent Society\, which provides evidence that some societie s with low levels of consumption and possessions can be considered in ab undance. Based on this literature review\, I will provide a first defini tion and conceptualisation of frugal abundance. \n\nFinally\, I will arg ue that the concept of frugal abundance can usefully complement degrowth discourses. For instance\, it enables to question the capitalist common sense in which abundance and well-being are seen as achieved through hi gh levels of consumption and production. It could also serve as a commun ication tool to approach individuals who are reluctant to directly quest ion economic growth. In this optic\, I will provide insights from my use of the term in an Icelandic “slow village” and two indigenous Maasai co mmunities in Kenya.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/64 SUMMARY:“Frugal abundance”: A useful concept for degrowth - Adrien Plomte ux LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230707T081618Z UID:1941fbef-c514-4975-bf6d-5a20d292de6c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Climate change and other socioecological disasters threaten t he wellbeing of humans and the planet. Root cause for this is economic g rowth\, which has been the hegemonic policy paradigm for decades. Recent ly there have been proposals for alternative economic models\, such as D oughnut Economics or Economy of Wellbeing (EW). The purpose of EW is to place human wellbeing\, along with ecological wellbeing\, at the center of policy making instead of mere economic growth. Finland\, one of the f orerunners in climate politics and action\, has promoted EW in the Europ ean Union and adopted it as one of the main themes of the Ministry of So cial Affairs and Health. Our ongoing study sheds light on how Finnish me mbers of the parliament (MPs) see wellbeing at the present and in the ne ar future\, and their perceptions of the role of economic growth in rela tion to wellbeing. The material consists of over 300 speeches held in pa rliamentary budget hearings in autumn 2022\, and besides debate on resou rces\, the speeches contain references to the future and views on what s hould be done to ensure the wellbeing of Finland and its citizens. The s tudy utilizes qualitative frame analysis. According to our initial analy sis\, we expect to find out\, inter alia\, that the Finnish MPs seldom c onsider ecological wellbeing as a basis of human wellbeing\, and economi c growth is something to be pursued also in the future.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/322 SUMMARY:Future of wellbeing: Finnish MPs perceptions on health and wellbe ing against the eco-social-growth trilemma - Katja Kuukka LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T190625Z UID:8c3c25bc-f9a3-4fcb-a471-a43576218a85@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Gajna is a naturally flooded grassland located in the eastern continental part of Croatia\, on the\nSava River\, which forms the bord er with Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is pre-WW2 common\nland which\, altho ugh having State owned land status\, managed to escape the intense State \ncontrol and continued to exercise their common rights de facto.\nGajna is an area protected on local level\, de facto governed by members of l ocal community\nfrom 19th century\, co-managed by local grass root CSO B rod Ecological Society-BED from\n1989\, co-managed by the County Institu tion for Management of Protected Natural Values\nfrom 2007. By initiativ e of BED it has been protected as significant landscape and is also a\np art of Natura 2000 network (EU ecological network).\nOn relatively small territory (cca 300 ha) in midst of agriculturally intensive area\, Gajn a is a\npocket of abundance in biological diversity harboring dozens of mammal\, bird\, amphibian\nand reptile\, fish and plant species in the s trictly protected and protected species category.\nMembers of the cooper ative are small family farms which extensively graze\, stopping\novergro wth of pastures with invasive species and enabling biodiversity preserva tion. This is\nalso a sort of an “arc” of old traditional breeds of catt le\, some critically endangered.\nIn an area facing large depopulation f or years Gajna case shows possible ways of preserving\nthe biodiversity and cultural values by keeping the low intensity and sustainable livesto ck\nproduction. It is done with empowering local community from within a nd investing a lot of\nenergy in communication\, forcing practically non existent cross sectoral cooperation.\nIt will also show many challenges and pressures from outside (unstable legal framework\nconcerning land u se\, overlapping authorities (conservation\, agriculture\, water) with p oor\ncoordination\, low production pushing young people away\, disappear ance of the last\ngeneration of this type of cattle breeders\, populatio n decrease and isolation in the rural areas \,\nsocial stigma and climat e change\, as well as unsuitable policies\, all down to legal and\nphysi cal pressures. Rural commons in EU\, especially common pastures are curr ently\n\n2\nmarginalized\, politically isolated and without human capaci ty to influence policies that affect\nthem. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/392 SUMMARY:Gajna commons\, fight for nature\, people and climate - Iris Bene š LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T160000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230824T204016Z UID:ab993311-a5d4-458d-910a-e42fc8fb4776@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:only per invitation URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/434 SUMMARY:GEF knowledge communities: Mike Duff: "Cities and degrowth" - Pan elists LOCATION:CMR-mala END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T113000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230824T203855Z UID:7f0b3b0b-8bdc-44bf-8269-d7d15610da46@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:only per invitation URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/412 SUMMARY:GEF knowledge communities: Philippe Pochet: "Welfare states and c limates change" - Panelists LOCATION:CMR-mala END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T153953Z UID:52a9f469-7e20-491f-889f-b1e45fef1ee2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Women in all their diversity are disproportionately affected by energy poverty\, yet are strong actors against it. Currently\, energy poverty policies are not paying sufficient attention\, if any at all\, to gender justice. This special session aims to clarify how women in all their diversity are disproportionately affected by energy poverty\; exp lain the gender dimension as an inequality factor\, as well as other axe s of inequality and vulnerability intersecting gender in manifestations of energy poverty\; and propose recommendations on how to make policies against energy poverty gender just. The special session is designed to c onnect stakeholders from different sectors in a discussion on further so lutions and policies for tackling energy poverty in a gender-just manner . Short contributions will be followed by a facilitated discussion of pa rticipants with stakeholders\, revolving around the following key questi ons: How can we make energy poverty policies more coherent and gender-ju st?\; What are the roles of the different actors in making energy povert y policies gender-just?\; How can the EU lead the way in making energy p overty policies gender-just? Where in the current policy developments (E GD\, Fit for 55) do we see entry points to make EP policies gender-just? \; How could we bridge the gaps between the silos (e.g. between European Gender Strategy and EGD)? How to find coherence between the policies? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/267 SUMMARY:Gender justice in the energy poverty challenge - Lidija Zivcic\ , Miljenka Kuhar\, Katharina Habersbrunner\, Kiara Groneweg LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T220000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T213000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T222638Z UID:34677481-ecaa-44ad-a59f-8b57c24bb70b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:panelists and detailed description coming soon URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/420 SUMMARY:Gender perspective of climate justice - stories from societies ma rgins - Panelists\, Miljenka LOCATION:CMR-terrace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T210421Z UID:3eec9198-824a-4650-a9e3-7c9eb634becf@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth policies aim to respect planetary boundaries\, while allowing the Global South to develop. This calls for a compelling narra tive about a future in which we consume more frugally but live better to gether\, as is being developed by the degrowth community. However\, the end of GDP growth also raises geopolitical questions. If state or region start degrowth project will it be able to defend itself\, its allies\, democracy\, human rights and a rules-based international order against attacks by other imperialist and growth oriented states? The transition to a society without GDP growth must be a democratic one. That is far fr om obvious at a time when authoritarian\, imperialist regimes are invadi ng or threatening their democratic neighbours. Geopolitical power is usu ally measured by wealth and military capabilities.\nWe want to organize panel debate where someone who is an expert in degrowth will debate with experts from the field of geopolitics on how to build real degrowth pro jects in the current geopolitics context. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/271 SUMMARY:Geopolitics and Degrowth - Predrag Momčilović LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230828T095759Z UID:48761b87-d683-4a24-a85e-fddae796441a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:It makes sense for the EU to be a frontrunner in the transiti on to a degrowth society. This is a matter of ecological justice: EU cou ntries bear the greatest historical responsibility for the crises of cli mate and biodiversity\, and can free up natural resources for the Global South without loss of wellbeing.\n\nBut what would degrowth mean for ge opolitics? Can a Europe that is the first to renounce economic growth st ill remain (or become) a global player? Will it be able to defend itself \, its allies\, democracy and the international rule of law against aggr essive autocrats? After all\, the power of countries and alliances is la rgely determined by their wealth and military capabilities. Without bill ions in Western support\, both money and arms\, Ukraine would not be abl e to hold out against the Russian aggressor.\n\nThis panel brings togeth er policymakers\, experts and practitioners for a frank conversation on the geopolitical risks and opportunities for a degrowth Europe. What con cepts\, alliances\, or alternative forms of power might answer to the ch allenge of combining ecological\, democratic\, and geopolitical resilien ce? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/405 SUMMARY:Geopolitics of Degrowth - Panelists LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T153000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T114716Z UID:be37d25a-68cc-4fa8-aef9-fcc86fd99b86@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:To create a space at the intersection of degrowth and art is necessary\, because the arts are powerful in kicking us out of our menta l and practical routines. They tickle our imagination and help us co-cre ate alternative\, desirable futures. They can mobilise for socio-ecologi cal change\, as they transmit more than we can rationally grasp. To resp ond to the need of taking this discourse about art and degrowth to an em bodied level\, we created a community based degrowth art residency. Germ inar-t took place from the 4th to the 11th of December 2022 in the eco-c ommunity Sunseed\, in the off grid village Los Molinos in Almería\, Spai n. The group of participants consisted of fourteen activists and artists . The first two days were dedicated to integrating with the social tissu e of local communities\, the landscape and putting some degrowth lenses and boots on. The group explored the intersections of ecovillages\, degr owth transitions\, environmental justice struggles and the arts\, connec ting the local and the global. Several groups were formed to create and exchange tools for art based degrowth practices. In this session we pres ent processes and reflections which sprang from the artistic investigati ons and moments of conviviality. Afterwards\, we open the space to discu ss with the participants a set of practices for art-based degrowth and d egrowth-based art\; values of community\, conviviality\, interdependence \, deep democracy\, global justice\, decolonial feminisms and political ecology. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/228 SUMMARY:Germinar-t: a community based degrowth art residency - laura chi ca castells\, lara stammen\, carlo sella LOCATION:CMR-klub END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230823T143925Z UID:093a119f-94e8-420e-bde4-f52c20bcb582@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Climate politics is facing a backlash. From mining to migrati on\, everywhere we look new conflicts and dilemmas are emerging around t he climate crisis and the green transition. Media partner of the Interna tional Degrowth Conference\, the Green European Journal invites you to a discussion on its latest print issue on the new environmental\ndivides reshaping politics and the role of degrowth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/413 SUMMARY:Green European Journal: Can degrowth rescue climate politics? - P anelists LOCATION:CMR-mala END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150233Z UID:be0931b8-b350-4d3e-b4d7-b279a0a850ff@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The emergence of the pandemic is connected to the overexploit ation of human and natural systems caused by uncontrolled economic growt h. The main negative consequences of the current growth-based system (in equalities and environmental degradation) are impacting dramatically on COVID-19 deaths. However\, the biomedical system frames the disease in a way that hides its social and environmental origins\, focusing on the w ar against the virus\, and thus contributing to restore the current soci o-economic order. \nThe pandemic spread like a psychic infection and cr eated fear and paranoia\, that could be related to the fear of nemesis f or the hybris of western society. In the presence of a miniscule virus\, our whole world was creaking\, science reacted confusedly and was not a ble to protect us from death. We faced the failure of the myth of growth and of the "religion of medicine". However\, to abandon our beliefs in a crisis period is too challenging and\, as individuals and nations\, we put into practice some excessive measures\, which could be seen as ritu al of reparation and atonement\, in order to regain the feeling of being able to control the situation. \nFrom a degrowth point of view\, it wou ld be necessary to look deeply inside ourselves and recognize the hybris and fear of nemesis that acted on the collective unconscious. That woul d mean recognizing our faults and being able to address them\, rather th an projecting our fear and rage towards external objects. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/105 SUMMARY:Health and Degrowth in times of Pandemic - Jean-Louis Aillon\, MI chel Cardito LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T101351Z UID:97b3693e-2019-46af-b2bd-a3ec1345a2dc@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Living a healthy life is desired\, and it is believed that he alth must be taken into consideration for degrowth. Pursuing health does not necessarily contribute to degrowth\, though. Previous research on d egrowth\, health\, and healthcare have noted that a transition is requir ed in the healthcare system. Pursuing ideal health is a type of growth p aradigm because we can never be fully healthy and instead get worse as w e age. On the other hand\, our health is negatively impacted by a societ y that is focused on growth. In a capitalist growth society\, unstable w orking conditions\, long hours\, and highly demanding labor not only hav e a detrimental impact on health\, but also privatize care for health. A dditionally\, the pursuit of complete health is a growth-oriented activi ty. As time passes\, the healthcare industry expands under the pretense of improving health. High-tech is now used more frequently in healthcare than ever before. This entire process is generating economic growth and profits.\nThe individualization of health is the foundation of this hea lth growthism. However\, health extends beyond personal dimension. Since we all share the same political\, economic\, and social determinants of health\, such as food\, housing\, and working conditions\, our health i s intertwined with one another. In this approach\, health itself is a co mmons\, in contrast to earlier studies about health commons that focused on healthcare services. Consideration of health as a commons and a targ et for care is beneficial for degrowth. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/47 SUMMARY:Health Commons for Degrowth - Do Yeon Lee LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T104004Z UID:69f4118b-541c-452e-92aa-8a1f002c5de0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:One key question within the existing literature on the interr elation between income\, inequality and carbon emissions\, is whether th e combination of the normative goals of lowering inequality and reducing carbon emissions constitutes a virtuous social optimum (Rao and Min\, 2 018)\, or a social dilemma in which reducing inequality increases carbon emissions (Grunewald et al.\, 2017\; Rojas-Vallejos and Lastuka\, 2020) .\nIf such a social dilemma indeed existed\, it would require societies to decide upon a trade-off\, making it imperative for science to shed li ght on this relationship. This study aims to combine the completeness of the household income distribution with the precision of linking emissio ns to income not through a constant elasticity\, but through the interme diary of household consumption. The pivot challenge is therefore to pred ict consumption patterns of high-income households\, in order to allocat e their emissions correctly. We implement our methodology for the case o f Ecuador.\nThis paper is the first to provide insights about the distri bution of income\, consumption and carbon emissions on the household lev el stemming directly from corrected household micro data. \nOur model pr edicts that consumption patterns change also within the highest percenti les. More than 40% of total expenditure of the poorest households is spe nt on food and clothes\, whereas the richest 0.1% spends less than 7% on these items. Further\, mapping income of the ”missing rich” to their co nsumption\, we provide improved estimates for classic Engel-curves and E nvironmental Engel-curves (Levinson and O’Brien\, 2019) Our findings sug gest that also for Ecuador carbon emissions marginally decrease as incom e raises. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/348 SUMMARY:Household consumption and emissions from corrected microdata - Ma rkus Nabernegg\, Tom Kopp\, Stefan Nabernegg LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T190243Z UID:99b0127a-6530-4805-bc5b-b25ff14735be@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Capitalism reproduces injustices and inequalities across soci al and ecological life. System change is required\, and systematic cha nge is only transformative if addresses the conjunction of growth surplu s and care deficits which are core causes of gross inequalities and envi ronmental destruction. A care centric degrowth strategy can support a tr ansformative equalising system change. This paper explores some feminist led intersectional struggles that seek to centre a care narrative as a way to promote degrowth. \nArguing for radical forms of institutional i magination\, it argues that the challenge is not to produce blueprints but to democratically fix the compass firmly in the direction of trans formative change and to establish the first steps in the journey towards that compass point. Recognising the reality of multiple pathways\, the paper examines one possible pathway towards a care- centric degrowth\; one that intentionally seeks to create institutional mechanisms to va lue and reward forms social participation that enable inclusion\, democr acy\, equality and socio- ecological wellbeing. This section of the pa per focuses on a form of eco social welfare future that seeks collective ly mechanisms to meet need largely in the form of enabling institutions and universal basic services complemented by a form of income support th at socially values care work and broader caring activity\, a Participati on Income. The paper concludes a form of degrowth narrative that opens up our imagination and democratic deliberation beyond western imaginary can advance forces of ecological and social reproduction towards a care centric world. \n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/24 SUMMARY:How a care centric degrowth is necessary to promote a sustainable eco-social future that values everyone - Mary Murphy\, Fiona Dukelow LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T121242Z UID:e475f983-bb39-47f3-be45-07d4aa7376ed@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This research investigates how degrowth actors shape advocacy work to drive transformative changes with a case study of ECOLISE\, the European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Su stainability. It explores the concept of structural coupling which invol ves utilizing growth-oriented institutions to foster degrowth initiative s. The study aims to answer the research question: "How does ECOLISE pro mote structural coupling?" \n\nThe objective is to provide insights and strategic methods for other degrowth actors engaging with growth-enhanci ng policy institutions. Through an empirical approach\, the study contri butes to the literature on strategies for a degrowth transition in relat ion to policy institutions. The field is currently understudied\, with e xisting research on state-civil society relations in the field of degrow th focusing mostly on theoretical conceptualizations.  \n\nUsing qualit ative grounded theory as a methodological tool\, the study analyzes ECOL ISE's work with EU institutions through various data sources\, including news feeds\, websites\, publications\, project and internal documents\, and semi-structured interviews with ECOLISE team members. \n\nPrelimina ry findings indicate that ECOLISE employs diverse methods to foster stru ctural coupling\, such as: Using EU funds to expand degrowth activities and knowledge\, creating niches within collaborations\, understanding sh ared needs with policy makers and proposing concrete action plans. ECOLI SE also uses a two-fold strategy of disruption and conciliation\, facili tates spaces for community-led initiatives and policy makers to come tog ether\, and participates in invited spaces. ECOLISE views the risk of co optation as a result of the engagement with growth-oriented policy insti tutions as an opportunity for innovation and resilience through constant self-reflection and a focus on values. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/231 SUMMARY:How can degrowth actors engage in policy dialogue with growth-enh ancing policy institutions? - Barbara Klobucaric \, Ana Margarida Esteve s LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230826T041547Z UID:600b2aec-63fa-4ee1-8a42-ea119cf29983@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Payments for ecosystem services have come to dominate interna tional policies for addressing tropical deforestation. Political ecologi sts\, degrowth scholars\, and Indigenous activists have critiqued these approaches on the grounds that by centering economic growth\, they can d isrupt local conservation systems and compromise forest-dwelling communi ties' ability to protect forests and live well. Meanwhile\, Indigenous g roups have developed positive alternatives to ‘green growth’ strategies\ , including buen vivir (good living) in Latin America. In Peru\, the Nat ional Forest Conservation Program (NFCP) serves as the state's flagship initiative to address tropical deforestation in Indigenous communities b y paying communities for demonstrated reductions in deforestation\, so l ong as they invest those funds according to an agreed up on management p lan. We analyzed how the NFCP has interacted with quality-of-life plans\ , Indigenous planning tools rooted in buen vivir. Our findings suggest t hat the NFCP has eroded local systems for conservation\, including the m inga\, an Amazonian tradition of mutual aid and shared labor for subsist ence livelihoods\, pushing communities to replace these systems with com modity production and employer-employee relationships. We argue that ins tead of imposing onerous conditions and steering communities towards eve rmore commodity production\, conservation initiatives should support the implementation of quality-of-life plans. We suggest that climate justic e organizers\, political ecologists\, and degrowth scholars explore and advocate for such initiatives. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/107 SUMMARY:How payments for ecosystem services can undermine Indigenous inst itutions: The case of Peru's Ampiyacu-Apayacu watershed - Ashwin Ravikum ar\, Ashwin Ravikumar\, Esperanza Chairez LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T144015Z UID:a9b7c7f0-6273-4f63-bf21-37e12894383c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Given the close connection between the production processes t hat make up the economy and the deterioration of our climate and ecologi cal systems\, it seems extraordinary that this question is not at the he art of the concerns of the economics profession as well as the teaching of economics. Yet a full 16 years since Professor Stern identified clima te change as the ‘greatest market failure of all time’ the overwhelming majority of economists are still operating as technicians for the growth economy while those of us who raise questions about its impact on the b iosphere remain marginalised. This disconnection of the discipline that defines itself as ‘the study of the factors that influence income\, weal th and well-being’ from the natural wealth it depends on and the destruc tion of well-being caused by ecological and climate crises is a serious concern.\nA decade ago I posited the imaginary of ‘the economist as sham an’\, a concept I hoped would encompass both the role the economist play s mediating between citizens and the resources they depend on for existe nce\, but also the quasi-spiritual place economists hold in modern socie ties. A key role for the economist is to maintain the close connection b etween human beings and other animals and the natural world we share. Wi th the climate and ecological crises accelerating\, driven by the econom ic model adopted by the overwhelming majority of economists\, I propose to raise the question of how an economist should act and to re-examine w hat the role of the shaman might offer. A shaman garners her or his powe r from myths\, hence a critical interrogation of ‘the myth of economism’ (Peter\, 2017) is fundamental to my project. I then proceed to explore how the four central roles of the shaman might help to reshape the role of an economist in a climate and ecological emergency:\n• A social autho rity and the accompanying responsibility to provide challenge to existin g power systems\;\n• A close and reverential relationship with nature or what we might more scientifically define as the ecosystem and the abili ty to establish and transcend boundaries between humans and nature\;\n• Mediation between humans and other species through an intuitive as well as a material understanding\; \n• The power to offer healing. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/387 SUMMARY:How Should an Economist Act in a Climate and Environmental Emerge ncy? - Molly Scott Cato LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T111500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230816T134846Z UID:2cc519d2-553a-488f-8fc6-285630853961@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth implicitly questions the power relations behind soci al and ecological destruction. But how does it approach power explicitly ? To date\, most degrowth strategies choose to fixate on the comfortable and depoliticised domain of state-based policymaking and business pract ices as opposed to the uncomfortable and politicised domain of ecologica l distribution conflicts (Temper et al.\, 2018) and direct action (Sovac ool & Dunlap\, 2022). This comes despite the term ‘degrowth’ being creat ed as a missile word that carves out space for a multi-layered critique of growth-based societies. To address this issue\, we propose hosting a workshop on theories of power and social change with participants to exp lore the uncomfortable reality of what it might take to transcend capita list domination. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/22 SUMMARY:How should degrowth approach power contestations of social change ? - Nick Fitzpatrick \, Xavier Gabet LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T140108Z UID:6905044b-c9ab-421f-9dab-7d5ea5b2d634@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The grand challenges of our times are seriously interlinked: ecological demise cannot be tackled separately from social problems like inequality or the crisis of representative democracy. The role of educa tion is undeniably crucial in such transformations towards ecologically sustainable and socially just societies\, and we argue that elevated att ention needs to be paid to economic higher education in this regard. Whi le changes in primary education are also important in changing the socia lisation of new generations\, our scope of action to minimise the chance s of total collapse is here and now\, and rather than emphasise the valu e-neutrality of markets\, embrace the impacts we have on the world aroun d us. Therefore\, those entering positions of economic influence in the short run must represent values that differ significantly from those ins tigated by the mainstream thoughts dominating economic and social thinki ng for the last centuries. Therefore we showcase our Degrowth course cal led “Limits to Growth” offered within management education based on the principles of participatory education aimed at offering alternatives to mainstream economic thinking. However\, this shift needs not just differ ent motivations to operate but also new educational approaches\, methodo logies\, and learning techniques. Through an empirical example\, it is p resented how participatory education can support the articulation of Deg rowth in economic education. The Degrowth participatory course is analys ed based on students’ reflection diaries to explore the successes\, fail ures\, and risks of such course formats. The results show that there are also risks of participatory education and underscore why they still mig ht be well worth taking if we are to take degrowth education seriously. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/176 SUMMARY:How to teach Degrowth in economic higher education? - Gabriella Kiss\, Alexandra Köves\, Gábor Király LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T102401Z UID:2d46ee2c-4ed3-4f64-882c-d285767531f3@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Since the beginning of the 20th century our transport system is dominated by automobility and exacerbates the global climate crisis. Regardless of whether cars are powered by fossil fuels or electricity\, they contribute not only to the ecological crisis due to emissions and e xtraction of resources\, but also to social injustices on different spat ial scales. People are affected differently by the negative impacts of t he transport sector and have different access and opportunities to use t he transport system. Against the knowledge of the contribution of automo bility to the socio-ecological crisis and injustices\, the question aris es as to how the hegemony of automobility can be understood. Jessop and Sum (2013) have stressed the role of everyday practices\, subjectivities and imaginaries in the constitution and reproduction of the hegemony of an economic order. With this rather new cultural politcal economy appro ach\, the hegemony of automobility\, the associated socio-ecological pro blems\, the distributional injustices as well as the prevention of a soc ial just transport transition can be explained not only by the power of large corporations and the interest of the state in these companies\, bu t also by automobile subjectivities. As a result\, the hegemony of autom obility is understood by the interplay of the economic\, institutional a nd discursive dimensions as well as the dimension of everyday practices. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/164 SUMMARY:How to understand the hegemony of automobility in times of the so cio-ecological crisis? - Anke Klaever LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230727T160856Z UID:5453747b-4c11-4520-a665-af52543ff6c1@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Waste pickers are essential actors of the waste management of Global South cities: often the only agents separating recyclables mater ials\, they foster urban circularity. However\, as extensively documente d in the Environmental Justice Atlas (ejatlas.org)\, they are increasing ly facing environmental injustices and marginalisation. In this paper\, we aim to understand why waste is conflictive in Global South metropolis es\, and why waste pickers are often involved in these conflicts. Our hy pothesis is that socio-metabolic reconfigurations involving waste are oc curring in Global South cities\, driven by changes in both the materiali ty of the urban metabolism and in its political economy. These reconfigu rations cause the exclusion of waste pickers from access to waste\, trig gering ecological distribution conflicts. Using the EJAtlas\, we have do cumented 70 conflicts in the Global South involving waste pickers. Metho dologically\, we implemented a qualitative coding process of the cases and used it as the basis for a network analysis. Results show an increas e in waste quantity in Global South cities\, that is addressed through n eoliberal strategies such as privatisation and incineration projects. Th is indicates a change in the value of waste\, which is increasingly bec oming an opportunity for capital accumulation. This causes environmental degradation and the marginalisation of waste pickers\, who are deprived of their livelihood. The relationship between environmental justice and degrowth is increasingly investigated\, and socio-metabolic reconfigura tions are a key element of both scholarships. Observing the waste pickin g sector may contribute to this debate: waste pickers’ practices could b e prefigurative of a degrowth society\, and understanding the changes ne eded to improve their living and working conditions could contribute to its realisation.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/157 SUMMARY:How waste pickers are being sidelined in Global South cities: A n etwork analysis - Federico Demaria\, Daniele Vico LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T212206Z UID:86b839b5-e440-40bd-98c0-9efc166eb33b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Agroecology\, as a 'science\, practice and movement'\, and es pecially as a pillar of the food sovereignty movement\, has been gaining attention globally as well as in Turkey. However\, despite several loca l initiatives focusing on supporting agroecology\, it is a novel term co nceptualized differently by several stakeholders in Turkey. In this stud y\, we aim to identify different narratives of agroecology mobilized by local governments and farmer cooperatives in two district municipalities in Turkey\, namely\, Seferihisar (Izmir) and Nilüfer (Bursa)\, by condu cting in-depth interviews and surveys with representatives from these lo cal governments\, farmers cooperatives\, as well as civil society organi zations like Farmers Union (Çiftçi-Sen) and academics working on agroeco logy. These two local governments were chosen on the basis that they sup port ecological production and farmer cooperatives in their districts wh ile putting differing degrees of emphasis on agroecology in their discou rses: While Nilüfer municipality is explicitly using agroecology and foo d sovereignty concepts as part of a transformative imaginary\, Seferihis ar municipality relies mostly on narratives such as farmers’ livelihoods \, and export opportunities. We would like to test this observation and identify any other emerging narratives by constructing several key state ments based on the academic and grey literature and in-depth interviews. Constructed statements will be rated by key stakeholders in a face-to-f ace survey\, where they will rate each statement on a 5-point Likert sca le. We will then analyze these results using Principal Component Analysi s to understand which narratives emerge and which statements fall specif ically under which narratives. The results will enable us to explore the potential for linking agroecology movement with local governments in Tu rkey as well with broader social movements like degrowth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/331 SUMMARY:Identifying different narratives of Agroecology in Turkey: The ca ses of Nilüfer and Seferihisar Municipalities - Pınar Ertör-Akyazı\, İ pek Ronay Gündüz LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T071223Z UID:3e554047-7928-4925-9488-d4988d353e33@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Contentions associated with the transition of the energy sect or towards renewable energy (RE) sources stem from different sociotechni cal imaginaries of future energy systems. This presentation focuses on c ontentions over RE ownership models among stakeholders from industry\, a cademia\, civil society\, and public sector in Ireland. It argues that s ociotechnical imaginaries of RE ownership models are based on assumption s and beliefs about the public\, i.e. the imaginaries of public. Based o n the qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with stakeholders we identified two imaginaries of public – the energy consumer and the energ y citizen\; and two perspectives on RE ownership models – the instrument al perspective and the perspective looking to “open-up” the space of ene rgy transition through ownership models. \nInstrumental perspectives on ownership were grounded on the imaginary of public as energy consumer\, i.e. as self-interested\, economically rational individual. They emphasi sed private ownership over RE technologies and consumers’ ownership of t heir own energy consumption patterns. Likewise\, ownership shares betwee n developers and communities were suggested as means suitable for securi ng public acceptance of renewable energy infrastructure. Perspectives lo oking to “open-up” the space RE ownership models were based on the imagi nary of public as energy citizens\, i.e. as political actors and agents of change with collective agency to take active part in the energy trans ition\, and emphasis was on local and public ownership models such as en ergy cooperatives and remunicipalisation initiatives. The societal proce sses underlying co-production between imaginaries of public and RE owner ship models will be discussed. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/383 SUMMARY:Imaginaries of public and contentions over renewable energy owner ship models - Vanja Međugorac LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T193036Z UID:5658f7c9-7db9-4226-9840-f7392e32d6b9@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:How to become a movement which is truly inclusive of non-whit e\, non-cis-male people? \nAs activists from the Decolonial Feminism Wor king Group of the Association Degrowth Switzerland\, we would like to ad dress this question by sharing our thoughts\, experiences and difficulti es so far. By sharing questions and reflecting together we would like to foster mutual learning\, be inspired by each other and gain courage for our work.\nIn this workshop we will address the practical and strategic implications that allow us as a movement to strive for a good life for all. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/340 SUMMARY:Inclusiveness in practice - Giulia Fontana LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151743Z UID:02f105ac-f218-4448-abe3-badaf4fa26eb@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Today’s major societal challenges require require resilient a nd democratic solutions. The call for a different economy is heard every where: what kind of economy do we actually want?\n\nEcological limits\, inequality\, extractive business practices and lack of democracy poise u s towards self-organization and a stronger local economy. New models of collective organisation are emerging everywhere\, such as energy co-ops and housing co-ops\, or innovative practices in healthcare and in the n eighborhood. Elsewhere\, we see alternative business forms emerging to c hallenge the power of big tech companies in the form of platform co-ops. In these organizations\, common goals and values are linked to economic and social issues.\n\nYet initiatives face many obstacles: institutiona l frameworks are not geared up for this and there is a lack of knowledge about collective processes\, financing\, technical and legal possibilit ies and best practices. It is necessary to support these initiatives and boost this sector.\n\nDifferent cities in Europe\, such as Barcelona an d Amsterdam\, have initiated incubator programmes to stimulate this comm unity/commons/cooperative economy. These are often driven by social move ments in partnership with progressive city governments or departments. Y et - what principles should these programmes follow to be truly transfor mative? \n\nThis session will address that question. Several cases of th ese incubator programmes will be presented and participants will worksho p the following questions: How can these programs can be aligned with t he political economy of degrowth and its values? \n\nSub questions incl ude: What are financing models? What kind of business models can work\, what types of governance and ownership? \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/203 SUMMARY:Incubators for a Community Economy - Winne van Woerden\, Sophie B loemen LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T083217Z UID:94783595-beb6-4277-bb7c-2e6528083baf@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:There are legitimate but also unjustified fears related to th e future of industry and the future of work in a post-growth society. In our debate we will focus on the political economy of a degrowth society on the global periphery. Regardless of geographical position\, we will focus on the most vulnerable aspects of the industry that need to be tra nsformed and search for ways how working conditions can be further impro ved. Challenges related to automation or digitalisation of work will be considered through the role of technology while carbon and environmental impacts of the industry will be closely examined. An exchange between t rade unionists\, workers and the degrowth movement will be essential in defining the framework of discussion that is not yet taking place. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/404 SUMMARY:Industry\, Labour\, Work – Degrowth Perspective on Political Econ omy for Global Periphery - Daniel Chavez\, Panelists LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230821T085128Z UID:73bf0a40-fe1c-427c-b10e-39649f68321b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this 90-minute session\, participants will explore the pot ential of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) in promoting the idea of d egrowth and its mainstream adoption. The focus will be on a new IAM call ed WILIAM (‘Within Limits’ IAM)\, which aims to make data on low-carbon pathways\, including both green growth and degrowth\, accessible and eng aging. The tool's primary objective is to foster collective learning and empowerment among academics\, activists\, and the general public. Tradi tionally\, IAMs have been utilized in policymaking and scientific analys es\, yet they often neglect vital social dimensions and rely on flawed e conomic assumptions\, primarily serving policymakers and experts. By uti lizing WILIAM and its associated tool\, this session aims to challenge t hese limitations and democratize data. The interactive workshop will sta rt with a brief introduction to the WILIAM model\, outlining its objecti ves\, strengths\, and limitations. Participants will then delve into the functionality of the tool\, followed by discussions and reactions. Duri ng the breakout session\, attendees will identify the necessary tools an d features they require from the IAM to further advance their understand ing of diverse pathways and effectively communicate insights to wider au diences. Ultimately\, the expected outcome is for participants to gain v aluable insights into a powerful tool to debunk misleading narratives an d promote a fair society within planetary boundaries\, while at the same time find potential collaborations between stakeholders\, researchers\, and policymakers to further develop and implement degrowth-oriented IAM s. By doing so\, they will be better equipped to engage constructively w ith any audience and empower others in advocating for a sustainable futu re.\n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/62 SUMMARY:Integrating IAMs to Mainstream Degrowth Ideals - Katy Wiese\, Iñi go Capellán-Pérez\, Guilherme Morlin\, Paola López-Muñoz\, Luis Javier M iguel Gonzales\, eleonora volpe LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T120334Z UID:15f16079-998f-446c-8461-b40f75591bed@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:How is challenging the hegemony of growth tied to challenging the hegemony of work and of development? Within capitalism\, not only g rowth but also development and productivism are hegemonic\, all-encompas sing paradigms. In this session\, we explore the intersections between d egrowth\, postwork\, and postdevelopment scholarship as possible routes to post-productivist futures. Firstly\, we discuss early contributions b y degrowth pioneers such as Gorz\, Illich\, and Latouche\, who are also postwork and postdevelopment scholars. While critiques of growth\, work and development have thus clearly coevolved in early degrowth thought\, the session will trace the ways more recent degrowth debates have often departed from this radical tradition. Secondly\, we argue that this shou ld change: all three strands of scholarship are natural allies with subs tantial views and positions in common\, in particular around critiques o f productivism. They add a much-needed critical corrective in sustainabi lity debates\, and point us towards alternative visions of the future.\n \nIn two conceptual papers (‘Connecting postwork\, postdevelopment and p ostgrowth’ and ‘Critiques of work: The radical roots of degrowth’)\, aut hors will reflect the theoretical space opened up by a dialogue between postwork\, degrowth and postdevelopment. A third empirical paper (‘The j obs-environment dilemma in Repparfjorden: How nature is sacrificed for t he sake of jobs’) illustrates how these issues play out concretely in a jobs-environment conflict in the Arctic\, where a copper mine has been p ermitted to operate on indigenous land and to use the fjord as dumpsite for toxic tailings in the name of ‘green jobs’. Modern understandings of work\, green jobs and development are contrasted with the traditional S ámi understanding of work.\n\nThe paper presentations will be followed b y a discussion between the paper authors (six female early-career resear chers) as well as input and questions from the audience.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/246 SUMMARY:Interweaving degrowth\, postwork\, and postdevelopment: Visions o f post-productivist futures - Hildegunn M. Aslaksen\, Liz Fouksman\, Eli se Klein\, Maro Pantazidou\, Tone Smith\, Maja Hoffmann LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T111500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T110000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230810T144106Z UID:8a246321-6186-4bf2-bbfd-e4791343a214@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth perspectives have so far largely left unshaped their visions on the role of technology. In the meantime\, governments all ov er the world are accelerating the development and application of high-en d digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence\, notably because of their potential to enhance economic growth. Considering the possibil ity that these developments lead to new lock-ins of our society in a set of technological infrastructures that are environmentally destructive a nd growth-pursuing\, there is an urgent need to carry out a critical ana lysis from a degrowth perspective. \n\nIn this paper\, I focus on Artifi cial Intelligence and first explain how it can act as a growth-accelerat or and an instrument of capitalism. I do so by focusing on three sectors (manufacturing and retail\, transport\, and health) and by showing how growth-accelerating applications are in each sector being encouraged by neoliberal governments\, powerful tech companies and consultancy firms.\ n\nSecond\, I take a degrowth perspective and ask the following question : if Artificial Intelligence is pushed to be a growth accelerator\, shou ld a degrowth proposal refuse the technology as a whole or could it re-a ppropriate it in a degrowth system? I build my answer by reflecting on h ow applications of Artificial Intelligence could exist within degrowth v isions of the sectors transport and health\, using notions of convivial technologies. \n\nOverall\, my paper contributes to building an imaginar y on the role of technology in a degrowth society. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/109 SUMMARY:Is there a Place for Artificial Intelligence in a Degrowth Societ y? - Irmi Seidl\, Andrea Vetter\, Marion Meyers LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230809T135329Z UID:4101735a-30c2-4218-a17f-c20a937f9c29@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In summer 2022\, the government of Germany implemented the 9 euro ticket. Ticket holders were able to use all modes of public transpo rt except for long-distance trains for only 9 euro per month. The aim of this policy was twofold: firstly\, to financially support residents in times of increased energy costs\; secondly\, to incentivise people to us e public transport for environmental reasons. The 9 euro trial is the fi rst policy experiment of practically free public transport on such a lar ge scale\, and underlying the policy is the idea that public transport s hould be accessible to all. \nWe think that degrowth aligns with the goa l of free public transport for all\, but this also requires accommodati ng a diversity of needs. Studies have shown that people with disabilitie s are systematically disadvantaged by the transport system (Chowdhury & Park\, 2018). In this seminar paper\, we firstly explore how people wit h physical disabilities were affected and secondly how they perceived th e policy. To answer our research question\, we used a mixed methods appr oach.\nOur preliminary results show that experiences of people with disa bilities are shaped primarily by issues on the level of infrastructure a nd transport organisation that predated the trial. The implementation of the ticket\, however\, resulted in both the accentuation of existing pr oblems and the creation of new ones. However\, the deterioration of trav el experiences did not necessarily result in the rejection of the policy . We put forward policy implications that may in the future serve both e nvironmental as well as social justice objectives. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/243 SUMMARY:‘It was uncomfortable but not unbearable’ - experiences and persp ectives of people with disabilities on the 9 euro ticket in Germany - Ha nnah O'Neill\, Ilaria De March\, Joel Ghahremani\, Madeleine Taylor LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T165042Z UID:23d755d9-6fba-4938-b48d-64dc5de0e183@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth is a movement developed in the Global North and\, na turally\, it is influenced by some of the fundamental values of Western Modernity\, such as anthropocentrism and positivism. Of course\, there a re also spiritual\, non-anthropocentric views in the Global North\, such as Deep Green philosophy. However\, those exist at the margins of Weste rn thinking and praxis. This paper is an exploration of alternative\, de eply spiritual and ecocentric ways of being\, stemming from the Global S outh. The cosmovisions of certain indigenous people from the Global Sou th\, such as Andean Buen Vivir or Maori views of the natural world\, are fundamentally shaped by such values. Those views are central to their c ommunities\, and they thus shape the relationship between them and natur e fundamentally. They are ways of thinking\, but also lived practices by whole populations\; especially by those who exist in compact\, traditio nal communities. This paper argues that degrowth has a lot to learn from such cosmovisions. Degrowth has paid a lot of attention to reshaping th e economy and achieving a convivial lifestyle. However\, it still needs to embrace spirituality and a truly ecocentric worldview\, borrowing fro m alternative cosmovisions from the Global South. Such a deep recalibrat ion would allow it to move further away from Eurocentrism and closer to the path of sustainability. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/218 SUMMARY:Learning from the Global South: Degrowth and the Limits of Modern ity - Vasilis Leontitsis LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T145653Z UID:f23c374f-0b5b-44d3-8613-f0c4945d8361@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The aim of the session is to reflect on artistic strategies o f practicing the principles of degrowth. The panel consists of three pap er presentations (15 minutes each) followed by a discussion (45 minutes) in which the panelists will further explore the relationships between a rtistic practices and degrowth and highlight the links and tensions betw een their research and ideas.\nThe first presentation focuses on theory\ , laying the groundwork for further discussion of particular strategies and practices. The paper argues that any counter-hegemonic creative prac tice in the age of capitalocene must acknowledge and respond to the plan etary climate and ecological crisis\, pointing to the principles of degr owth as a guide for these efforts. Exploring paths for degrowth-oriented art\, the paper highlights postartistic and use-oriented approaches\, a shift from overproduction of content to collaborative production of con texts.\nThe second presentation looks at historical and contemporary Pol ish eco-art assemblies as examples of degrowth-oriented artistic practic e\, exploring the history of the first (1971) Polish eco-art gathering i n Opolno-Zdrój\, a former spa-town located at the edge of an open-pit co al mine\, that focused on sustainability\, the limits to growth\; follow ed by the analysis of contemporary postartistic practices\, in which the eco-art assembly-model is now used as a tool for learning\, practicing and experimenting with degrowth and imagining a good life for everyone w ithin the limits of the planet.\nThe third presentation proposes a femin ist take on degrowth and art through exploration of historical and conte mporary ecofeminist art practices. Ecofeminism\, which shares roots and many principles with degrowth\, has inspired a range of artistic approac hes\, grounded in ideas such as moderation\, care\, abandoning overprodu ction and overconsumption as well as attention to the more-than-human wo rld. The paper focuses on contemporary postartictic ecofeminist practice s that experiment with applying ideas and values of degrowth and using a rt as a tool for advocacy\, activism and civil disobedience. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/344 SUMMARY:Less is enough. Degrowth in (post)artistic practices - Jakub Depc zyński\, Bogna Stefańska\, gabor erlich LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T115847Z UID:aff137d7-15e7-4d23-a07b-4911503d28ca@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The paper analyzes the historical and contemporary Polish eco -art assemblies\, known in Poland as “plein-airs”\, as examples of pract icing degrowth principles through creative practice and developing the v ision of a sustainable and good life. The author emphasizes the usabilit y of the “plein-air” model as a tool for learning and practicing what Po lish degrowth scholars called “the culture of moderation”.\n\nThe first part the paper explores the history of the first Polish ecological “plei n-air”\, that took place in 1971 in Opolno-Zdój\, a former spa town loca ted at the edge of an open-pit coal mine. The transdisciplinary gatherin g was focused on issues such as limits to growth\, overproduction and ov erconsumption and critique of development and technical advancement. Ins tead of producing material artworks\, the participants were encouraged t o discuss\, relax together\, explore the nature and landscape\, propose common activities and speculate on possible solutions and visions for th e future.\n\nThe second part focuses on the analysis of contemporary (po st)artistic practices inspired by the 1971 event - the “OPOLNO 2071” and “Opolno Is the Future!” assemblies\, organized in 2021 and 2022 by a gr oup of artists\, researchers and activists. The collective revisited the model developed 50 years ago to use it as a tool for learning\, practic ing and experimenting with degrowth principles\; imagining a vision of a moderate and good life for everyone within the planetary limits\; as we ll as responding to the planetary climate and environmental crisis and t he difficult economic\, social and ecological conditions in the region s truggling with energy transition.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/329 SUMMARY:Less is enough. Eco-art assemblies in Poland as tools for practis ing the culture of moderation - Jakub Depczyński LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T211806Z UID:80e40ba7-b74a-4628-9f44-630d4aa37a86@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Following the diagnosis of a stage four glioblastoma\, a fami ly member with pre-existing chronic illness was given three to six month s to live. Over their final months they experienced a continual decrease in motor function\, requiring increasing amounts of personal care and s upport in the home. During their final four months I moved in to provide this care\, allowing them to live and die in their home surrounded by t heir close-knit community. With permission they gave me before they died \, I hope to discuss the reflections and complications that arose during our time together. Of greatest significance was the failure of the Unit ed Kingdom’s policies to provide appropriate care and financial support during this difficult experience. Additionally\, the nurses and carers t hat support patients are underpaid and overworked\, making the provision of care unnecessarily strenuous. However\, while this period presented many challenges\, it became apparent that the opportunity I had to provi de care for someone I love was a privilege that others are denied due to societal prioritisation of work and productivity over care and communit y. With these experiences in mind\, this presentation will focus on how degrowth can contend with the realities of disabled people\, chronic con ditions and terminal illness. Using my experiences and disability theory I question whether degrowth can provide a better alternative to current approaches to palliative care\, and\, if so\, how they would manifest a ccording to degrowth theory. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/222 SUMMARY:Lessons from death - Hannah J. Duffew LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150329Z UID:85a5cb4d-51db-43fa-b281-2a10b6dc222e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This work focuses on the implications of introducing a variat ion of a Basic Income for individuals in grim socio-economic conditions in Barcelona (Spain). We explore the happiness and socio-psychological i mprint of living in material deprivation in a metropolitan city. Surveyi ng people who joined the two-year Municipal Inclusion Support (MIS) sche me launched by the Municipality of Barcelona\, we first identify the maj or constructs that contribute to recipients’ subjective well-being\, pay ing particular attention to the sense of socio-economic vulnerability. S econdly\, we explore the way beneficiaries’ subjective well-being change d over the project duration. Overall\, the introduction of the MIS has h ad a positive effect on the subjective well-being of its recipients over the program duration. We also find that the profound and lasting effect of material and food deprivation\, continuous worry about financial sit uation and extreme financial stress explain changes in subjective well-b eing better than the actual income level. From the analytical lens of de growth\, the creation and presence of networks for mutual support emerge d as an important contributor to life satisfaction in contexts of socio- economic vulnerability. This result stood out for women\, who were major ity group among the basic income recipients\, pointing for high level of female economic vulnerability. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/95 SUMMARY:Life satisfaction and socio-economic vulnerability: evidence from the Basic Income experiment in Barcelona - Filka Sekulova LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T140951Z UID:5827fb4d-b665-4e6d-8efa-dc318c422244@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:While postgrowth approaches are gaining discursive momentum\, the development of encompassing strategies for a degrowth transformatio n has only started. Particularly\, there appears to be a strong divide b etween bottom-up and top-down approaches (D’Alisa & Kallis\, 2020). We a rgue that it is necessary to integrate a variety of approaches at differ ent institutional levels based on an expanded science-based understandin g of transformation. Such ‘multi-level’ transition strategies\, includin g new alliances\, policies\, and governance arrangements\, are needed to unlock deep path dependencies\, promote alternative pathways\, and faci litate societal negotiation processes in the light of conflicting intere sts. \n\nSome conceptual considerations on transition theory and exampl es from practice-oriented sustainability research in Germany serve as st arting points for the interactive 90-minutes session. We view postgrowth transition pathways through the lens of the Multi-Level Perspective\, w hich aims to understand change processes through the interaction between niche innovations (e.g.\, degrowth practices)\, changing landscape fact ors (e.g.\, cultural and narrative trends) and the dominant socio-techni cal regime(s) (Geels\, 2019)\, and suggests transformative policy mixes (Kivima & Kern\, 2016). Combining this with Wright's transformation stra tegies (Wright 2010)\, we aim to develop diverse intervention points and tools to think about their dynamic interaction for systemic change. \n \nSpotlight 1 explores the role of niche actors in postgrowth transforma tions based on a comparative case study of an energy cooperative\, a com munity-supported agriculture project and a socio-ecological telecommunic ations business in Freiburg\, Germany. The analysis finds that despite c ontextual differences\, all three initiatives engage similar principles and strategies of institutional work to promote an emerging socio-ecolog ical paradigm of economic organization\, but face structural barriers th at require political intervention. Spotlight 2 focuses on the potential of transformative bridging concepts\, like the precautionary postgrowth approach (Petschow et al 2018)\, to engage mainstream actors. Insights f rom dialog project with German ministries highlights the importance of l inking postgrowth ideas to concrete and familiar policy debates. Finally \, Spotlight 3 addresses one possibility for linking the different insti tutional levels. It traces the emergence of new alliances between social and environmental civil society organizations for a Just Transition in Germany\, and discusses impact and challenges associated with these new forms of institutional collaborations. \n\nIn the subsequent synthesis a nd open discussion\, we want to reflect together how to involve differen t stakeholder in postgrowth transformations\, what concrete strategies a re needed to link the levels\, and which alliances can promote these. We invite perspectives from labour unions\, environmental and social assoc iations and other fields of research. In doing so\, the session seeks to foster a vibrant\, dynamic exchange of experiences\, shaping a way forw ard for a sustainable postgrowth future. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/186 SUMMARY: Linking the levels: Actors\, strategies and alliances for postgr owth transitions - David Hofmann\, Jannis Niethammer LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T162435Z UID:fe521432-e97c-4604-a202-b67550337c26@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The concept of ‘planetary boundaries’\, worked out by Rockstr öm et al. (2009)\, and the need to guarantee some social minima were int egrated into a unified picture by Raworth (2012\, 2017) who proposed a d oughnut-shaped ‘safe and just space’ for humanity to live in. Since then \, research has sought to focus on its empirical definition and determin e in what respects countries position themselves inside or outside the d oughnut. The present paper tackles this issue with a novel approach that provides results that are easier to interpret and communicate than thos e of previous studies. The combination of different normalisation\, aggr egation and weighting techniques of relevant indicators yields a set of composite indicators which\, through uncertainty analysis\, ends up with two synthetic robust thresholds. Our methodology allows countries’ perf ormances to be more directly compared to social and planetary boundaries \, leveraging on a balance between the need for a synthetic overview whe n a large number of variables is involved and the loss of significant in formation when indicators are aggregated into composites. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/103 SUMMARY:Living in the ‘doughnut’: reconsidering the boundaries via compos ite indicators - Gianluca Gucciardi\, Tommaso Luzzati LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T103922Z UID:f3b188a7-a2c6-4d8c-994a-56c81b793d55@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we synthesize 6 years of the Living We ll Within Limits project. We start by situating our interdisciplinary re search domain\, which is oriented towards studying (and resolving) the c ore challenge of our time: how can 8 billion (and more) live well within planetary limits during this century? Of course\, we must first define what we mean by human well-being\, and how we can study it within the co ntext of planetary phenomena: our analytic framework. However\, we canno t tell the story of this project and its research without covering why t his topic has not be studied before\, including disciplinary obstacles a rising from neoclassical economics. Once these bases are covered\, we sy nthesize our research findings to date in the form of 8 stylized facts. As conclusion\, we put forward “Living Well Within Limits” as full resea rch domain\, which welcomes contributions from scholars from every disci pline\, and active engagement with social movements to face the climate and ecological crises. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/295 SUMMARY:Living Well Within Limits: ideas\, results and ways forward - Jul ia Steinberger\, Elke Pirgmaier LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151429Z UID:7afc9f64-b1ee-4c21-a43e-2702f084470f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Low-level renovation refers to making small-scale changes to existing buildings\, such as insulation\, energy-efficient windows\, and solar panels\, rather than tearing down and rebuilding. This approach i s more environmentally friendly than new construction\, as it reduces th e amount of resources and energy needed for building\, and also helps to preserve the existing built environment.\nIn the\ncontext of degrowth\, low-level renovation can be seen as a way to reduce the\noverall ecolog ical footprint of housing. For example\, by improving insulation\nand in stalling energy-efficient systems\, buildings can consume less energy\,\ nthus reducing the need for fossil fuels and decreasing carbon emissions .\nAdditionally\, by using renewable energy sources\, such as solar pane ls\,\nbuildings can become more self-sufficient and reduce their depende nce on the\ngrid.\nAnother\nimportant aspect of low-level renovation is\ , that by focusing on small-scale\nchanges\, rather than large-scale rem odeling or new construction\, the costs of\nrenovation can be kept relat ively low. This can make housing more affordable\nfor people on a tight budget and also help to preserve the existing housing\nstock.\nMoreover\ ,\nlow-level renovation can also promote more sustainable and equitable use of\nspace. For example\, by converting unused attics or basements in to livable\nspace\, buildings can be used more efficiently and reduce th e need for new\nconstruction. This can also promote more diverse and inc lusive communities\, as\nit allows for more people to have access to aff ordable housing.\nIn conclusion\, low-level\nrenovation is an important aspect of the degrowth movement and can be a\npowerful tool for reducing the ecological footprint of building and promoting\nmore sustainable an d equitable use of space. By focusing on small-scale changes\nand using renewable energy sources\, buildings can become more energy-efficient\,\ nself-sufficient\, and adaptable\, and by making them more affordable an d\naccessible\, low-level renovation can help to promote more inclusive and\nresilient communities URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/354 SUMMARY:Low -Level Renovation - Kay Patzwald\, Torsten Wiebke\, Sarah Pol zer-Storek LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151436Z UID:47378d77-ca20-4dab-b013-82074b3bbca6@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Disruptions of global supply chains\, climate change\, or dep letion of non-renewable resources all call for resilient technologies th at reduce energy throughput. Convivial\, low-tech\, degrowth-aligned (Ke rschner et al.\, 2018\; Vetter\, 2018)\, “pluriversal” technologies (Vel asco-Herrejón et al.\, 2022) can contribute substantially. Of particular importance are the energy sector and its major end-users and the agricu lture and forestry sectors. Agriculture and forestry are highly relevant because non-food production can contribute to bioenergy production\, wh ile food production is the basis of the “endosomatic energy flow” (energ y used for human subsistence and subsequently manifested in labor) and i s the counterpart of the “exosomatic energy flow” in the energy sector ( Gomiero\, 2018\; Sorman and Giampietro\, 2013). However\, more substanti al deployment of degrowth-aligned technologies would require an extensiv e restructuring of the economy. To this end\, we construct their product ion functions that can be integrated into a global\, multiregional input -output (MRIO) framework that enables modeling the economy-wide impacts of their scale-up. To enable modeling scenarios that work with both the industrial technologies and their low-tech alternatives\, we pair potent ial substitutes from both categories. As a tool to assess their usabilit y for post-carbon and degrowth transformation\, we propose a taxonomy ba sed on readiness for use (time aspect)\, potential to reduce energy and material throughput\, especially of non-renewable resources (sustainabil ity aspect)\, independence of complex value chains (resilience aspect)\, and potential to balance social inequalities (social aspect). We conclu de that low-tech alternatives are in many cases better positioned for th e post-carbon transformation while helping to move away from the growth- oriented economy. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/197 SUMMARY:Low-tech’s bit to the post-carbon transformation - Martin Černý LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T153000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T075807Z UID:b611d11d-7ace-4f40-bce4-1000d9615754@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:At the beginning of the 21st century\, the concept of the Ant hropocene entered the political and scientific arena announcing the begi nning of a new epoch characterized by human influence on Earth's systems . \n\nHowever\, from the perspective of various social thinkers\, it is more accurate to employ the notion of the Capitalocene to underscore cap italism's responsibility in the destruction of nature. Despite the signi ficance of these discussions\, both concepts remain overly abstract\, an d distant from everyday realities.\n\nIn this workshop we will explore t he meaning of living in the Capitalocene\, how it affects our bodies and our territories\, and how it amplifies the connections between us. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/428 SUMMARY:Maritza Islas: "Living in the Capitalocene: Bodies\, Territories\ , and the Web of Life" (Workshop) - Panelists LOCATION:CMR-velika END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T090000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T161013Z UID:35bc10bb-a828-4c98-a9e4-676088fc546a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The relationship between Marxism and degrowth was antagonisti c for quite a long time. While Marxism criticized degrowth's ambivalent attitude toward market economy\, degrowth rejected Marxian productivism. This situation needs to change\, however. Today\, capitalism is clearly the root-cause of the climate crisis\, and it is an absolute imperative to problematize the capitalist mode of production and to envision an al ternative post-capitalist society. In this context\, the Marxist traditi on can contribute to enriching the idea of degrowth. The indispensable p recondition is to abandon productivism inherent to Marxism. However\, by carefully tracing his intellectual development\, it becomes clear that the late Marx came to critically reflect upon his earlier native optimis m about technological progress and eternal growth\, and he came to even accept degrowth as the model of a future society to which Western societ ies need to “return.” In this sense\, “Degrowth communism” is an alterna tive vision of the future society for Marx\, and this idea is exactly wh at we need today in the Anthropocene. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/397 SUMMARY:Marx meets Degrowth: On the Origin of Degrowth Communism - Kohei Saito LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T075011Z UID:0eb3f735-36ff-4b75-9b5e-ee348fda88e7@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Tadeas Zdarsky will be running this session\nDegrowth advocates for new kinds of societies which celebrate frugal abundance a nd give centre-stage to the wellbeing of people and planet instead of ec onomic growth. Despite the many synergies such views have with those of many feminists\, much degrowth writing has repeatedly failed to substant ially engage with feminist literature. In this workshop\, we suggest heg emonic masculinity as a potential cause\, arguing that though the opport unities to engage with feminism are plentiful\, degrowth scholarship has mostly ignored them or named them without fully claiming them because d oing so could risk undermining one’s status in a society governed by mas culinist norms. Drawing from eco/feminist and masculinities studies\, we will open a discussion about how we write\, speak and do degrowth. We w ill conduct a participatory workshop\, starting with a personal inquiry into how men perceive their gender roles and performances and how they e xperience the various constraints imposed by masculinist norms\, both wi thin the degrowth movement and in their interactions outside it when try ing to advance degrowth. We will then seek to outline new avenues for in corporating such reflections into degrowth\, and look at the enriching p ossibilities offered by striking partnerships with relevant men's moveme nts such as those inspired by ecological masculinities and the profemini st movement. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/167 SUMMARY:Masculinities and Degrowth: breaking away from the hegemonic mode l - Pierre Smith Khanna\, Christos Zografos\, tadeas.zdarsky@nazemi.cz LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230808T103522Z UID:2c50a9c5-2915-42c7-adc0-d24bf74b90dd@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The open collective ODN (Organising the Degrowth Network) is inviting to this session all degrowthers and new-comers curious to know more about the Degrowth Assemblies\, the functioning of the Degrowth net work and its international working groups\, and the democratic re-struct uring the network is going through. This session will also feature membe rs of the international working groups\, such as the Support Group\, the Activist Group\, the Mapping Group\, the Research Group and Degrowth.in fo. The session will also offer an open space for conference participant s to network with members of the nodes and join projects and activities. It will hence offer both a reflection on the history of the movement\, and a place to plan future action. \n\nAfter a brief review of the histo ry of the Degrowth concept and network\, each international working grou p will be introduced. The outcomes of the 4th Degrowth Movement Assembly preceding the conference will be presented to participants. Afterwards\ , there will be an open space for networking and sharing ideas with memb ers of the international working groups present. Conference participants will gain improved understanding of the wider organisation of the Degro wth Network and they will have the opportunity to join international wor king groups. Members of the international working groups will also be ab le to use that space and time to connect and coordinate their actions wi th other nodes of the network. This session will thus contribute to brid ging the communication gap in the Degrowth Network. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/131 SUMMARY:Meet and join the Degrowth Movement - Noémie Cadiou\, Jean-Louis Aillon\, marta Domini\, JP Arellano LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230810T144004Z UID:de6c7153-2e7d-4180-94a6-7416a706725b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this article I argue for a radical inclusion of rural area s and of subsistence-oriented economies in degrowth scholarship and prop osals\, exploring the potential of Southern European rural peripheries a s starting points for envisioning socio-ecologically sustainable futures . I focus on bringing to the center of degrowth imaginaries several marg inalized entities – reproductive work\, rural areas\, subsistence econom ies\, and the Souths-within-the-North – creating bridges across differen t degrowth-aligned fields. Starting from the materialist ecofeminist con tribution\, I argue for revaluing a subsistence approach\, and for degro wth to take seriously 'putting reproduction back at the center'\, drawin g on Mies and the ‘Bielefeld school’. I then address the gap in degrowth scholarship in regard to the rural\, which\, even in critical studies\, is persistently obscured by the urban. I thus mobilize rural geography to argue for a systematic inclusion of the countryside in degrowth ideas of the future\, and draw on peasant and critical agrarian studies to re value some common senses of peasant ‘moral’ economies. Lastly\, I propos e a revaluation of the Souths-within-the-North\, focusing on Southern It aly and building on Cassano’s Southern Thought. These peripheries\, alwa ys ‘lagging behind’ the North in the growth race\, could be reinterprete d as the core of a different society\, where subsistence common senses p ersist. The theoretical contribution is complemented by a case study fro m a rural ‘diffused’ community in Apulia\, Italy. Finally\, I propose po tential degrowth policy areas and research paths to kick-start a renewed attention to the rural\, and to envision a degrowth society truly reorg anized around joyous sufficiency for all. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/114 SUMMARY:Memories and hunches of life otherwise: re-valuing rurality and s ubsistence for degrowth futures\, learning from the Souths-within-the-No rth. - Donatella Gasparro LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T102430Z UID:e9363338-b270-4f95-bb5b-93333eebf831@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Soils are a foundational part of relational and interdependen t planetary existence\; almost all local and global multispecies relatio ns are connected to soils. However\, regardless of their centrality to a ll life\, soils as complex multispecies entities\, and the wider implica tions of past and ongoing systemic erasure of soils (due to for example industrial agricultural practices) have only recently become an object o f interest in social and multidisciplinary science. The lack of social s cientific examinations of soils arises from the literal invisibility of the beings and processes that make soils\, but also from soils' role in being taken for granted ontologically and politically. In this article\, I build on feminist\, decolonial and queer ecological examinations of s oils to name what is actively ignored\, and to re-centre the complex rel ationalities and hidden subjectivities of soils\, in order to better und erstand the myriad violences of capitalist modernity within the web-of-l ife. Through an integrative literature review I examine how specific (no n-relational) political ontological understandings of soils are incorpor ated into industrial agricultural politics in Europe\, and led to signif icantly re-organizing landscapes and different multispecies relations. T he theoretical contribution of “soil extractivism” provides a conceptual tool for understanding currently dominant ways of treating soils as a k ey part of modernity and industrial capitalism. With this contribution I think with the emerging conceptual work within anthropology\, political ecology\, and feminist and postcolonial studies in conceptualizing capi talist appropriation of material and intangible world(s) as commodificat ion of life in general. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/116 SUMMARY:Mining soils: political ontological foundations of soil extractiv ism in Europe - saana hokkanen LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T075605Z UID:aaec154c-5409-45df-85ba-8a638a07d4a3@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Friedrich Ebert Stiftung sessions URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/436 SUMMARY:Mirela Holy: " Degrowth and Circular Economy: Synergy Approach fo r Sustainable Croatia" - Panelists LOCATION:CMR-velika END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230818T100737Z UID:a0aaa542-5b13-4a78-8740-3ff544feea28@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The challenges related to environmental degradation in genera l and climate change in particular\, as well and increasing inequality i mpose to the scientific community the burden to produce knowledge capabl e of stimulating truly transformative actions. “Degrowth” is gaining mom entum as a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies and achieve social and ecological goals. However\, there is still a lack of quantitative m odels that are able to simulate and anticipate the multiple direct and s ide effects in terms of wellbeing\, unemployment\, climate change\, poli cies\, etc. The complexity of the issue at hand and the need for real ac tions lead to the definition of alternative methods\, grounded on a more solid epistemological basis.\nIn this regard\, we\npropose a Session on the last Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) generation\nmodels and Eco logical Macroeconomics Models that connect the socio-economic\nstructure s within the climate-ecological boundaries. These models highlight\nthat a deep understanding of complex systems leads to the development of\nmu lti-dimensional models\, where the economy is seen as hierarchically\nsu bordinated to the ecological systems\, and to the inclusion of stakehold ers to\ndefine coordinated and shared solutions. Modelling Degrowth path ways require some\nspecificities with relation to more traditional model ling\; notably a detailed\nand comprehensive representation of behaviora l changes\, structural changes at\neconomic and social level\, a set of heterodox policies to be modelled\, explicit\nrepresentation of inequali ties\, etc.\nIAMs are typically used\nto evaluate and compare alternativ e scenarios on the basis of the\n"what-if" conditions\, suggesting that multiple policies are needed to\nreach multiple (possibly contrasting go als). Attention will be given to the\npossible limits of modelling (e.g. \, validation\, limits to the complexity of the\nmodel\, data requiremen t and computational costs\, temporal and spatial scales\,\netc.) of IAMs and how to overcome them by integrating qualitative analyses to\nmake I AMs effective in promoting political and behavioral changes.\nThe main o bjectives of\nthe Special Session will be to share results from last gen eration cutting-edge\nmodels simulating Degrowth scenarios\, and to fost er the discussion on the\npotentialities and limits of quantitative mode lling for analysing Degrowth\nproposals.\nThe contributors will\npresent the result of the WILIAM model developed in the LOCOMOTION H2020\nProje ct but presentation from different models are welcomed. We also accept\n contributions which address from a theoretical/conceptual point of view the\npotentialities and limits of quantitative modelling for analysing D egrowth\nproposals.\n\nThis session will also contain the following pre sentations: \nLiterature review of policies for the simulation of Degrow th scenarios in Integrated Assessment Models \nCo-authors: Oriane Denant es\, Nathalie Wergles\, Tommaso Brazzini\, Clara Yiting Lauer\, Iñigo Ca pellán-Pérez \nAbstract: \nDespite Degrowth is increasingly gaining grou nd as an alternative sustainability storyline and an ample theoretical l iterature is being developed\, quantitative modelling has been to date s carce and with divergent findings\, which hinders the efficacy\, feasibi lity and robustness of the approach. Quantitative modelling is a key met hodology for policy advice aiming at anticipating outcomes which may hel p guide policy-decisions today. In this work\, we have performed a syste matic literature review of models simulating Degrowth scenarios with a f ocus on the types of policies considered. From the analysis of the 29 re viewed studies we can conclude that: (1) a minority focuses on "postgrow th pathways"\, i.e. how to get there and what the implications would be\ , while the majority explores aspects of an already existing postgrowth society . (2) Heterogenity: different types of models (stylized theoreti co-quantitive\, macroeconomic models\, IAMs\, etc.)\, geographical scope \; changes driven top-down (governmental) vs bottom-up (civil society)\; steady state economy within a capitalist society vs non-capitalist syst ems. This heterogeneity reflects the diversity in the postgrowth visions . (3) All studies cover only partially the 10 core Degrowth policy propo sals identified by Fitzpatrick et al. (2022) in the recent review (Explo ring degrowth policy proposals: A systematic mapping with thematic synth esis. Journal of Cleaner Production 365\, 132764). However\, almost al l core Degrowth policy proposals are modelled at least in 1 of the review ed works. On the other hand\, the number of policy measures and targets implemented is very low compared with the portfolio of Fitzpatrick et al .\, with an average of 4.3 per scenario (with a minimum of 1 and a maxim um of 12 ). The most often modelled policies are: working time reduction (8 studies)\, change in the energy mix (increase in RES) (8)\, basic in come (6)\, decrease in population growth (5) and decrease in GDP (5). Th is suggests the viability of increasing the amount of policies represent ed in models (although the very different scope of the reviewed models w ould likely impede translating approaches from one model to another)\, a s well as the necessity to increase the amount of policy measures and ta rgets. An effort should be done by the Degrowth Modelling community to c omprehensively include the full portfolio of core polici es from the Deg rowth literature across all sectors and economic agents at a global leve l in a coordinated way. A selective implementation of the policies would lead to rebound effects and perverse dynamics given the interconnection s between the different economic sectors and countries. Policy parametri zation should be performed against goals. The need of expanding the set of represented policies should be assessed after performing simulations. \n\nModelling behavioural change for degrowth in Integrated Assessment M odels (IAMs)\nCo-authors: Paola López-Muñoz\, David Álvarez-Antelo\, Kat harina Koller\, Paolo Massa\, Lisa Mo Seebacher \nAbstract: \nBehavioura l change is considered one of the demand-side strategies for achieving s ustainable development pathways. People change their behaviour by alteri ng the way they consume or live\, causing a reduction in the use of reso urces or waste generation. Citizens are commonly encouraged to avoid\, s hift\, or improve their behaviour to benefit climate adaptation or mitig ation. Yet\, it is still lacking an holistic understanding of behavioura l change as well as of its interactions with ecological\, economic\, pol itical\, and social systems. Moreover\, research on behavioural change i s often focused on consumption and individual responsibility\, instead o f contributing to a collective degrowth strategy\, including all respons ible actors. Here\, we develop a new modelling framework that consists o f integrating behavioural change in an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) called WILIAM (‘WIthin Limits’ IAM). WILIAM is a complex multi-sectoral and multi-regional model based on system dynamics which represents a wi de variety of economy\, society and environment interactions and feedbac k loops. Through this work\, the model is qualitatively informed by a li terature review on degrowth behavioural change measures and the collecti ve and individual drivers and barriers to their adoption. After\, these relationships are translated into mathematical equations and indicators that are included in the model. This modelling framework provides findin gs on both intentions and impacts of transformative behavioural change: we focus on systemic enablers and constraints behind behavioural change towards degrowth and also evaluate the consequences in terms of environm ental and social impacts. Thus\, our work represents a further contribut ion to the systematic planning and evaluation of degrowth as a political project. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/112 SUMMARY:Modelling Degrowth - Simone D'Alessandro\, Paola López-Muñoz\, Iñ igo Capellán-Pérez\, Guilherme Morlin LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230721T125452Z UID:e2c2f08f-2185-4188-8545-b2fe3d213ff4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper establishes that modern economics uses a male-domi nated methodology that is intrinsically colonialist. It then proceeds to answer the question “What is degrowth learning from anticolonial strugg les on how to change dominant narratives on rights\, freedom\, economy\, care and nature?”\nThe starting point is a comparison of the main funda mental research methodologies. It is shown that modern economics is base d on a specific methodology\, and a specific set of canonical assumption s configured almost 200 years ago in order to achieve specific aims that will later be shown to be colonial. This unchanged canonical set of ass umptions is shown to be unambiguously male dominated.\nThe implications of this methodology and canonical set of assumptions results in specific policy implications for economic development policy\, industrial policy and international trade\, namely to have no development policy\, engage in no industrial policy and adopt free market and free trade policies. This set of policy recommendations was favourable at the time (19th cent ury) to the nation where these theories were developed (UK)\, which was the leading economic\, industrial and military power. However\, such pol icies are shown to prevent economic development in less developed countr ies and hence establish enduring hegemony over the majority of countries in the world and prevent their development. Thus modern economics has b een intrinsically colonialist in its design\, application and outcomes: today the developing countries remain dependent and in a position of sub mission to the industrial powers.\nThe second half of the paper shows th e links and implications to degrowth thought and policies. To do this\, first the concept of growth itself is discussed and its relationship wit h nature\, finite resource constraints and ecology. Next the concept of long-term sustainability is examined. Then\, the link between economic g rowth and long-term sustainability is worked out. Based on this\, the im plications for degrowth theory and policy are derived. This results in n ew impetus for policy implications and the need for activism and further education of fellow researchers and scientists\, but also the general p ublic. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/391 SUMMARY:Modern economics as male-dominated thought construct to support c olonial hegemony – and the implications for degrowth thought and policy advice - Richard Werner LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150015Z UID:6902404c-dd9d-44c7-a13a-44c9f9275fd9@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Multiple crises of climate\, biodiversity\, political\, econo mic and social structures require a new thinking about how humans and th eir social systems are embedded in nature. This includes a re-definition of how humans relate to nature physically\, intellectually and empathic ally\, as well as whether and to what extent humans perceive themselves as an interconnected part of nature. This re-definition of the human-nat ure nexus as one of inherent connection could potentially replace a view of humans and the structures they create as being a human-technological (“non-natural”) entity which would perceive itself as being separated f rom nature. Within this critical framework I propose innovations in econ omic theory\, modelling\, and a framework for concrete socio-economic pa thways for sustainable development. \n\nI aim to integrate strands of th ought that have been long apart. Some of these are rooted in ancient tra ditions describing the world from the human-natural-connected viewpoint\ ; some are most recent and rooted in the systems and complexity sciences . This includes human-nature-connecting traditions rooted in the world r eligions\, animism\, and more recent streams of thought such as Deep Eco logy (Macy\, 2007) or theories related to the Chthulucene (Haraway\, 201 6). \n\nA guiding principle for this vision is the degrowth framework\, i.e. a controlled reduction of human activities for the benefit of human s and their natural environment alike. Moreover\, I intend to develop a meta-theory of systemic economic modelling\, which can derive possibilit ies of how to analytically and quantitatively describe feasible socio-ec ononomic-ecological pathways to a society of abundance with a renewed an d updated conception of human-nature relations.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/337 SUMMARY:Modern Systemic Economics of Human-Technology-Nature Connection - Michael Miess LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151230Z UID:685b6a59-fcfc-4a90-a8b3-1583654187c0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this session we’ll present excerpts from our film “Kunna”. The purpose is to host a creative discussion and explore the links betw een degrowth and feminism. Why are matriarchal cultures more connected t o the reproductive capacities of nature?\n\nIn the first part of the ses sion\, we revisit how the female figure went from being the source of al l life\, to being seen as the source of sin. While the first agricultura l societies were matriarchal and worshipped the female and fertile\, the mosaic religions saw fertility as something to be controlled. We have i nherited these views\, particularly through the scientific revolution wh en dualist thought becomes mainstream for the first time. The purpose of science becomes\, as Sir Francis Bacon writes\, to “torture nature’s se crets out of her». The mechanistic worldview is born\, in which nature c ould be made into a slave for human ends.\n\nIn the second part we intro duce Kunna\, a positively implied word meaning vulva in southern Sámi. I t is also used to describe shapes in the landscape resembling the female reproductive parts. These places are regarded as holy. We will use this as a foundation to enter into an open dialogue\, sharing of thoughts ar ound the connections between valuing or worshipping the female and mothe r nature. We draw inspiration from Bohmian dialogue\, which aims at buil ding a shared understanding through listening and a sharing of thoughts. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/227 SUMMARY:Mother Nature the Goddess - MarieStorli\, Marin Håskjold LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T153000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T160651Z UID:a776331b-c368-4e8c-85dc-0808b51a030c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Zagreb je NAŠ!/Možemo! neighbourhood\, district and city coun cilors will discuss the efforts of the current green-left municipal gove rnment in Zagreb to institute a more democratic\, more just and more sus tainable city to live in. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/433 SUMMARY:Municipalist Politics for the Change We Need - Experiences from Z agreb - Tomislav Medak LOCATION:CMR-park 1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T093000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T075418Z UID:4bd266d9-2825-437a-9e09-bac36c4d796d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The intersection between Degrowth\, and Equity and Ecological Limits will be the focus of this interactive workshop. After on-the-spo t assessments of participants’ views on Degrowth\, the workshop will add ress the questions of: Who should be the first movers on implementing De growth\, and Why? Breakout sessions have been incorporated to identify t ransformational solutions for two complementary approaches on enabling D egrowth – strategies and campaigns.\n\nBy attending this workshop\, part icipants will get an overview of Degrowth based on Ecological Limits and why Equity is key to effectively addressing it. They will also get to r ecommend their own transformational solutions for Degrowth and design th e means to implement them. The creation of a platform for continuing the conversation on this issue after the workshop will also be explored. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/414 SUMMARY:Nithi Nesadurai: "Equity-based De-Growth: Pathways for Living Wel l Within the Ecological Limits of One Planet“ (Workshop) - LOCATION:CMR-velika END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230811T113635Z UID:95ecef11-5514-4785-992a-6d0345c8eca4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:While recent publications have put in the centre of degrowth discussions the issue of strategy\, the formation of collective actors/a gents of transformation that will implement such a strategy has not been elaborated in detail. This presentation aims to provide some insights b y creating an unfinished and open-ended collage\, that may enable such a n elaboration\, while at the same time provide some real-life experiment ations based on an ongoing action research in Thessaloniki\, Greece. A s tarting point for this collage would be the challenges for the construct ion of collective actors that may work towards desirable\, viable and ac hievable destinations\, which were identified by Erik Olin Wright. Howev er\, these destinations should not be predetermined. In contrast\, the p aths towards them may be speculative (in the sense of creating themselve s the pluriverse)\, autonomous (following Dinerstein’s definition of aut onomy as the art of organizing hope)\, complex\, diverse\, and even cont radicting. Following such lines of though\, hegemony\, a potential answe r to the creation of collective actors\, may now be portrayed as a decen tralized system. This system could have diverse nodal points with each o f them having contingent articulation both in itself and with other noda l points. Therefore\, new hegemonic formations starting from the local l evel\, that embrace social contingency\, creative social praxis\, and sy stemic complexity\, can either be inspired by or be compatible with degr owth values and discourses\, and can also co-construct\, co-produce and co-evaluate relevant transformative public policies. At the last part of the presentation\, a brief illustration of the above will be attempted based on the aforementioned ongoing action research. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/202 SUMMARY:Notes Towards Inquiring the Politics of Degrowth - Giorgos Meliss ourgos LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T153000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T075631Z UID:7c63c637-4c35-468d-b0e0-d379da57f26f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:What do we know about being a civil society activist in Easte rn Europe\, Caucasus or Central Asia? Be it Ukraine\, Georgia or Kyrgyzs tan – all countries need to move towards climate justice and implement b etter climate policies. At the same time\, being a climate activist mean s you might have to risk your reputation\, safety or financial wellness in order to even be heard. In this role-play workshop\, we will discuss the issue of making an impact in a very challenging environment with new crisis emerging one after another. But don’t be scared\, we will find a lot of inspiration and power through this process. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/431 SUMMARY:Olha Boiko: "Walking a mile in EECCA activists’ shoes towards cli mate justice" - Panelists LOCATION:CMR-velika END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T173000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T144027Z UID:4423e5a0-4fbb-4589-83b2-117c0a01f677@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this essay is to bring together some of the mo st salient aspects of urban metabolism deduced from the academic literat ure of several disciplines such as ecology\, ecological economics\, poli tical ecology and environmental sociology. The article analyses the hist ory of the concept\, from its inception to recent developments\, highlig hting how the different definitions used by various disciplines have led to the development of several methodologies of research. The possibilit y of using this concept at different levels of analysis\, from micro-cel lular to macro-economic assessment\, provides an understanding of the di fferent ways in which natural and artificial systems can manage their re sources to ensure their own maintenance and reproducibility. In this reg ard\, the metabolic approach could lead to the development of sustainabl e production and consumption patterns in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030. The article aims to treat the top ic from a biophysical and socio-political perspective in parallel\, tryi ng to highlight the similarities and differences between natural and man -made systems. In both\, input processing and output discarding appear t o be a metabolic process structured as a network. Therefore\, it has bec ome critical to understand how processed energy-material is distributed along the value chain as well in the food chain. This kind of process is not only biophysical\, but involves the entire structure of knowledge\, institutions\, social norms and uses\, and all environmental representa tions of all forms of life that contribute to constantly creating new fo rms of nature. In the final part of the contribution there is also a ref lection on plant metabolism. The academic literature seems to flatten on animal metabolism\, while the functioning of the plant body could provi de insights in terms of information sharing\, democratic decision-making \, equitable distribution of energy-matter and\, in general\, a more equ itable and environmentally friendly model of society. Considering the Ea rth system as a whole\, where human economies play a crucial role\, coul d provide help on how to address the issue of environmental sustainabili ty in terms of reproducing "social-ecological regimes." URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/252 SUMMARY:On economics as a metabolic process: - Raffaele Guarino LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230721T125453Z UID:152a70e2-1436-4387-a4e1-f583c31ac041@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Within the global health field\, progress is being made to ad opt a justice and sustainability-centred approach to global health issue s through the advancement of what has been named a Planetary Health agen da. Meanwhile\, an increasing number of global health scholars argue for a decolonization of the field. Yet\, amongst these collective efforts t o ‘transform’ global health thinking\, a thorough historic and political economic analysis is often missing\, and growthism continues to prevail . Truly committing to a decolonial eco-just global health agenda require s addressing the continuation of colonial arrangements within our global economic structure\, removing structural and institutional growth depen dencies in our world economy and ushering in post-growth economic strate gies instead. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/385 SUMMARY:On International solidarity and economic decolonization - Joel Cu rtain\, Winne van Woerden\, Remco van de Pas LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T183000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230822T092802Z UID:7717b3ba-6eb6-4433-a76b-f9c0c8319c70@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Local Organising Commimttee representatives\, Support Group R epresentatives and City of Zagreb representatives introduce the conferen ce and welcome the participants to Zagreb. Short speech by organisers an d host city. Speakers: TBD URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/395 SUMMARY:Opening plenary - LOCATION:MSU-Gorgona END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T220000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T203000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T210816Z UID:ace1a713-131d-4eab-9074-d21289b887fd@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Cocktail reception for guests and participants \nEntertainmen t by: Lovro Baletić https://soundcloud.com/naughty_musician \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/396 SUMMARY:Opening reception - LOCATION:MSU-foyer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150433Z UID:fd4b9546-8772-4494-b427-85dbfeb8f4e6@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In the core of sustainability is the question of limits. Degr owth scholarship has made this evident and inspired discussions on what is enough and how to detect sustainable limits and guide our societies t owards them in just way. In previous research participatory methods have been used to study what is considered necessary or luxury. Need-based w orkshops have shown promise in opening room for consideration. In additi on\, there are surveys and interviews on people’s views on policies link ed to degrowth. One striking finding is that while many policies get sup port from the participants\, smaller proportion thinks that also others support them and thus may not see them as feasible. This inclines to try more participatory methods to promote degrowth. However\, there is a la ck of workshop designs where both the appropriate limits and policy opti ons are discussed while considering the planetary boundaries. In this pr esentation\, I suggest a workshop design that draws from previous resear ch on participatory methods and utilizes consumption corridors (CC) conc ept. CC sets frame for good life within floor/minima based on needs and ceiling/maxima set at a level that does not compromise other’s possibili ties to reach the floor (for instance\, by overshooting planetary bounda ries or exhausting other’s time). I suggest operationalization of CC in which I draw together different theories of human needs and pair it with policies suggested in degrowth literature. The presentation is based on ongoing dissertation work in which I will study empirically what are th e maximum and minimum limits for sustainable CC in Finland. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/317 SUMMARY:Operationalizing the consumption corridor: how to jointly detect the limits of “enough”? - Alisa Vänttinen LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230703T095802Z UID:3218334f-b445-4a0d-b279-a3806b43380b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Research and Degrowth is a non-profit association based in Ba rcelona dedicated to research\, training and outreach on degrowth and en vironmental justice since 2010. We are based in three Catalan Universiti es: Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona\, Universidad de Barcelona and Uni versidad Pompeu Fabra. We participate in several grassroots movements an d projects in the city of Barcelona. We dream of societies becoming slow er by design\, not disaster\, putting human and planetary health first. \n\n\nIn 2020\, we took the decision to turn our association into a form al think and act- tank\, to push for degrowth ideas and conversations in the public realm. We want to act as a hub for hosting and energizing al l those people around the world (politicians\, businesspeople\, activist s\, intellectuals) willing to question and think beyond a one-way future consisting only of growth.\n\n\nThis interactive discussion panel has t wo objectives. Firstly\, we wish to share more insights about this journ ey which can act as learning for people wishing to set up their own loca l degrowth collectives. Secondly\, we wish to share our visions for the future\, and find ways to collaborate and engage with the participants o f the conference in multiple ways. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/362 SUMMARY:Organizing for degrowth - Brototi\, Simona Getova\, Marula Tsagka ri LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230623T140407Z UID:313b0705-9710-47d9-8e9b-6595fc02ca7b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:How would a degrowth agri-food system envision the connection of rural-urban spheres under the urgent calls for sustainable and just urban transformations? Short food supply chains and the city-region food system approach can be a way forward. The approach establishes local fo od networks between a city and its surrounding peri-urban and rural regi ons\, prioritising shorter food supply chains and collaborative food gov ernance among urban policymakers\, citizens and other food actors. It al so lets city-regions to adapt to their local realities. And the Living L abs approach transforms the city-regions into food commons hubs where pu blic officials act as enablers and not just representatives while foster ing the creation of synergies among food practitioners and citizens. \n\ nIn this Panel Discussion we will explore the characteristics and transf ormational potential of a small-sized city-region in the semi-peripherie s. More precisely the Living Lab of Velika Gorica – a peri-urban town si tuated next to Croatia’s capital – will be taken as example. The city-re gion tries to create small arenas of action through a co-creational proc ess with citizens and local initiatives (e.g.\, grassroot organisations and social enterprises). \n\nDuring the discussion we will explore how c ity-regions envision new forms of food inclusion and solidarity\, and wh at can different institutional networks (with focus on small-sized citie s) do to transform current food policies into more sustainable and just. Can city policymakers foster new synergies that meet citizens’ needs in a collaborative and collective way? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/297 SUMMARY:Panel Discussion on sustainable and just transformations of city- region food systems - Violeta Crnogaj\, Mario Konić\, Stella Archontaki LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151647Z UID:2d62ba23-07a3-479f-add9-e559d492975a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In the face of multiple crises\, digital technology is widely considered central to the development of a green capitalism in which ef ficiency gains and „dematerialisation“ would allow industrial societies to decouple their resources use from their material wealth. But if digit al technology has become a pilar of the green growth project\, what coul d be the strategy of the degrowth movement regarding its development?\n\ nWith the advent of cheap devices and the internet\, digital technology has promised democratisation and decentralised control – and failed to d eliver. It remains far from any concept of low-tech necessary to build a degrowth-based future. Yet in contrast to\, say\, nuclear power\, very few would advocate for a future without computers.\n\nWhat we need now i s to rebuild our technological imaginary and envision not just a differe nt use of existing digital infrastructures\, but entirely different infr astructures. Achieving this will require „patterns“ for designing low-te ch hardware and software and recombining parts of the existing infrastru ctures towards degrowth. This session will try to convey basic knowledge of digital technology and to sketch and discuss possible patterns.\n\nT his interactive workshop will mix inputs (introducing key concepts for t he design of digital infrastructures) and group discussions about patter ns and possible strategies (based on the chapter on digital technology f rom the book „Degrowth & Strategy“).\n\nNo technical knowledge is requir ed to participate in the discussion. The workshop is meant to empower pa rticipants to actively discuss the future of a low-tech digital technolo gy rather than view its current misdevelopment as a fatality. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/184 SUMMARY:Patterns for digital degrowth - Nicolas Guenot LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T142534Z UID:97fc6344-4990-41d9-a1d7-1af82d82ef74@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The war is not over yet\, but both Ukrainian and internationa l communities have already started to plan recovery and reconstruction o f the country. Number of actors has already presented their “Marshal Pla ns” and visions for Ukraine\, while some have already strted acting on r ecovery in the field. \nThe previous examples of post-conflict recovery usually led by international organizations often tend to have rather neo -liberal nature\; trying to copy the economy and institutional structure s of the donors. Thus\, some wonder what the alternative would looks lik e if the locals were to decide their own path. \nWhat paths are being pl anned and proposed by the locals in Ukraine? This study explores differe nt and often conflicting visions proposed by numerous actors in Ukraine\ , by looking at the published plans and visions\, as well as analysing e merging action initiatives both at big scale and on grassroots levels. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/72 SUMMARY:Paving own path of recovery - listening to voices from Ukraine - Oksana Udovyk LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230625T202947Z UID:8758c9ed-0177-43f9-a9e9-5d3d8887ec38@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Some of the most prominent Degrowth authors have once been cr iticized for their apparent lack of understanding of energy and ‘thermod ynamic price tags’. Since then\, we have seen an intensification of the antagonistic battle between Degrowth and Decoupling supporters waged at the empiricist level with biophysical data and published in the highest ranked journals. While most welcome for the movement\, the above critici sm still stands. The supportive theoretical framework is either lacking completely or remains a poorly connected patchwork stemming from highly inhomogeneous fields (Ecological Economics\, Social Metabolism\, Systems Ecology\, Energy Studies\, etc.) and authors (Georgescu-Roegen\, Hollin g\, Odum\, Hall\, Tainter\, etc.). What’s more\, a reconciliation of the ‘biophysical’ with the ‘political is still missing\, despite notable ef forts of eco-socialists like Alf Hornborg. In this article we argue that the almost forgotten and still often poorly understood concept of Peak- Oil may be an important building block for the above challenge. What is needed for the concept to unfold its full explanatory power is a solid d efinition\, conceptualization\, and theoretical backing. We revisit the so far most comprehensive definition of Peak-Oil supported by a causal l oop diagram of four key dimensions (quality vs. quantity and supply vs. demand) and set within a solid theoretical framework integrating the abo ve fields and authors. This approach goes beyond Hubbert’s Peak\; bell-s haped production curves and net energy to do justice to the fact that Pe ak-Oil is an inherently socio-ecological phenomenon and may help to popu late the theoretical vacuum of some of the most recent empiricist debate s. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/159 SUMMARY:Peak-Oil: definition\, key dimensions and relevance for Degrowth horizons - Christian Kerschner LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230727T163208Z UID:fb6dbc09-06d3-4bbe-9523-03e4f57214f8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This session is based around a new discussion paper on the Ca p and Share concept. Cap and Share is a proposal by Feasta’s Climate Gro up for phasing out fossil fuels globally while supporting climate justic e and providing significant climate finance to the Global South.\n\nUnde r Cap and Share\, the wealthy would be unable to continue to burn fossil fuels profligately because the supply of fossil fuels would be phased o ut at source\, while the poor would be protected from the adverse effect s of increasing energy scarcity and would also have better access to leg al protection\, including land rights. \n\nThere would be a significant redistribution of wealth from the wealthy to the poor\, both between and within nations worldwide. \n\nWe therefore believe that Cap and Share c ould be an important - indeed\, vital - catalyst for climate justice. \n \nThe 2022 report of the IPCC’s Working Group II mentions Cap and Share as an example of a policy mechanism that is rooted in the precautionary principle\, reflecting the need to guarantee that significant emissions reduction will take place. \n\nOur paper describes how such a program co uld start with a few countries and scale up. It would significantly prog ress the goals of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty\, and provide a framework for expanding and enlarging the scope of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA). URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/133 SUMMARY:Phasing out fossil fuels\, supporting climate justice - Caroline Whyte LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150132Z UID:c5dd7977-716d-4258-b8b1-a4d617e573ae@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth and post-growth economics has emerged as a particula rly fruitful approach in the debates about the reorientation of economie s in the Global North towards environmental sustainability\, equity\, ne ed satisfaction and democracy. While degrowth is often defined as “a pla nned contraction of economic activity aimed at increasing well-being and equality” (Schmelzer 2015\, 264) or with reference to ‘design’ or ‘coor dination’\, there is strikingly little explicit engagement with or resea rch into what exactly ‘planning for degrowth’ could look like. By explor ing the degrowth-planning nexus\, this paper seeks to lay a foundation f or this effort. We start by critically reviewing the existing degrowth a nd post-growth literature on planning and reflect on potential reasons f or why the planning debate has been limited so far. Against this backdro p\, the second part of the paper provides a framework for analyzing and debating the degrowth-planning nexus. We start by delineating the specif ic questions\, requirements and challenges that arise for planning in th e context of degrowth. And we finally open some avenues for advancing th e intersection between degrowth/post-growth and planning by sketching a possible design for planning processes beyond growth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/251 SUMMARY:Planning Beyond Growth: the case for economic democracy within li mits - Elena Hofferberth\, Cédric Durand\, Matthias Schmelzer LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T115322Z UID:c8aeafd9-8976-41ac-9f61-820859aae237@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces conference participants to three new learning games that serve as a vehicle to politicise youth and young ad ults for the Degrowth movement. The workshop will consist of a brief ove rview of the project within which the games were developed\, then by pla ying the game\, before a summary and feedback session concludes the work shop. \nThe games were developed between high schools in Germany and Tan zania to enable high school students to learn about the international in terconnections of three topics and generalize to the Degrowth movement. Two online symposia with teachers from Germany and Tanzania pooled the e xpertise and diverse perspectives to ensure that experiences situations from both project regions are represented in the games. \nThe simulation games enable the target groups to put themselves in the shoes of people affected in different ways and to reflect on the conditions of internat ional frameworks for global justice and resource equality. The first gam e addresses tourism\, which people in the North know from active partici pation\, while individuals in the South know tourism either from an unin volved but observing perspective or through active income generation in the tourism industry. The second game addresses the material base of dig itality\, which individuals in the North know as consumers of digital de vices\, while citizens in the South tend to observe the ecological and s ocial consequences of the extraction of raw materials or the labour situ ation in the manufacturing of computer chips. The third game addresses t he agricultural sector and the international trade of agricultural goods . URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/328 SUMMARY:Playing Simulation Games for Degrowth - Tom Kopp\, Lana Pukanić\, Claudius Engeling LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T142443Z UID:666e443a-962f-418a-b05a-8d7fffc8c5a1@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The objective of my paper is to show how a contemporary accou nt of political friendship could provide the ethical grounding and contr ibute to the realization of an economy in the service of human flourishi ng. I start from the fact of the lack of friendship in the public sphere as this is reflected in the huge economic inequalities in contemporary capitalist societies\, and I argue for the need for conceiving an altern ative economy that would enable citizens to see and treat one another as friends and develop a harmonious relation with nature. The Aristotelian political friendship incorporating genuine concern for the others’ well -being could allow us to identify the pathology of the capitalist market economy and envision a socially and ecologically sustainable future. He nce\, I update the Aristotelian principle of political friendship by dev eloping a primordial conception of the good life and I explore economic proposals\, such as market socialism and Otto Neurath’s associational so cialism which are compatible with the content of my account of political friendship. Then I turn to the degrowth environmental movement which by proposing the downscaling of economic production and the abandonment of empty materialism\, in effect\, favours the instinctual substratum of p olitical friendship namely human sociality\, and I maintain that the cal l for genuine political – economic praxis that political friendship enca psulates could enable the degrowth movement to retain its radical charac ter and establish an economy that affirms life. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/52 SUMMARY:Political Friendship and Ecological Sustainability - Areti Gianno poulou LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192135Z UID:fc6bf7a2-678a-4f53-8fd2-533e757ab282@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Growth-based eco-technological modernisation will not succeed in curbing global warming and other eco-social crises. Degrowth\, the c limate movement and other actors of a socio-ecological transformation sh ould already discursively and politically adjust to this conflict-laden situation. We consider a bundle of strategies to be urgent\, which we ca ll socio-ecological reduction. It aims - in addition to previous left tr ansformation strategies - at political interventions in (re-)production processes\, which achieve ecologically relevant savings without extensiv e investments. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/65 SUMMARY:Political strategies for a socio-ecological reduction - Ulrich Sc hachtschneider\, Frank Adler LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T104207Z UID:44087d78-f4ac-481d-ac4c-9d059c000646@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Turkey was hit by two major earthquakes on 6 February 2023 wi th 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes\n\nwith epicentre in the Pazacık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş province in south-\neastern Turkey. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute\, the earthquakes affected\n\n14\, 013\,196 people in an area of 108\,812 km2 covering 11 provinces in east ern and south-\neastern Anatolia. As a result of the growth-oriented pol icies of the central government\, which\n\nhas been in power since 2002\ , pasture areas as well as natural protected areas have been\nzoned for construction\, construction process inspection has been privatised and\, last but not\nleast\, with the zoning amnesty came into play in 2018\, only in the area affected by the\nearthquake\, 290\,929 buildings built in contrary to the regulations could obtain registration\ncertificates. Due to the policies of the central government mentioned above\, the eart hquakes\nin question turned into a catastrophe where approximately 500\, 000 buildings were severely\ndamaged or collapsed and according to offic ial numbers\, more than 50\,000 citizens lost their\nlives.\nWith the ca tastrophic consequences of the earthquakes\, the failure of growth-orien ted housing\npolicies to ensure environmental sustainability and social justice has become more visible than\never\, highlighting the urgency of formulating and implementing degrowth-oriented housing\npolicies. The e arthquakes\, which happened only two months before the general elections \,\nhave created acute\, temporary and permanent housing needs for which degrowth-oriented\n\nhousing policies are particularly crucial to ensur e housing justice. Instead of conducting in-\ndepth studies on the polic ies to be formulated in the aftermath of the earthquakes\, the central\n \ngovernment\, under the pressure of winning the upcoming elections desp ite the objections of\n\nvarious professional chambers\, is taking hasty decisions as a continuation of the pre-\nearthquake housing policies.\n \nAccording to the preliminary estimates by the UNDP\, the earthquakes g enerated between 116\nand 210 million tonnes of debris. Hazardous materi als such as asbestos were released into\nthe air and debris was washed i nto nature reserves during debris removal operations without\nproper pre cautions such as irrigation and waste segregation. The central governmen t\nannounced the need for 650\,000 houses aftermath of the earthquakes\, and the construction\nof 244\,000 houses and 75\,000 village houses wil l be built within a year. It was emphasized\nthat the houses will be pro vided to the earthquake victims with interest-free loans spread over\n20 years. Additionally\, agricultural\, forested\, and pasture areas have been zoned for\nconstruction with a law enacted within the scope of the State of Emergency declared after the\nearthquakes. Furthermore\, while the aftershocks are still continuing\, foundation laying\nprocesses in f ertile agricultural lands have been started. On the other hand\, the mai n\nopposition promises to provide the houses without any charge if they win the elections. Turkey\npresents a special case for discussing post-e arthquake housing policies in the context of\ndegrowth as elections are only two months away. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/390 SUMMARY:Post-earthquake Housing Policies from the Perspective of Degrowth - Gamze Öztürk LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T121525Z UID:e7d494fd-e10f-403d-9177-25d83f9fd51d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Contemporary agrifood systems are infected with growth-thinki ng. Too often\, food production is out of balance in all dimensions–rela tions to soils\, animals\, landscape ecologies\, and relationships betwe en producers and consumers. Bad agricultural policies prop-up fundamenta lly unsustainable agrifood systems. They produce too much of the wrong k inds of food\, at the expense of human health\, animal wellbeing\, agric ultural livelihoods\, and rural communities and landscapes. Nature itsel f must pay the full costs in the end.\n\nTo detach food production from the growth model is to change the world. This session assembles examples of creative circuits of food production and consumption that exist now: some based on ancient cultural ways and others contemporary –all releva nt to the ethics of post-growth human ecologies. Presentations feature c ases of post-growth food production\, distribution\, business\, culture\ , and/or governance\, but also include analytical exploration of how pos t-growth food systems emerge\, are maintained\, or further developed in the face of myriad challenges. Re-embedding our food systems in bioregio nal agroecosystems and regenerating biocultural diversity\, growing food cultures centered on sufficiency and stewardship\, and establishing foo d commons and sharing networks are confronted by very real economic ques tions of securing livelihoods\, ensuring just labor conditions\, and bal ancing trade\, access\, and food security. The session will provide a wi ndow into post-growth food systems now and where they might be headed in the future. (McGreevy et al. 2022) URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/89 SUMMARY:Post-growth agrifood systems: now - Steven McGreevy\, Christoph R upprecht\, Norie Tamura\, Mai Kobayashi LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230821T154945Z UID:1d08e531-3bed-458e-b3f5-488dd8d62aa6@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:During this high-level panel the intention is to provide a cr itical and post-growth friendly 'reading' of the European Green Deal. Eu ropean Green Deal is a complex and multi-layered program of the European Commission to implement a green transition across the EU. Yet\, it face s great challenges. The most important one in this context is that it re lies on the paradigm of green growth\, which implies that new technologi es and re-direction of financial flows will be sufficient to deliver a s ustainable future for European citizens. It completely ignores the socia l dimension of the Green Deal and accordingly the need for a broad re-di stribution. It is also a top-down policy-driven program which lacks a gr eat deal of democratic legitimacy and support from deliberative processe s. In the world of a poly-crisis\, we will aim to explore to which exten t various post-growth debates can reach and make an impact on policy-mak ing spheres both at the European and national levels. One of the main fo cuses of our conversation will be how European Green Deal can -or can no t - ensure just climate transition. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/410 SUMMARY:Post-growth Pluriverse(s) in Policy Spehere(s): European Green De al and Beyond - Panelists LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T173000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151324Z UID:86249175-c7f2-4a00-b979-5ad69fd698a1@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Dominant neoliberal economic paradigm is clearly exploitative towards all kinds of resources. Alternative paradigms mainly aim to sto p being exploitative towards (some) humans. Dominant paradigm is dehuman izing\, alternative paradigms are anthropocentric\, neither of them cons titute an answer to the swirl of the crises of the Anthropocene.\n\nI ar gue that Critical Posthumanism together with Actor-Network Theory can as semble a proposition of an applicable posthumanist management\, inclusiv e and anti exploitative towards both human and non-human actors\, and im manent to effective application of degrowth.\n\nBut “combining degrowth with posthumanism looks good only on paper”\, is what I have learned on the occasion of my first contact with one of the leaders of the degrowth movement in my country. Not only that\, try matching both terms “posthu manism” and “degrowth” in the title of a paper in Google Scholar and you get nothing. This also calls for further exploration.\n\nIn the paper I am showing the results of posthumanistic analysis of chosen concepts fr om the most popular Polish website on degrowth\, reinterpreted by lookin g at them through the lens of posthumanistic management: humanistic dean thropocentrization\, non-anthropocentric subjectivity\, radical symmetry in distribution of agency and dignity.\n\nInclusion/exclusion of both h uman and non-human actors is political and has social and natural effect s. Stopping human mastery in political economic thinking and doing is\, I argue\, crucial for degrowth not to reflect the failures of the system that it tries to fix and to propose a sufficiently good answer to the c rises of the Anthropocene\, especially the climate-ecological catastroph e. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/315 SUMMARY:Posthumanism and Degrowth - Michal Palasz LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T193804Z UID:e6c89db4-4fae-4f36-9be5-c5fd674d9597@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This panel will bring together contributions from Ecofeminism \, Feminist mutual support groups and Community Accountability experienc es to illustrate some of the challenges and opportunities for practising convivial ways of living and relating in the context of gender based vi olence and ecological crisis.\nStarting from the concept of “convivialit y”\, as “the creative relationships that emerge between people and their material surroundings\, sustained by grassroots trust and responsibilit y” (Montgomery and bergman\, 2017)\, the discussion panel will explore q uestions of alternative forms of relating in the web of life - in dialog ue with eco-feminist voices - and questions of “trust” and “responsibil ity”\, coming from the experience of mutual support groups and community accountability. \n\nThere are many systemic obstacles to practising con viviality which Degrowth\, Ecologist and Feminist movements\, among many others\, have amply identified: the dispossession caused by colonial an d patriarchal extractivism\, as well as the gender based\, racist\, and ableist violence which create fractures in communities which are very ha rd to heal.\nIn response to this\, conviviality is what increases autono my and freedom from capitalism’s precarious systems of provision. Both t he eco-feminist and the community accountability movements give us an in sight into how autonomy is built in the here and now. By stirring away f rom offering universal solutions\, and by sharing an understanding of co ntext-bound and locally routed knowledge\, they inform different underst andings of what conviviality may look like\, both in terms of our relati onship with the non-human world and with each other.\n\nMontgomery N.\, bergman c. (2017) Joyful Militancy: Building Thriving Resistance in Toxi c Times\, AK Press. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/175 SUMMARY:Practices of Conviviality - Stephanie McDonagh\, Maria Lorena Mu rra LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230811T113401Z UID:1a99edd1-01a1-4256-bc83-74f48eecb907@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:A multitude of formal and informal collective projects are ac tively working in the Greece against the logic of the World-of-One-World \, through the building of alternatives\, opposition and (non-reformist) reformism. At the same time research around these projects can itself b e part of an potential strategy of transformation if it is carried out b y\, with and for participating initiatives and if it remains open\, expe rimental\, contingent while while focusing on the not-yet. In this conte xt\, action research occupies a privileged position because of\, among o ther things\, its orientation towards social inquiry in collective conte xts\, the organic participation of the parties involved in the co-design \, co-construction and collective reflection on the interconnectedness o f the theory/practice along with the multiple roles that the researcher can perform. At the same time\, action research can be based on a) decol onial epistemology\, highlighting the silencing of multiple thoughts/act ions within the modernity\, b) speculative research\, focusing the lure of the individual into the not-yet and creative experimentation with alt ernative futures\, and c) the agile research\, which focuses on process and functionality rather than the final product. This presentation will start with a reflection on the multiple roles and actions during the con duct of an action research project\, taking as a case study the action r esearch carried out in the context of preparation and implementation of the second CoOpenAir Festival – Festival of Sinergatismos (Collaborativi sm). This research was carried out in the context of the thesis Conceptu al Approaches to Sineratigismos and its Prefigurative Dimension that sub mitted to the MSc Social and Solidarity Economy of the Hellenic Open Uni versity.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/182 SUMMARY:Prefigurative and Community Action Research in the Context of Agi le\, Decolonial and Speculative Research - Giorgos Melissourgos LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T201309Z UID:a720d2ae-61ab-4a09-8174-4116504284c2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:On behalf of Green Istria\, I propose a short\, 20-30 minutes presentation (with PPT) of the first Community garden in Pula\, Croatia .\n\nSince May 2021 Green Istria has been managing the Community garden at Gregovica together with Association of Persons with Physical Disabili ties of Southern Istria\, Pula Gymnasium\, School for Training and Educa tion – Pula\, Student Association Pula and Autism Association Istria. \n \nThe garden was awarded to Green Istria after the campaign "Return the garden to the city" and unique participatory advocacy initiative which i nvolved citizens of Pula and the above mentioned partners. Within the ca mpaign\, they developed a model of Pula urban gardens and community gard en and advocated for the adoption of the model by the City of Pula. The model was reflected in two corresponding City of Pula's decisions propos als. In this manner\, the City’s decisions were for the first time ever in Pula designed "from the bottom up”! As a result\, the City published the call for management and use of the community garden open to civil so ciety organizations\, i.e. associations\, as well as for applications fo r garden plots by the individual citizens! \n\nToday\, the 1.500 m2 Comm unity garden at Gregovica serves the purpose which was envisaged for it by the citizens' initiative and then green Istria’s Group for urban gard ens in early 2020\, after the covid crisis emerged – it’s a place where community members socialise\, educate and practice joint organic food cu ltivation\, a place where values of solidarity\, cooperation\, participa tory decision-making\, social responsibility and inclusion are highly ra nked.\n\nThe presentation would contribute to the conference by demonstr ating the good practice of local civil society which builds new forms of social solidarity and contributes to creation of sustainable and just s ociety.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/380 SUMMARY:Presentation of the first Community garden in Pula - Dunja Mickov \, Irena Burba LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T201259Z UID:165687e5-7570-4088-8e30-a34a15744121@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:On behalf of Green Istria\, we propose a short\, 20-30 minute s presentation (with PPT) of the Re-Geppetto\, the first repair café sta rted and managed by a CSO in Croatia. \n\nRepair caffe and workshop Re-G eppetto is a is a well equipped space where citizens can repair objects and devices for free on a do-it-yourself principle. The purpose of the workshop is to provide all interested citizens with the space\, tools an d advice they need in order to repair small household appliances\, items \, furniture\, clothes and toys on their own or with the help of volunte ers and the workshop manager. \nThe action "Repair Cafe Re-Geppetto  - c ircular communities and art" carried out by Green Istria received the aw ard for the most outstanding action during 13th edition of the European Waste Reduction Week (EWWR).\n\nThe action involved redisigning old text ile workshop with locally famous zero waste fashion designer Ivana Tomi ć\, as well as a workshop of creating jewellery from scrap materials wi th Mirna Sišul\, a freelance artist with a degree in the Academy of Appl ied Arts\, whose works can be found in many public and private collectio ns around the world. \n\nWithin the action young artists from Pula\, Mat eo Žufić and Katarina Memedović finalised and participated at the openin g of their mural depicting a huge wale from the story of Pinocchio and c reated in a painting technique with the addition of three dimensional up cycled pieces. The story behind the mural iillustrates the origins of th e name of the repair café\, which was named after Geppetto\, father of t he famous fictional character Pinocchio\, who was also a carpenter. \n\n Additionally\, a debate about how artist can use their work as a platfo rm to raise awareness and imagine a more sustainable future was broadcas ted on Community Radio Rojc.\n\nRe-Geppetto is located within the Commun ity Center Rojc\, a particular “place of civil society\,” an alternative urban culture center which hosts 111 associations with very different activities: culture and art\, sport and recreation\, children and youth\ , ethnic minorities and psycho-social work. Rojc itself is an incubator of many projects and activities with aim of sustainable development from urban gardening\, reuse flea markets\, diy up cycling workshops to prom oting sharing communities. Green Istria is part of Rojc Alliance and car ing about the common good of the associations within the center.\n\nThe presentation would contribute to the conference by showcasing a good pra ctice example of the Pula repair cafe\, with special focus on how art c an be a beacon of hope\, lighting the way and compelling us to act towar ds a more sustainable future. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/381 SUMMARY:Presentation of the Re-Geppetto repair caffe in Pula - Dunja Mick ov\, Irena Burba LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T205752Z UID:e9f71a06-d1cc-4f5e-9088-2617be40fdd5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The current paper shares the results of qualitative multi-cas e study research\, where 20 community-based organisations (CBOs) were an alysed regarding their approach towards meeting basic needs in the diver se fields of everyday reality\, such as housing\, healthcare\, technolog ical innovation\, food\, currency\, and mobility. The main\nresearch que stion was: what practices and enabling conditions are present in the sam pled organizations that direct collective action toward societal well-be ing and ecological restoration rather than towards contributing to econo mic growth (and/or\nindividual wealth accumulation)? Primary data was ga thered through semi-structured interviews\, while secondary data was col lected through publicly available sources. Results indicate the central importance of autonomy\; on both individual and organisational levels. G lobal supply chains often successfully hide their destructive\nfeatures from consumers\, and at the same time consumers\, nor workers have the p ower to (at least without organized collective action) significantly inf luence what and how is produced\; unsustainable options prevail largely because those with\npower are unwilling to change. The sampled organisat ions are community-based in the sense that they are open to a wide range of stakeholders to have a genuine ability to influence the given organi sation. CBOs this way are vehicles to collect information on local issue s\, and spaces to organise around those issues for positive\nsocial chan ge. This ability to influence daily livelihood issues meaningfully provi des individual and organisational level autonomy. CBO models present a s et of organisational models where the focus is on needs and not on growt h. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/384 SUMMARY:Principles and Models of Community-based Organisations in the Ant hropocene - Tamas Veress LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151701Z UID:6e170022-d521-4af5-959f-fcce400737f4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The Promiscuous Care Study Group emerged from the need to bui ld up learning communities where we might recognize the abundance of wor king together in difference. Comprising students\, teachers\, and resear chers working within an academy of art and design\, the group formed aro und shared sensibilities\, practices\, and approaches that reach through and beyond our institutional roles and individual practices as artists\ , designers\, writers\, and educators. In our individual and collective practices\, we explore the relations between the individual\, social and institutional bodies\, and infrastructures. Together we ask: How can we reclaim the word ‘promiscuous’ as an opportunity to transgress and buil d support and care networks within uncaring systems? What infrastructure s facilitate promiscuous forms of care? \n\nThe study group operates as an interruption of institutional pacing and alienation. The academy that hosts the group created the conditions that require it through its felt absence of caring infrastructure. It is a space for slowness\, nourishm ent\, grief\, uncertainty\, and attentiveness to bodies\, relations\, an d needs. Shared thematics manifest in reproductive labours\; of cooking\ , gardening\, stitching\, and weaving. Undervalued or under-represented histories and counter-histories are dug\, dredged\, reclaimed\, and exam ined with care. The precarious\, invisible\, and peripheral are explored through witnessing bodies\, intimate pedagogies\, and testimonial forms . We host check-ins\, practice workshops on building trust and safety\, experiment with collective writing and transcribing\, and read\, watch\, listen\, and eat together. For the conference\, we propose a session wi ll include a presentation and discussion combined with pedagogical and a rtistic research experiments.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/125 SUMMARY:Promiscuous Infrastructures - Michelle Teran\, Skye Maule O'Brie n\, Carmen Martinez-Quintanilla Rubio\, Renée Turner\, Kari Robertson LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T190235Z UID:3908234a-6c00-4d1d-8da8-789486355dc3@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The paper aims to grasp and rethink proximity tourism in the context of recent degrowth debates\, mapping out how might travel practi ces that take place near home and encourage slow travel on the ground cu ltivate much-needed perceptive attentiveness\, ethical sensibilities and response-abilities in the surrounding environment. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/359 SUMMARY:Proximity and care: towards alternative ethics of future tourism practices - Andreja Trdina\, Nejc Pozvek LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T150600Z UID:6c887def-8eb2-498c-b53c-440b69a5b9e5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:As Turkey’s general election approaches\, the authoritarian-c um-conservative regime of Mr. Erdoğan\, in reign for more than two decad es\, has been pursuing a rather unorthodox economic experiment based on cutting interest rates well below the inflation so as to pump the econom y while selling foreign reserves to support the Lira. Although the quest ion as of whether his move towards incentivizing spending to pep up the economy (with an added reference to the Islamist injunction against usur y) will make him successful or not in the coming election is of vital im portance\, we are rather focused on how Turkish households are respondin g in terms of consumption decisions to this policy of cheap money. Our s tudy therefore aims to examine the behavior of typical middle-income hou seholds through a field study. The economic strategy implemented by Mr. Erdoğan will certainly come with serious negative ecological consequence s (in addition to future financial burden to households and their childr en). The degrowth movement argues for a shift away from such an unsustai nable model of endless economic expansion and instead advocates for a mo re equitable and ecologically-sustainable economy. By examining—through a comprehensive qualitative research—how Turkish households are respondi ng to the policy of cheap money\, our study will contribute to the under standing of how middle-households in Turkey\, even when they politically and ideologically position themselves against the conservative governme nt of Erdoğan\, might be seduced by the economic growth\, and how this b ehavior can be shifted towards a more sustainable and equitable directio n. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/283 SUMMARY:Realism of Pessimism: The Opium of Overconsumption Under Islamist Authoritarian Regime of Erdoğan - Gökçe Yeniev\, Fikret Adaman\, Duygu Avcı LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T111500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103940Z UID:1c2e7175-a8bd-4c1c-a7c4-a1c6e251dd46@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Being in close\, intimate contact with the living network con sisting of people\, animals\, plants\, microbial world\, air\, soil wate r… IS what gives us an immediate and direct information about the state and the limits of this network. Only when we are not in contact with it can we live in such destructive\, unsustainable manner that characteriz es our contemporary lives. However\, when we are discussing new approach es to our societal and environmental crisis one voice is usually missing \, it is being ignored\, not represented or under-represented: the voice of the non-human world.\nHow can we tell the whole story if only one sp ecies is represented? How can we make right changes and find good soluti ons if we are not perceiving a huge part of the reality\, if we are not considering it at all? How can we attempt to mend and heal our society a nd environment if we are taking into consideration only one species\, on e element of the system? How can we learn to step out of our anthropocen trism\, our speciesism and relate to the living network of life without the ever-present domineering approach? What new alliences with the non-h uman world can be put together and what new tranformative imaginations w ill they bring?\n\nThis presentation will be based on both theoretical a pproaches problematizing our ever-present uncoscious specistic attitude to solving the predicament we are in as well as practical examples based on the activitites of the Wild Belgrade initiative (dedicated to deepen ing our understanding of the urban ecosystems). \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/115 SUMMARY:(Re)allying with the non-human world - Milja Vuković LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230809T171407Z UID:1a0273e5-4621-4806-8cbc-94647ada5e4b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth's call for downscaling of production and consumption in high-income countries aligns with the call of the Circular Economy ( CE) for a reduced material footprint and increased circularity. However\ , the CE often problematically frames 'waste' as the newest resource for commodity production that will ultimately bring about ‘green growth’ th rough decoupling in high-income countries. Although critical literature has already identified gaps\, contradictions and challenges regarding ec ological\, physical and socio-political questions\, there is little rese arch on existing and tangible practices that showcase ways to establish new material cultures that do not reproduce commodification and producti vism. \n\nIn order to study examples of such concrete practices\, our re search adopts the Diverse Economies (DE) framework (which degrowth exten sively builds on). DE enables a non-capitalocentric reading of the (circ ular) economy\, highlighting diverse expressions of economic practice an d their transformative potential. Specifically\, through extensive and i mmersive empirical research with ten members / enterprises in a maker co operative in Belgium\, we aimed to inventory various formal and informal discard management practices and relate them to the cooperative's ethic al charter as well as the ethical 'coordinates' outlined in DE scholarsh ip. One of the key observations was that economic and social life were n ot seen as separate spheres: discard management was predominantly embedd ed in social ties – not the other way around – and care\, creative convi viality and reciprocity appeared to be core features of this social fabr ic. \n\nThis paper conceptually and empirically contributes to both the CE and heterodox economic literatures\, by inventorying tangible example s of more diverse and post-capitalist forms of circular economies. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/208 SUMMARY:Reclaiming the Circular Economy - Erik Paredis\, Irma Emmery LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T173000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151624Z UID:a9a1786a-ed27-41cf-8c6e-a8fb52439a91@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:There would not be any economic action if it were not for car e work to enable it. This leads to the assumption that care agents indee d have a lot of power. This changes various perspectives\, firstly\, the perspective on power\, secondly\, on where the real productive resource s lie and lastly\, what to look for when searching for positive images o f economic agents and their power. \nWhen we acknowledge care workers to be powerful agents of economy\, it is interesting to analyze the method s different care worker organizations and care economy activists take wh en aiming for a degrowth and future fit economy.\nThe paper deconstructs and constructs the definition of power agency within the actors of the care movement in Germany\, Austria and Switzerland. It compares their di fferent approaches to influence the economic organisation of care within a wider horizon of an economic transformation. The comparison takes sev eral agents into view. Among them are the highly successful strikes of u nited care agents in the Vivantes clinics called “Berliner Krankenhausbe wegung” in Germany\; the Swiss platform Economiefeministe which wants to implement broader knowledge on feminist economics\; or the Austrian IG2 4 – an activist-based special-interests group which fights for better wo rking conditions of 24 hour-live-in-care-work. Central questions are: Ho w do they define themselves as agents of power in the field of economic activity? How do they affect their field in transformative ways to benef it care workers and not those who try to earn profit from it? How is the ir power connected to current political and economic decisions?\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/345 SUMMARY:(Re)constructing agents of power in the care economy sector - Lis ka Beulshausen\, Feline Tecklenburg LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230808T100649Z UID:fa75cbd2-ab15-473c-84f1-a0e1c5985903@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper brings degrowth scholarship in conversation with l iving systems theory in efforts to propose a novel conceptualization of success in organizing towards degrowth-inspired futures. The initiatives that embody the paths and pursuits of degrowth are multi-faceted in the ir socio-political functioning and require new metrics of achievement. T o this aim we explore the trajectories of five community-based initiativ es in the province of Barcelona (Spain) that aim at sustainable food\, e nergy and living space provisioning through the prism of a tripartite mo del of success. We argue that ‘success’ can be claimed when i) results\, ii) people and iii) processes are well-aligned. Success can be conceptu alized as a continuous balancing act between the pursuit of objectives a nd acts of care for individual needs and group processes. The three edge s of success are not stand-alone\, but rather intertwined in a way that each one influences and is influenced by the others\, just like the mult iple significations of degrowth. In that sense the only ethically concei vable degrowth futures are ones where the quality of the groups processe s within the existing organizations and the well-being of their members\ , or otherwise – care\, are embodied and hardwired at the level of the p raxis. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/94 SUMMARY:Redefining success in organizing towards degrowth-inspired future s - Filka Sekulova LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191642Z UID:290a7059-981c-4f4c-8ae2-94548c854af6@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Inflation-driven poverty\, collapsing health systems\, demogr aphic pressure\, fiscal burden –Western welfare systems are facing a sev ere crisis. And : the worst is yet to come when planetary boundaries lim it the overall wealth to be redistributed. \n\nThe visible fallacies of the neoliberal capitalist system make more and more societal actors eng age in the debate on future-proof alternatives\, re-opening the space fo r more radical ideas and new cooperation. Some call for fair burden shar ing\, others for decent care work and the importance of (free) public se rvices. The ‘active (caring?) state’ experiences a revival . Much of th is argumentation can be directly or indirectly linked to existing degrow th ideas. A chance we should use! \n\nAs Friends of the Earth Germany we have long engaged in the debate on degrowth policies\, pushing transiti on from an ecological standpoint . Lately\, we are adapting a broader pe rspective. Believing in the power of ‘unusual’ alliances\, we have initi ated a number of cooperations alliances with labour unions\, welfare and care organizations. \n\nIn this workshop\, we argue that promoting degr owth as solution not only to the environmental\, but to the social crisi s is key to (1) directly relate to people’s realities and raise identit y with the degrowth narrative – both in- and outside the environmental b ubble\, (2) dissolve resistance for to ambitious environmental measures and the radical change needed\, and (3) bring new partners on board to f ight for a just future. \n\nAfter some key reflections on our work\, th e floor will be opened for the participants to share their own experienc es. Together\, we will discuss strategies to identify fields for coopera tion\, overcome practical obstacles\, and make our alliances even strong er. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/59 SUMMARY:Redistribution\, Good Work\, Public Services – How the social cri ses open the door for new degrowth support - Marie-Luisa Wahn \, Uwe Me inhardt\, Lia LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T210438Z UID:2b460e86-f101-497d-8485-ba6dabdf6cb4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the deep fractures and the ba seless promises of well-being that the capitalist model made to the whol e world. Neither the market nor the State will be able to take care of a vast number of peoples\, except in a transitory and limited way. People ’s struggles for survival and their expression of agency will be a signi ficant factor in defining the outcome of these exceptional circumstances . The crisis points to the terrible physical\, cultural\, and spiritual alienation of Homo Industrius from its own home ‘oikos’.\nOver the past three years\, the COVID-19 crisis has been well documented\, highlightin g the plight of the working class\, small scale farmers\, fisherfolk\, i ndigenous peoples\, urban migrants and many people living in the margins of our societies. It has shown the deep links between ecological devast ation and socio-economic deprivation. Overall\, the inequality and unsus tainability of predominant models of ‘development’ have been clearly dem onstrated.\nThe crises showed the vitality of using this opportunity to simultaneously rethink the economic\, social\, political\, cultural and ecological approaches to life and find alternative pathways of well-bein g. However desperate the current situation has been\, communities across the world responded to the crises with resilience\, care\, innovation\, and adaptability. The resurgence of life that we see in innumerable act ions of solidarity\, cooperation\, love\, and care in these times are ro oted in the aeons-old articulations of indigenous peoples and local comm unities who are directly dependent on the rest of nature for their well- being. \nThis session will highlight stories from the Global South demon strated by communities\, initiatives and civil society who give us impor tant lessons and pathways for just\, equitable\, and ecologically resili ent futures.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/48 SUMMARY:Regenerative communities: resistance\, existence\, and re-existen ce - Shrishtee Bajpai LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T140450Z UID:1aad309c-7036-4f29-b235-21c223f7a75f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Environmental justice research critically explores the bridgi ng between social and environmental problems. This paper seeks to contri bute to environmental justice research by focusing on the problems and p olitics of scale. Scalar politics contemplates scale as the result of so cial construction and sees how socio-political realities are influenced by scalar choice and characterization. Regarding environmental justice\, acknowledging scalar politics foresees significant relationships betwee n scalar and socio-environmental processes and ontologies. However\, aft er thoroughly reviewing environmental justice literature\, we find that scalar and trans-scalar problematization are not effectively addressed. For that reason\, we argue that conveying scale to a central role in env ironmental justice research could enhance comprehensive analyses by depi cting distinct layers and details of environmental (in)justice. A parti cular idea we suggest is trans-scalar environmental justice\, or incorpo rating the inquiry of scalar assemblage and interaction into environment al justice research. Moreover\, as exemplary cases to expand on\, we dra w attention to the politics of scale in ecology\, as well as to the emer ging scalar problematization in environmental justice research. Ultimate ly\, the overall aim of this paper is to contribute to environmental jus tice research and\, this way\, to environmental justice. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/53 SUMMARY:Regenerative Parallaxing: Encouraging Trans-scalar Environmental Justice Research - Laila Vivas\, Dr. Lucinda Cash-Gibson\, Dr. Aline Chi abai LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230801T160819Z UID:554273a3-1ade-46f9-8446-cc6a4bb1d506@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:registration desk and welcome pack URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/394 SUMMARY:Registration desk open - LOCATION:MSU-foyer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T201950Z UID:d3fcf824-4c06-47a9-aedf-324317260eb5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:As key drivers of endless economic growth\, innovation and te chnology have often (if not totally) been neglected in their relation to degrowth and wider societal change away from economic growth. However\, we argue that in order to achieve alternative societies\, it is vital t o imagine different ways of technology\, innovation and science that are not bound to the persisting growth imaginaries and values like producti vity and consumption. Rather\, by understanding innovation and technolog y as fundamental to society\, we tackle the question of what innovation and technology might look like if detached from economic growth\, and wh at their roles are for degrowth transitions\, post-capitalist organizati ons and society overall. To explore such issues further\, we draw on fou ndational work that has started to re-imagine innovation and technology in post-growth and organizational contexts (Pansera and Fressoli\, 2020) and in other scholarships ranging from the arts to critical management\ , political ecology and community economies for a fruitful exchange abou t innovation\, technology and degrowth. Through multiple presentations f ollowed by a participatory conversation\, this session hopes to build ne w bridges between scholarly traditions and break the static identities o f innovation and technology for the reproduction of economic growth and their neglect in degrowth scholarship. Thanks to presentations on e.g.\, innovations and subjectivities in historical commons\, novel forms of o rganizing transport and mobilities\, innovation as activist knowledge th rough resistance and prefigurative politics\, circular economy technolog ies and education for counter-hegemony\, we aim to re-define and map out the catalyzing potential of innovation and technology for and by degrow th. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/26 SUMMARY:(Re-)Imagining Technology and Innovation for Degrowth - Noor Keu rhorst\, Noortje Keurhorst\, Elisa Schramm\, Josephine Becker\, David So to-Oñate\, Brais Suárez-Eiroa LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151048Z UID:322011ab-dedb-4977-abdd-36a3628df1ac@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Accelerating transitions towards sustainable\, post-fossil fu el futures is no longer an option but an imperative. Technological innov ation is central in policy debates about how to achieve sustainability t ransitions and pressing climate targets. Yet\, as shown by the current p rotests against coal mining in Lützerath\, western Germany\, neither so- called green technology nor present understandings of technological inno vation\, which ignore embedded material and energy footprints\, can\, al one\, lead us towards more sustainable futures. To achieve such futures\ , we need radical transformations in how our very economies work\, in ho w we produce and consume – ultimately\, in our core societal values and how we imagine and reproduce our everyday lives and the technologies tha t support them. In this paper\, we argue that relational values\, such a s responsibility\, care\, reciprocity\, and stewardship\, are more attun ed to support the move towards sustainability. While present in the open -source technology culture\, for instance through ‘tinkering’ as a form of knowledge co-production\, as well as in movements combining bioregion alism and retrofitting\, these values remain an uncharted territory in t he context of mainstream discourses on technology for sustainability tra nsitions. Taking a speculative approach\, inspired by experiential desig n and everyday futures practices\, we will explore how relational values might help us re-imagine technology in post-growth futures. Central to our discussion will be empirical materials and experiences from a specul ative workshop co-designed with creative technology practitioners who sh are an open-source and low-energy coding ethos. Based on this workshop\, we will reflect on how technologies in post-growth futures might help u s reconnect the ‘rural’ and the ‘urban’ in our imagination and practice\ , allowing us to re-inhabit bioregions\, and fostering relational\, ‘rur ban’\, values across networks of human and more-than-human actors. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/90 SUMMARY:Re-imagining technology in post-growth 'rurban' futures - Coreli a Baibarac-Duignan \, Steven McGreevy\, Dominic Lenzi\, Alexandria Pool e LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T134355Z UID:22d19a43-b7b3-47dd-823a-fa3b58f349c5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Confronted with ecological\, social and economic crises\, the mainstream response is to advocate technological innovation within a ‘g reen growth’ paradigm. However\, evidence suggests that current conventi onal models for innovation in sustainability are inadequate to fully res olve linked crises of unsustainability. Current environmental issues can not be solved merely by incremental improvements and technological fixes . \nHere\, a new space of opportunity is opening for social movements t hat are exploring alternative development pathways and a radically diffe rent approach to economic development. This research aims to contribute to understandings of how innovation is conceived and enacted by social m ovements concerned with issues around green growth. Most of the literatu re on sustainability transitions and innovation still focuses on more co nventional economic assumptions and understandings of innovation\, as we ll as conventional practices in business and government. There is less r esearch on how movements might prefigure new models\, criteria and setti ngs for innovation that require a rethinking of innovation in a postgrow th society\, which is the gap in the literature that this research inten ds to address. \nThis research integrates a thematic analysis and critic al discourse analysis from data collected through in-depth semi structur ed interviews\, participant observation and document analysis of two cas e studies of movements active in the UK –Transition Towns\, a grassroots innovation movement formed by a network of local initiatives\; and the degrowth movement\, an academic-activist movement. This research will pr ovide timely analysis that is both constructive and critical towards ret hinking innovation in society\, which will benefit policymakers\, busine sses and civil society organisations. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/55 SUMMARY:Rethinking innovation beyond economic growth for sustainability t ransitions. - Andrea Perez Porres LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T153000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T072446Z UID:f9627aad-2cd6-49f1-900a-3786b8582a31@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In light of the multiple crises advanced by late-stage capita lism\, movements for socio-ecological transformation embrace a new kind of political belonging and relation\, as they articulate alternative pos itions to the status quo and theorise and practice change. Hence\, they challenge a system that seeks to alienate people from nature and from ea ch other. Inspired by Glissant’s “poetics of relation”\, a relational co nception of human existence can act as a tool to counter the West’s impo sition of universalist values. Glissant endorses the idea that local act ion needs to be combined with global consciousness of Relation\, alignin g local struggles into a context of a larger struggle. Living in a globa l system that fundamentally disagrees with your values is highly disturb ing and alienating. Thus\, we must create and strengthen bonds and solid arities as self-sustaining practices and engage in broader alliances. As James explains\, Revolutionary Love originates from a desire for the gr eater good that entails radical risk-taking for justice. Creating a comm on struggle front from the “Left and the bottom” is an experimental prac tice that takes a fundamental ontological revolution and a rethinking of what it means to be in relation to each other. \n\nThis is a convivial space of exchange where we explore what it means to be in relation to ea ch other and to nature\, reflecting on how we are organised and practice activism to find new ways of creating bonds and alliances. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/7 SUMMARY:Revolutionary love and relation - Franca Marquardt LOCATION:CMR-park 1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143045Z UID:0d8cdbf1-1136-4bb6-bce0-600e9042f870@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION: This article builds on feminist and decolonial perspective s and engages with political geography literature to rethink the way pea ce and violence are understood in the Global South. Building peace that is coherent with planetary and ecological limits\, and that does not fur ther direct and structural violence\, necessitates breaking with the ext ractivist model of development that benefits growth and accumulation ove r people's wellbeing. By theorizing the way that degrowth strategies can be understood as furthering climate resilient peace in the Global South \, this article proposes two ways that we can understand peace as a libe ratory praxis based on 'the room to grow' and 'the right to say no'. Thr ough these two strategies\, I aim at centering a liberatory praxis for p eace on the need to negate both material and symbolic system and structu res of oppression that produce climate and environmental changes\, as we ll as reproduce direct\, structural\, and cultural violence. A peace pra xis focused on the liberation of the Global South identifies that differ ent types of violence connected to climate and environmental changes and underdevelopment are not only connected\, but that they share their roo ts in deeper structural systems of extractivism\, exploitation\, and col onization. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/272 SUMMARY:Room to grow and the right to say no - Barbara Magalhães Teixeira LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T142429Z UID:cee66cbd-a203-4db6-a140-18fd829c51f0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:There are multiple crises unfolding from multidimensional eco logical crises to social crises\, which have been heavily influenced or even share a common root in the tendencies of our current economic syste m. Sharing has been proposed as an effective strategy to reduce the envi ronmental and social burden associated with consumption. Yet\, a critica l approach to sharing is needed to make sure that it does not further so me of the challenges that it aims to address. Capitalist tendencies such as commodification and profit accumulation run contrary to the sustaina bility potential of sharing. We highlight a criteria for sustainable sha ring – or safe and just sharing – which aims to help enable decent livin g for all and tackle some of the major crises of our time\, including th ough not necessarily limited to\, climate change and environmental degra dation\, rising economic inequality and lack of community. We conclude b y proposing governance principles and policies that would support the in itiation and development of safe and just sharing. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/11 SUMMARY:Safe and just sharing - Diana Ivanova\, Milena Buchs LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T111500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T110000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T201331Z UID:8ae26f2b-4a6f-4b3c-8b6d-242e893ed858@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:No social revolution can succeed without being at the same ti me a consciously spatial revolution. Responding to the criticisms on the space-blindness and anti-planning sentiment in the degrowth debates\, t he spatial aspect and planning have drawn increasing attention in the mo re recent academic degrowth discussions. This paper aims to drive furthe r this discussion on the importance of integrating the space and plannin g in the degrowth transformation by addressing the issue of spatial scal e. More specifically\, I make two arguments: firstly\, an ontological un derstanding of scale can underlabour the multi-scalar strategies for deg rowth\; secondly\, the ‘spatial’ in scale should be paid more attention in the political striving for degrowth.\n \nAlthough degrowth has starte d to discuss scales by drawing on concept of rescaling\, open localism a nd multi-scalar strategy\, I argue that degrowth would benefit from more explicit and systematic engagement with the question of scale. The pape r starts with an ontological journey inquiring ‘what is spatial scale’\, particularly by drawing on the critical realist perspective. Based on t his\, the paper explains ‘why scale matters’\, through discussing spatia l/scalar mechanisms\, cross-scale impacts and scalar strategies that are relevant to degrowth. The paper illustrates the importance of scale in pursuing a degrowth future within the field of housing development. The last session briefly suggests ‘how to better integrate the scale issue’ in the pursuit of a degrowth future. This includes taking an explanatory \, relational and holistic approach to spatial scales.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/356 SUMMARY:Scale matters for degrowth - Jin Xue LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192625Z UID:6cd17686-c0eb-4a46-9241-37273074bad5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In the past few years\, we have witnessed a stark increase in civil society activism regarding the climate crisis\, climate justice\, degrowth and a social-ecological transformation. Especially forms of di rect action have become more frequent and more visible\, sparking solida rity as well as outrage. At the same time\, traditional boundaries betwe en science/research and activism have become increasingly blurred\, lead ing to new forms of endorsement and connection between scientists and ac tivists. This is not only met with approval\, but also with a lot of que stions and criticism.\n\nIn a non-academic session in the form of an ope n-exchange workshop\, we would like to discuss how the spheres of resear ch and civil action increasingly interact\, whether boundaries are neces sary and how to communicate one’s position. We would like to explore how a fruitful collaboration between research (institutes) and activist gro ups could look like and how to deal with the public perceptions regardin g the “neutrality” and objectivity of science. \n\nHow is the alliance o f scientists and activists altered by the climate crisis? Which possible research themes lie at the intersections? How do we deal with double ro les\, expectations and potential risks? \n\nThe session would build on p revious workshops and lectures on this topic. It should give room to par ticipants to discuss their own experiences in this matter\, as well as i dentify key issues in the navigation between research and political advo cacy. The goal is to strengthen the active collaboration and impactful e xchange between science and social movements. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/339 SUMMARY:Science and Activism: Together through the Climate Crisis? - Nor a Krenmayr\, Luzia Strasser LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T101513Z UID:bd84b79c-ad3b-4088-a6db-3d9e86ce5d3d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Failure to meet human needs and exceeding the environmental b oundaries push to recognise that current welfare states have to rethink how to stay between the social floor and environmental ceiling. Alternat ive models have been proposed\, but ambitious projects such as transitio ning to a degrowth society where public services could be guaranteed see m to be far from being socially and politically feasible in the current context. In this presentation\, which is based on my ongoing PhD dissert ation\, I discuss the potential of universal basic services (UBS) for cr eating political support for degrowth transformation. I investigate publ ic services from the perspective of human needs theory and traditional w elfare state research to shed light on how the context in which public s ervices were implemented in traditional welfare states differs from the sustainable welfare framework in which UBS is argued to hold potential. Indeed\, human needs theory is often discussed together with the degrowt h literature given the common points on considering what is essential fo r wellbeing. Bridging it to the discussion on UBS brings a new conceptua l perspective on a much-discussed policy option. In the end\, I suggest that securing human needs through policy options such as UBS could repre sent an opportunity to create a society prone to accept what is now cons idered too “radical” political moves needed for transitioning to a degro wth world. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/287 SUMMARY:Securing human needs through Universal Basic Services: creating p olitical support for degrowth? - Alessia Greselin LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230825T100053Z UID:ae4e14c0-a780-4926-8a4a-b48a162083ab@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Too often\, within the framework of global theoretical and po litical debates\, feminist\, decolonial and antiracist ideas are present ed as static and removed from the particular regional or national contex ts in which they emerge from. Analytical perspectives and political prop osals that do not take into account the many and considerable economic\, institutional\, social and cultural differences between the North and t he South of the world are prone to a romanticisation of the concept of d egrowth that undermines its transformative and emancipatory potential.\n \nThis session proposes an in-depth discussion of the meaning of degrowt h in the South grounded on the analysis of practices and struggles of se ed savers active in the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA)\, a Southern Africa n social movement present in seven countries: Lesotho\, Malawi\, Mozambi que\, Swaziland\, South Africa\, Zambia and Zimbabwe. RWA and other Afri can rural movements have resisted seed capture for many years in the con text of broader struggles aimed at generating people-driven alternatives around food sovereignty\, agroecology\, land reform and the right to fo od.\n\nThe session will draw on the outcomes of an ongoing feminist and non-extractive research initiative led by RWA members\, focusing on indi genous knowledge systems\, land ownership\, gender relations\, local foo d systems and intellectual property rights\, among other topics.\n\nThe proposal also implies bridging the epistemological divide between “acade mic” and “non-academic” presentations around which the Degrowth Conferen ce is structured. Even though three social scientists are proposing this session\, it will be based on the active engagement of seed savers from the Rural Women’s Assembly. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/388 SUMMARY:SEEDS OF DEGROWTH IN THE SOUTH? - Daniel Chavez\, Suzall Timm\, D onna Andrews LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T145328Z UID:75fd247d-3e21-4d57-9549-5c4d78b0dd4c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Environmental destruction\, social inequalities\, geopolitica l vulnerability–the limits of the long-time praised paradigm of post-ind ustrial cities and globalised value chains are becoming evident\, while calls for (re)localising production in cities are getting increasingly v ocal. However\, the material implications–i.e. where and in which form u rban manufacturing should concretely take place and the consequences on urban space and relations–are rarely addressed in debates on (re)industr ialisation. This paper focuses on the multisensory dimension of urban ma nufacturing to interrogate the spatial possibilities for production in a small town in Switzerland. Together with a group of graduate students\, we applied sensory methods to explore how production shapes urban sense scapes and how these sensescapes affect our relation to production. We a dvance the concept of sensible production: a production that not only is perceptible and can actively be engaged with\, but that also shows good sense\, makes sense\, and focuses on what we need rather than on appear ance. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/86 SUMMARY:Sensing urban manufacturing: sensible production in a small Swiss town - Ottavia Cima LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T101500Z UID:51dca017-47b4-4bb2-8021-d4622ef176b0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth envisions societies overcoming resource depletion\, uncontrolled pollution\, climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss while promoting planetary regeneration\, human well-being and autonomy in a p ost-capitalist future that entails less material consumption\, particula rly in the Global North. \n“Health” is central to the idea of wellbeing in the degrowth framework and degrowth proponents proclaim the benefits of future “alternative health models” and improved living conditions in a degrowth society. However\, the concept of health remains undefined an d tied to surrogate parameters such as life expectancy\, which\, notably in high-income countries\, are related to increased health expenditure and depend on GDP growth. \nIn this paper\, I argue that the collective imaginary of adequate health care in growth-oriented – capitalist – syst ems is almost exclusively shaped by the belief that ‘more –a longer life and more health care – is better’ which configures illness as an indivi dual defeat that must be mastered with the assistance of scientific and technological progress\, defying – or even denying – the inevitability o f death. Therefore\, I propose that the current concept of health will r equire a paradigm shift in a future degrowth society that must include n otions of illness and death – so far absent from the degrowth debate – t hat go beyond parameters such as life expectancy and the prospect of wel lbeing. Future research will have to explore prevailing representations of health\, illness\, and death among the population in order to identif y openings for necessary paradigm shifts that recognize human needs in t he face of social and ecological limits. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/335 SUMMARY:Shifting paradigms of health\, illness and death: challenges for degrowth concepts of wellbeing - Hans Eickhoff LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T121240Z UID:33236c15-cd66-42f7-845c-b52a6c81e3ec@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:A collaborative research project for social inclusion is in i tself a social inclusion micro-process\, a dynamic interface between aca demics and communities. In our paper\, we explore the transformative pow er of citizen social science research on our own academic attitudes and values and also challenge the phenonemon of „inclusion”.\nHard of hearin g (HH) young people are facing several challenges and inequalities in ma ny areas in Hungary. We have been working with HH youths since 2021 autu mn in Szeged (Hungary) in a social citizen science project. We aim 1) to explore and articulate how these youths evaluate their own subjective w ell-being\; 2) to connect urban social actors and the youth in fostering collaborations and increasing social participation in the city. \nIn 20 21-2022 we built up our „Common Signs” Research Group (CSRG) consisting HH and hearing members. CSRG members shared personal stories on inclusi on\, together planned and implemented a qualitative inquiry through semi -structured interviews with HH youths. We also use the Spotteron applica tion in order to explore the spatiality of inclusion in Szeged.\nDuring the process\, the three senior hearing academics (the authors) regularly organized self-reflective exercises and conducted research diaries and field notes. Through reflection\, we identified significant aspects wher e our academic attitudes\, values and functions were called into questio n and led to inner transformations. These points were: heightened body a wareness through communication processes\; the need for a trauma-informe d research attitude\; the role of time in power dynamics\; the role of t echnology in communication and data collection and „slow science”.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/207 SUMMARY:Slow science and „caring” research - Judit Gébert\, Barbara Mihók \, Judit Juhász LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191749Z UID:3c46890b-74fe-4ff7-872e-5d7d7f8bf2e7@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Community energy\, a specific form of energy citizenship (ENC I)\, represents one of the ways for a just and inclusive energy transiti on towards degrowth. At a time when the moral bankruptcy of energy compa nies has been laid bare by their profit-making in an energy crisis\, dif ferent models for energy production and consumption are more relevant th an ever. This session will first look at how different forms of ENCI\, i ncluding energy communities\, contribute towards the active and particip ative empowerment of people. Then\, it will zoom in on energy communitie s and how they are formed in practice\, how they engage people\, appropr iate the energy sector and democratize it. Finally\, building on a datab ase of ENCI initiatives\, the session will provide solutions on how to i nclude vulnerable people in the just and inclusive energy transition\, m ake them part of energy communities and other ENCI initiatives\, and ena ble them to become active energy citizens\, hence tackling their energy poverty situations. The session will be introduced through three short p resentations (10-12 minutes each)\, followed by a short Q&A session (15- 20 minutes). After this\, a facilitated breakout session will follow (30 minutes)\, in which we will tackle questions\, such as How to ensure th at ENCI\, including community energy\, contribute to degrowth?\; How to stimulate the widening of ENCI practices without being caught into the t raps of growth?\; How are energy communities shielding citizens from pri ces shocks and market fluctuations?\; Can women’s role be made more visi ble in the just and inclusive energy transition? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/76 SUMMARY:Snails over Teslas: how energy citizenship and energy communities can push for a degrowth energy transition - Lidija Zivcic\, Edina Vadov ics\, Chris Vrettos LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T111717Z UID:1d0e4c1b-d647-4348-acfd-384f16b2fb50@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper will present the forthcoming book (to be published in Italian in March 2023) titled "Social and ecological reasons for a u niversal basic income". In it\, we develop a degrowth approach to basic income as a political project. We will present some of the arguments of the book together with the main political insights for organizing and in cidence in politics we have gained from our engagement with this topic. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/193 SUMMARY:Social and ecological reasons for a universal basic income - Lore nzo Velotti \, Gabriela Cabaña LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T204820Z UID:4103a1d6-c064-4c77-8fbb-eb3096900690@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The University of Udine has long been involved in research ai med at studying the solidarity-based economy realities in the Friuli Ven ezia Giulia region. This path begins in the year 2012 with the creation of the Forum of Common Goods network involving citizens\, local authorit ies\, associations\, universities interested in which processes to activ ate in order to address the various crises affecting the globe at differ ent levels. \nThis leads to the Regional Law 4/2017 “Norme per la valor izzazione e la promozione dell’economia solidale” ('Rules for the valori sation and promotion of the solidarity economy’). The Law addresses the issue of community-territory relations by directing economic actions tow ards a creation of citizens’ responsibility\, which are called upon to p romote local supply chains by applying a socio-economic and cultural mod el centred on local communities\, and based on principles of solidarity\ , reciprocity\, environmental sustainability\, social cohesion and care for common goods. \n \nThe research aimed to identify ESol (Economic Sol idarity) experiences starts in 2018 with an initial survey by Carestiato and Piani (with small regional funding from FVG)\, which identified som e criteria characterising ESol experiences\, and some good practices in the Regional territory. \n \nThe evolution of the research led us to: \n1. reasoning about a possible theoretical-conceptual connection betwee n territorial-bioregionalist and economic-solidarity approaches\; \n2. characterize the sector and size it (practices database construction) o n the basis of an initial definition of the criteria that characterize t hese practices (ref. L.R. 4/2017)\; \n3. build a cognitive mapping of t he spatial and territorial dimension of economic-solidarity 'good practi ces' in FVG\, central to the activation of local economic paths. \n \nR eading the 'solidarity-based' transition of the territory according to t he Regional context gave us premises on how to move forward: the researc h shows the presence of a certain variety of realities that can in some way be part of the economic-solidarity panorama. \nWith these premises\ , we found that economic-solidarity realities are already present in all territories in a fairly balanced way\, so we can assume the activation of communities in the construction of economic solidarity circuits (prod uction chains and business networks) in productive territories\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/298 SUMMARY:Solidarity-BASED economy and territory: transformative practices in Friuli Venezia Giulia region - roberta curiazi\, Lucia Piani LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T190347Z UID:0ae96234-895b-400e-b097-2499d4eb035a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper calls for coupling degrowth with urban studies and planning agendas. This\, we argue is an academically and politically ur gent endeavour that will benefit both fields. Our aim is threefold: 1) t o explore practices for ‘operationalizing’ degrowth concepts into urban agendas and spatial practices\; 2) to sketch a pathway that can take deg rowth scholarship beyond its current focus on localized experiments and can inform larger scale planning practices and international agendas\; a nd 3) to critically assess the multiple ways in which such a radical urb an degrowth agenda will have to differ in the Global North and the Globa l South. \nWe outline five necessary steps for developing such a program matic\, yet pragmatic\, urban degrowth agenda. First\, to ground current degrowth debates within their historical geographical context. This wou ld reduce ‘re-inventing the wheel’ practices and inform current initiati ves with the wealth of past urban degrowth experiments. Second\, to enga ge urban degrowth scholars in the production and implementation of with the role that institutions can play in linking degrowth agendas with lar ge large-scale urbanization policies through pathways that avoid greenwa shing. in the global North and the Global South. Third\, to examine unde r which conditions insurgent degrowth groups and practices can be scaled - up without co-optation. Fourth\, to focus on the neglected role that e xperts and professionals (architects\, designers\, planners\, care profe ssionals\, IT and technology specialists) can play in linking insurgent degrowth agendas with broader urban and regional practices. Fifth\, to a cknowledge the uneven social outcomes that degrowth spatial practices wo uld bring to the Global North and the Global South\; and to high and low - income populations within the same regions. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/277 SUMMARY:Spatializing degrowth: Five steps towards a radical urban degrowt h agenda in the face of climate emergency. - Angelos Varvarousis LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T113000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T083127Z UID:2709ced9-a3ea-460d-87fe-6bca184c1d70@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In the context of environmental\, inequality\, housing and en ergy crises\, Degrowth Vienna has chosen to focus its 2023 activities on basic provisioning. Through interactions with various boroughs\, associ ations and networks\, Degrowth Vienna is developing general and field-sp ecific degrowth proposals for meeting everyone’s basic needs in the city . \n \nBuilding on its expertise on strategy\, Degrowth Vienna aims to b ring the session’s participants to think strategically at the local scal e\, and to wisely use theoretical knowledge for informing practical prop osals and policy-making. We will explore basic provisioning in cities\, resting on the examples of Vienna and other cities or policies participa nts will be familiar with. Experience that Degrowth Vienna gained from t he publication of "Degrowth & Strategy" as well as its knowledge on the Erik Olin Wright framework will serve as the base of our common reflecti on.\n \nFollowing an introduction to Chertkovskaya’s adaptation of the W right framework for classifying strategies (Chertkovskaya 2022) and some of its main criticisms\, participants will get updated on the guideline s and concrete proposals that Degrowth Vienna will have developed since January 2023 on basic provisioning in Vienna. Participants will be invit ed to critically reflect on the Wright framework\, firstly theoretically \, and secondly based on their reflections on concrete proposals for bas ic provisioning at the city-level. They will be encouraged to be creativ e\, and to bring their own insight and examples. Following a comparison of theory and practice\, participants should come out of the session wit h realistic tools to propose\, and assess\, concrete urban degrowth prop osals. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/132 SUMMARY:Strategies for Basic Provisioning - Noémie Cadiou\, Lisette von M altzahn\, Dario Feliciangeli\, Alina Heuser LOCATION:CMR-park 1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T142321Z UID:d727aedb-1916-4dc9-9a41-67543c13be60@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Sufficiency calls for the absolute reduction of production an d consumption volumes to create safe operating spaces within planetary b oundaries. Sufficiency-oriented production and consumption practices exi st to satisfy universal human needs instead of superfluous consumer want s. However\, current alternative economic concepts such as the Circular Economy (CE) are neglecting sufficiency. By only focusing on technologic al improvement\, they do not challenge the structural growth imperatives and material affluence that drive environmental and social injustice. C E cannot ignore essential sufficiency characteristics such as care and n eeds\, or the redistribution of knowledge and power. The concept must co nsider circularities beyond material and technological cycles. \n\nRecen t studies revealed the significance of care values and competences in su fficiency-oriented business practices. Efforts to reduce production and consumption volume necessitate time\, reflection\, and constant feedback from the stakeholder community. Sufficiency practitioners take these ef forts into account because of their distinctive competence to care for o thers and the environment. Care is reflected in their operations\, for e xample by creating products solely answering to human needs or by invest ing time into creating high-quality long-lasting products. Despite recen t empirical evidence identifying care competences and values as essentia l elements of sufficiency-oriented practices\, concepts understanding th e link and interactions between care and sufficiency are missing in the literature. This study develops a typology of care based on significant care theories from fields such as feminist ethics\, feminist economics\, or ecofeminism. This knowledge of care is then tested in CE research to observe how studies describe and implement care in their circular conce pts. My goal is to explore how dimensions of care can support need-orien ted circular value creation to enable a sufficiency-oriented CE. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/312 SUMMARY:Sufficiency is care work – how to combine care theories with circ ular value creation? - Laura Beyeler LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230816T143035Z UID:2ae4fa97-fc3b-44fe-99ef-83d991735a9c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:School resilience as the ability of organizations to anticipa te\, prepare for\, respond and adapt to sudden disruptions caused by nat ural hazards\, is becoming increasingly recognized. The more frequent na tural hazards as a result of climate change affect millions of people as well as their biological\, and social environment. Although natural haz ards are unpredictable and difficult to control\, schools and communitie s have control over how they increase awareness of personal and collecti ve responsibility for these events\, what kind of support they will prov ide to students\, families\, and school staff during recovery\, and sear ch for ways to support sustainable futures. \nDuring the interactive wor kshop\, the process of participative development of the resilience devel opment plan which promotes the principles of degrowth theory such as bui lding more resilient and adaptable infrastructure and procedures\, and p romoting the values of appreciation of all human and non-human species i n education will be demonstrated. The process incorporates the self and group reflection of each school member regarding personal and profession al experiences before\, during\, and after the natural hazard and how it affects school life and the life of the local community. In that sense\ , the appreciative inquiry approach will be implemented\, which primaril y refers to questioning and discovering what worked well before the chan ge influenced by hazard took place. This method of inquiry enables and i nvites people to a common dialogue\, a conversation to create an underst anding and meaning of collective experiences and desired future. At the same time\, it can help to plan and implement adaptations in education t o the current and future impacts of climate change.\n\n\n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/333 SUMMARY:Supporting schools to (de)grow from natural hazards - Lana Jurko \, Sanja Brajković\, Sanja Brajkovic LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T071220Z UID:ae29e42a-c583-49f0-b20b-bdfd37c0c4f3@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Phasing-out fossil fuels is an urgent\, mandatory imperative to increase the chances of human survival on Earth. The global economy c an be conceptualized as a highly complex network of interacting and inte rdependent economic sectors whose functioning is highly dependent on fos sil fuels. Any energy transition away from fossil fuels will have to dea l with this reality in its decarbonization processes. How the impacts of phasing out fossil fuels could cascade through the economy given this c omplex interconnectedness is a less investigated phenomenon. In this pap er\, we combine the application of the Leontief Price Model – derived fr om Input-Output Analysis - to simulate Peak Fossil Fuel (oil\, gas and c oal) and Network Analysis to assess the systemic importance of sectors w ithin the economic system. Then\, we construct global and national vulne rability maps of the economy to unveil the vulnerability of systemically important economic sectors to fossil fuel\, and how they have evolved t hrough time. We show how vulnerability is spread across the board and ho w systematically important sectors have increased their vulnerability to fossil fuels. The vulnerability of economic sectors involved in the ene rgy transition\, such as mining and manufacturing of minerals and metals \, or vital industries for the reproduction of Modernity - the steel and cement industry\, plastics and chemicals - puts the whole system at ris k. We conclude by discussing how these sectors may hold a highly problem atic leverage power in the decarbonization process. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/367 SUMMARY:Systemic vulnerability to fossil fuels – Too central to fail? - C hristian Kerschner\, Mario Diaz LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230816T135416Z UID:d51b055c-2878-4086-8e5c-2558806c1a48@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Convivial Conservation (CC) is a transformative proposal for the systematic redesign of biodiversity conservation. It responds to the failure of mainstream solutions put forward to address the intensifying environmental and biodiversity crises\, as they remain rooted in capita list and growth-centered development agendas. The approach is based on t wo foundational long-term principals connected to 1) the spatial and phi losophical re-integration of people and nature and as such 2) transforma tion of the economy along with the financial and democratic principles o f conservation. Building on the momentum of the recent book The Conserva tion Revolution (2020) and multiple major research and action projects\, a network of individuals behind the framework are preparing to operatio nalise a platform and action-policy network. This will involve driving f orward initiatives working to re-balance the economy and re-integrate ou r living spaces with our natural ecosystems through community-building\, advocacy\, research\, grassroots action\, and creative approaches in ar ts\, design and landscape architecture.\n\nThis hybrid talk and workshop session will outline the theoretical and practical tenants of convivial conservation\, highlighting synergies with degrowth to explore opportun ities for alliances and integrations across both movements. Workshop act ivities will facilitate enquiry and discussion around the anatomy of str ategies that encompass top-down and bottom-up theories of change. Like d egrowth\, CC emerges from an elite domain of academia and practice looki ng to transform Northern scientific\, policy and financial institutions (which continue to dominate global conservation frameworks) but will be animated and enabled through alliances with social movements\, local com munities and indigenous groups on the front lines of biodiversity crises . URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/161 SUMMARY:The Biodiversity Dimension of Degrowth: A Workshop on Strategizin g with Convivial Conservation - Shelby Matevich\, Bram Buscher\, Robert Fletcher\, Louise Carver LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T210000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T193000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T090638Z UID:45287a05-4f3a-41e6-a1be-90c12d9f163f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Throughout 2023\, the open collective Organising the Degrowth Network (ODN) worked to formulate a proposal to improve the structure a nd functioning of the International Degrowth Network. This proposal will be discussed\, amended\, adopted\, or rejected at the Fourth Internatio nal Degrowth Movement Assembly (28/08 - Zagreb). \n\nDuring this plenary session\, the core outcomes of The Assembly will be presented\, with sp ace for questions. Afterwards\, the main working groups of the network w ill briefly present their activities. Each working group will then offer parallel workshops where interested participants will be able to know t he work of the group better\, get involved with it and make proposals fo r future activities. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/421 SUMMARY:The Birth of the International Degrowth Network: Outcome of the D egrowth Movement Assembly and Workshops with International Working Group s - Jean-Louis Aillon LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143903Z UID:2561a428-fd21-4b09-aef5-082d0251f419@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth is about criticizing a globalizing and growth-orient ed socio-economic system – in short\, capitalism – for the destructive i mplications it has on human and non-human beings. Moreover\, degrowth is a creative search for just\, participatory\, and sustainable alternativ es. Understanding the former and engaging with the latter go hand in han d: Developing knowledge of problematic socio-economic mechanisms related to capitalism (e.g.\, debt-based money creation) helps people\, organiz ations\, and communities to better implement degrowth-oriented approache s (e.g.\, complementary local currencies). Against this backdrop\, a col laborative research process was launched to develop a set of cards on ke y problematic mechanisms of capitalism. As a first step\, researchers wo rking on degrowth or post-growth are asked to provide brief and easy-to- understand presentations on (a) a socio-economic process that is recurre nt within or due to capitalism\, (b) problematic implications for the ac tors involved or the broader socio-ecological environment\, and (c) appr opriate scholarly sources. In a second step\, the participating research ers are invited to give each other constructive feedback on the presente d mechanisms and to reflect on their interrelationships. Finally\, in a third step\, participants vote for the mechanisms they consider most com pelling\, scientifically sound\, and relevant. This three-step process i s iteratively repeated until a set of mechanism cards emerges that\, whe n pieced together in educational workshops\, paint a holistic collage of capitalism‘s problematic dynamics – the ‘CapCollage’. A key inspiration for this project is the ‘Climate Fresk’. This 42-card workshop tool hel ps people understand the causes and consequences of climate change. It i s easily accessible\, scalable\, and encourages taking action. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/122 SUMMARY:The ‘CapCollage’ - Tobias Froese LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T200000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T183000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230822T092938Z UID:81ac8339-0b11-427b-9814-e5242d877918@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:It was in 2022 when the IPCC first mentioned Degrowth and suf ficiency in its reports. It is a significant move considering that most IPCC member states still struggle from meeting basic human needs. Howev er\, there are many sections in IPCC products that indicate that growth imperatives make meeting ambitious climate goals extremely challenging o r risky. An important risk is that pathways towards ambitious climate go als within the growth paradigm\, may in the end shift the problems to bi odiversity\, resource depletion of rare earth minerals and others\, micr oplastics\, man-made material exceeding living material\, PFAS increase and the like. At the same time\, it is questionable how much economic gr owth has managed to increase our well-being in developed economies in re cent decades. With increasingly elaborate planned obsolescence\, ever fa ster and more obscure fashion forcing consumption on us\, and with marke ting employing more psychologists to rewire our brains and make us addic ted to health-damaging consumptions than we have to cure these ailments\ , it is a question if it is worth it. On the other hand\, there are shoc king inequalities in emissions\, and it is a serious question if we can solve the climate crisis without reducing this inequality. Moving away f rom our addiction to growth could improve the quality of life for many i n the overconsuming North\, and can leave more carbon space for the glob al South to flourish. Degrowth scholarship also needs to consider that t he proposed measures for redistribution do not reproduce the mistakes of our communist past as ample evidence shows that some egalitarian measur es in the past resulted in even worse resource use and pollution\, while others economized resource use. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/403 SUMMARY:The Climate Case for Questioning Our Growth Paradigm - Diana Urg e-Vorsatz LOCATION:MSU-Gorgona END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T142416Z UID:18d42a61-bd8f-48b5-88a9-a667d1596b80@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The need to transform our capitalist economic system has beco me widely accepted. However\, a further understanding of viable alternat ives is required to allow such alternatives to be institutionalized on l arger scales. This paper considers the importance of embracing the varie ty of alternatives\, as different contexts call for different alternativ es. Simultaneously\, different alternatives can build alliances to enhan ce their transformative capacities. Thus\, how do alternative economic s ystems concur and vary? Based on a number of criteria for selection\, we compare several alternative economies: Degrowth\, Buen Vivir\, Doughnut Economy\, Social and Solidarity Economy\, Foundational Economy\, Wellbe ing Economy\, and Economy for the Common Good. We create a framework ded icated to understanding and embracing the complexity of an economic syst em in terms of production\, distribution\, and allocation but also embed dedness with social and environmental dimensions. From this framework\, different ‘lenses’ are used to compare the alternatives based on their i nternal coherence\, their underlying values and worldviews\, how they co nceptualize the problems for which they seek to provide solutions\, and their associated theories of change. Although this is still a work in pr ogress\, preliminary conclusions can be drawn. Theories of change differ \, for example\, with regard to the extent to which alternatives should be open to interpretation by different actors and in different places. S uch variety also exists within alternatives. Profound differences can be found between original versus applied versions\, as with Buen Vivir. En abling institutionalisation without making problematic concessions might be one of the biggest obstacles that these alternatives face. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/78 SUMMARY:The Cooperative Potential of various Alternative Economic Systems : A Systematic Comparison - Querine Kommandeur\, Juliette Alenda-Demout iez\, Maria Kaufmann LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191901Z UID:e5a85fe0-da26-4d97-9aca-6e758f46a544@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Max Koch (2022) argues that the degrowth movement needs to ad opt a multi-frontal approach\, working both within and outside of the st ate. I argue that this strategic proposal further needs a critique of st ate sovereignty\, as well as a vision for what we want the state to be. This is not a reversal from strategy to vision: it is strategy through v ision.\n\nCritiquing and reimagining the state is strategically relevant for three reasons. First\, we need to adopt a metric for when to change the state and when to work outside of it. To say both paths are necessa ry is one thing\, to have a sensibility for when to walk one instead of the other is another. Second\, we need a vision of what we want a degrow n state to be like. Degrowth is primarily a vision for our economies\, b ut we also need to understand that uncritically reproducing state sovere ignty may be antithetical to the broader societal ambitions of the degro wth movement. Third\, we need to connect with struggles that do not shar e our vocabulary of degrowth\, but do have an articulated critique of th e kind of sovereignty that has perpetuated growth thus far. This include s indigenous struggles against settler colonialism\, but also the episte mic struggle against the anthropocentrism latent in existing notions of sovereignty.\n\nIn my presentation\, I will explicate this question and point to some preliminary avenues for theorising what we want sovereignt y and the state to be like under a degrowth society\, starting from deco lonial thought. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/210 SUMMARY:The degrowth movement needs a critique of state sovereignty - Mei ndert Boersma LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191659Z UID:7cf6266e-ffb3-4de4-9d9c-ae123e3001e8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:While the discourse on the need for systemic change of our ec onomic system is slowly shifting in academia and civil society\, we have yet to see this recognition consolidated in actual policy change in Eur ope. Meaningful action to tackle our systemic crisis is missing and inst ead there is a focus on symptomatic fixes to keep the current economy af loat. For example\, the European Green Deal\, promoted as Europe’s “new growth strategy”\, follows the same logic.\n\nWithin this context\, this workshop aims to discuss key leverage points and strategies to consolid ate degrowth in EU policies. As civil society organisations working at E U level\, we will share our strategies to advocate for degrowth thinking from an insider perspective and in relation to policies such as the 8th environmental action plan\, the EU Economic Governance Review and the R EPowerEU demand reduction of 5% of energy demand. \n\nThis will be follo wed by breakout groups discussing particular aspects to advance degrowth as a political project at EU level on topics including shaping the next European Commission’s ‘flagship’ 5-year programme to embody degrowth\, a degrowth fiscal policy framework\, sufficiency-based climate and energ y policy\, a degrowth approach to digital policy\, and work and social p olicy. Out of these topics\, we will let participants choose four groups based on their expertise and interest\, and/or add others topic ideas i f there is interest. Each of the breakout groups will be led by one expe rt from the organising team. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/74 SUMMARY:The degrowth opportunities in ongoing EU policy files - Jan Mayrh ofer\, Nick Meynen\, Katy Wiese\, Thomas Desdouits\, Lisa Hough-Stewart\ , Meadhbh Bolger FoEE LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192603Z UID:59ff708a-a377-4489-9060-a9dab566f721@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Special Session Proposal\nFormat: Book Discussion of De Gruy ter Handbook of Degrowth: Propositions and Prospects \n\nParticipants i n the special session will include both Co-Editors of the De Gruyter Han dbook of Degrowth along with several of the contributing authors (names not included in this proposal for anonymity).\n\nThe Co-Editors will dis cuss the challenges of compiling a “handbook” on a field so diverse as d egrowth. They will also briefly address why they see this project as an important one. In addition\, the contributing authors in the session wi ll talk about their own contributions to the volume along with their vie wpoints on the critical discussions that scholars/practitioners of degro wth need to be having at this current juncture. \n\nThe hope is that th e book will be out in print by the time of the conference\, as the manus cript is due to be submitted to the publisher in May of 2023. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/274 SUMMARY:The De Gruyter Handbook of Degrowth: Propositions and Prospects - Kai Heron\, Anitra Nelson\, Lauren Eastwood LOCATION:ZV-8-6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143847Z UID:9ec843e8-b09c-46ef-bd2c-2a9d54eec388@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper reviews key theories of economic growth imperative s and carves out their disagreements in order to enable a more robust as sessment of their respective explanatory power. Currently dominant human -nature relationships in the global North are fundamentally unsustainabl e\, as their basis in perpetual economic growth erodes the planetary sys tems upon which life depends. However\, current societies seem to be loc ked into the pursuit of economic growth\, as lack of growth was historic ally experienced as a socially harmful economic crisis. This conjuncture is conceptualised as current societies being subject to ‘growth imperat ives’ which make social wellbeing dependent on economic growth. In respo nse\, alternative approaches around a heterogeneous post-growth paradigm have emerged\, including strands under the degrowth umbrella. However\, beyond a basic consensus\, substantial debate exists\, including on a k ey question: Where exactly do the growth imperatives of the current soci al system come from and as a consequence\, what needs to be changed in o rder to overcome them? In the present paper\, I address these questions by conducting a narrative review of key theories of economic growth impe ratives\, summarise as well as cluster them around shared proposed mecha nisms and carve out their areas of disagreement. Preliminary results ind icate that these disagreements especially concern the roles of money and monetary exchange\, firm structure and ownership as well as the state a nd social hierarchies. In subsequent papers\, I plan to assess a selecti on of some of these disagreements and evaluate the different theories ex planatory power using a critical realist framework. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/58 SUMMARY:The economic growth imperative: A pluralist\, comparative review and assessment of key theories - Lorenz Keysser LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T114500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T072522Z UID:e16625db-5d6e-429d-babb-5e1bcbf162df@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:in this session we play a simple yet powerful simulation of o ur new economy. thus it is an explanation of my manifesto: http://free-t o-serve.org\nthe simulation and manifesto investigate the relationship b etween consciousness and economy. they operationalise the notion of cons ciousness and from the premise that our consciousness is evolving derive a\nvision of our economy to be. one of the main statements is that as c onsciousness evolves\, trust will grow and hence transactions costs will drop. the latter will provide ample space for economic growth\nwithin t he boundaries of our planet. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/14 SUMMARY:the evolution of our consciousness drives the evolution of our ec onomy - jeroen van beele LOCATION:CMR-park 2/glazbena END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T144400Z UID:420230b9-0ec1-4c61-9686-0772d3ed43fc@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Developing countries continue to face challenges of food inse curity\, particularly in rural areas\, where farming is the major occupa tion. The idea of Degrowth is often contested in the context of developi ng countries because of the fear that Degrowth may undermine the economi c emancipation of poorer countries. Neo-classical economic development s trategies mainly focus on growth and thus on improving capitalistic mark eting and production activities. The assumption is that securing the for mal production sector of the economy will automatically lead to strength ening the reproduction sector of the economy and its activities\, such a s ensuring food security. Neo-classical development strategies thus over look the reproductive sector of the economy\, probably largely because t hey ignores the role of gender and intersectionality in the economy (bot h reproductive and productive).\nThis paper strengthens\nthe view that D egrowth can be a relevant concept for securing food security\namong othe r reproduction goals of households in developing countries. In developin g\ncountries\, women are often responsible for reproduction goals\, whil e men\nmonopolize the production and capitalistic economy and related as sets. Our\ncentral arguments are that 1) within the household\, the econ omic agents\nresponsible for achieving production and reproductive goals are different\; and\nthat 2) the goal of achieving food security is not a productive goal but a\nreproductive goal that cannot be met only by e nhancing the production and\nmarket economy.\nThe case study of an\nagro ecology women’s group in Nigeria illustrates how reproduction and\nprodu ction are associated with different agents: men and women\, who appear t o\nlive in parallel worlds. While the men orient towards the formal econ omy based\non chrematistic economic exchange within the dominant capital ist system\,\nreproduction goals (care\, education to some extent and fo od) are left to women\,\nalbeit with no assets relevant to formal econom y (land rights\, control over\ncash\, relevant social capital). Our anal ysis demonstrated how women smallholders\nestablished an alternative non -monetary food system including elements of\ncircular economy (barter sy stem\, food exchange\, and self-provisioning) to\nensure that they can f ulfill their reproductive goals of food security outside\nthe capitalist market-based food system. Such intersectionality of\n(re)production goa ls based on gender suggests the need for a more feminist and\nanti-capit alistic approach to food security challenges. Such an approach might\npr esent a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies thereby realizing bot h\nfood security and ecological benefits simultaneously. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/299 SUMMARY:The feminist response to Agri-capitalism: - Stéphanie Eileen Domp tail \, Chukwuma Ume LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T110000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230820T071322Z UID:079a3d0f-5d7f-4296-a90b-0daa58501811@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:One key challenge in Education for Degrowth (EfD) is the lack of its systematic rooting in formal education systems\, causing the pol itization of future activists to rely on civil society and leaving much idle potential for sustainable transformation. The concept for the advan ced training lab for teachers “The Good Life for All in the Digital Doub le Classroom” addresses this challenge. \nThis paper describes the EfD c oncept and develops the training lab\, which trains high school teachers to carry out joint classes with partner classes in the Global South. Th e students from the North and from the South come into direct contact to exchange views on topics that affect them both from their respective pe rspectives. A first example of this is the area of "tourism"\, which the German students know from the perspective of active participation\, whi le students in the South (the partner school of a pilot project is on Za nzibar) know tourism either from an uninvolved but observing perspective or through active income generation in the tourism industry. A second e xample is the material base of digitality\, which students in Germany kn ow as consumers of digital devices\, while students in Tanzania tend to see this in the form of problems relating to the extraction of raw mater ials or (in other countries) the manufacturing of computer chips. The di rect exchange with peers\, who are affected by the same topic in differe nt ways\, enables the perception of the complexity of global problems\, inherent in value chains or global public goods and commons. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/327 SUMMARY:The Good Life for All in the Digital Double Classroom - Tom Kopp\ , Claudius Engeling\, Lana Pukanić LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192042Z UID:d31f7816-cd97-4f93-b20a-336725866d5a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The world’s demand for electrical energy is increasing rapidl y while the use of fossil fuels is getting limited more and more by ener gy policies and the need for reducing the impact of climate change. New sources of energy are required to fulfill the world’s demand for electri city and they are currently found in renewable sources of energy\, espec ially in solar and wind power. Furthermore\, bringing the energy product ion closer to the final consumer and spending the electricity directly o n the load site has a magnitude of benefits\, of which ones to highlight are financial viability\, higher degree of energy independence and lowe r technical strain to the existing infrastructure. Choosing the optimal nominal parameters of the household/rooftop solar PV system minimizes th e unnecessary surplus of electrical energy that is exported to the grid and thus utilizing the supporting net-metering scheme to its maximum. Ov ersizing the PV system according to the Croatian net-metering model resu lts in switching the calculation of the costs to the prosumer model whic h results in a decrease of the project’s net present value (NPV) and an increase in the payback period (PP). This paper give an overview on the usage of the optimization problem for determining the optimal nominal po wer of a grid-connected PV system that was formed in a easy to use tool. The case study for Croatia using multiple scenarios in the variability of electricity production and consumption corresponding to a typical ann ual high-tariff consumption in Croatian households are used. Furthermore \, the statistical analysis of the data from the optimization tools outp uts is presented and the broader social impact on the usage of this soft ware was assessed. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/321 SUMMARY:The importance of Optimal Design of a PV System in the Net-Meteri ng Model: A Case Study for Croatia - Luka Budin\, Goran Grdenić\, Marko Delimar\, Ninoslav Holjevac LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191941Z UID:a2802f1e-da0c-41ce-b3ca-e7e1d101d599@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The caption read\, “Took the long way home\, away from the hu stle and bustle where the air is fresh and life moves more simply…In my next life I’m moving [here] to Bali and becoming a rice farmer…” The aut hor is an upbeat\, ex-model\, Californian yoga instructor. We taught at the same local yoga studio. She has a large\, global following for her I nstagram account which features an array of picturesque body images in “ exotic” retreat landscapes. Each post is accompanied by New-Age sounding aphorisms such as above. My project explores how mediatized space (at t he site of the body\, in social media\, and in tourism-driven capitalist economies) not only re-contextualizes and reinforces existing social an d economic hierarchies on a global scale\, but how these relationships a re upheld through a language of “selfcare” and metaphysical transcendenc e. The industry’s gig-economy style labor regimes are bolstered by the e conomics of exclusion that often re-inscribes colonialist tropes. Selfca re and self-actualization depend on racialized\, class-based\, and natio nalist hierarchies within this context. \n\nBased on my ethnographic res earch and personal experiences as a yoga instructor in for-profit studio s and radical communal mutual aid groups\, I show how the discourses and philosophy of the community often reinforce exploitative labor structur es even as they portray yoga as a form of an alternative community. Inde ed\, yoga culture claims to offer practitioners a way to live differentl y\, promoting ideas of self-actualization\, environmentalism\, and human itarianism—ideologically\, functioning as a form of an alternative econo my. My paper concludes with a reimagining of the place of physical and c are and health in a degrowth-based\, non-hierarchical society and the po ssibilities for communal and individual well-being (and pleasure in inha biting a body) this would offer. \n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/248 SUMMARY:“The Long Way Home”: The Politics of Selfcare and Yoga in Global Capitalism - Kimberly Spencer LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230727T163125Z UID:f5f4f11e-37b4-4d35-89bf-9fe6eb522c7e@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:It is now widely acknowledged that the vast majority of money that exists in the economy at present has been created by commercial\, for-profit banks on the basis of debt. \n\nOne might wonder\, is this ty pe of money compatible with degrowth? \n\nWhile some economic modelling suggests that it could be\, empirical evidence indicates\, to the contra ry\, that relying on debt creation as the basis of the money supply is v ery unwise in an economy that is not expanding. \n\nThis is because\, i f money is primarily debt-based\, its continued existence and ability to circulate in the economy will always require a certain level of credit demand - and as one empirical study put it\, ‘‘…economies with stagnant real economy growth are likely to see continued depressed credit demand. ’’ \n\nMoney is not solely a mathematical construct\; indeed\, it is fir st and foremost a cultural phenomenon\, whose existence is based on peop les' ideas about how the future will be. And although the process of mon ey creation may appear to be rather abstract\, changes in the creation a nd circulation of money in the economy have very strong real-world impli cations for everyone.\n\nSo how can we guarantee a money supply that rem ains reliable - and that\, vitally\, also helps to deliver social needs in an equitable way - in a shrinking economy? This presentation and disc ussion will draw on examples of different money systems from the past an d present in order to suggest some ways forward. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/134 SUMMARY:The money supply and degrowth: challenges and possible solutions - Caroline Whyte LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230724T132809Z UID:74e70ab8-3cfc-43c9-a777-a8b80a2c1451@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:So far questions about migration and borders have been rarely touched upon within the Degrowth discourse. However\, they need to be t aken into consideration\, particularly in debates of Degrowth and climat e (in)justice\, because they can be directly linked to growth societies of the geopolitical Global North and their imperial mode of living. One aspect of growth societies is that they live on the cost of others while stabilizing their way of living through closure and exclusion\, such as through border regimes. This paper investigates extending Degrowth to i nclude a border perspective\, thus strengthening its outlook on global c limate justice. Here the concept of ‘fortress capitalism’ is used as an example of such a border perspective. Fortress capitalism highlights ele ments of violence\, control and restriction of border regimes and embeds them in the bigger picture of global capitalism. At the same time\, the concept asserts how borders protect the imperial mode of living and thu s growth societies in the Global North. Degrowth as a critique of growth societies and their imperial mode of living must then engage with the i mplications of these societies and how they exclusively stabilize themse lves through borders. This is particularly true in times of increasing c limate-related forced migration and countries of the Global North shutti ng themselves off through ever more repressive border regimes. The value of this contribution is for Degrowth to expand its reach to include que stions around borders\, and simultaneously deepen its narrative of globa l social ecological justice. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/196 SUMMARY:The need for a border perspective in the Degrowth discourse - Je nny Ufer LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143356Z UID:1b769ed7-4d4c-491b-ab4e-e369c86cf251@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The era of fossil-fuel based growth is ending. What we percei ve as a multiple crisis is developing into a ‘new normal’ which requires learning to live in a new\, post-growth reality. This profound structur al change is not yet fully understood by the majority of the population\ , and less so by political and business leaders. This turning point nece ssitates greater emphasis on non-market solutions managed for the public good\, i.e. to the commons\, as a key element of the emerging post-grow th economy\, and to commoning as vital to a strategy for transformation. Instead of a ‘Just Transition’\, an influential political concept deepl y rooted in the current economic structures\, we argue for more radical approaches to transforming our societies and economies. One of these is a commons-based approach. The concept of the commons outlines shared\, cooperative ownership of resources\,including natural (air\, land or wa ter) as well as collectively generated artefacts (technologies given to humanity). Such commons stand in stark contrast to the capital-centric m arket logic of production and consumption. In our paper\, we first prese nt commoning as a set of alternative practices of organising just and d ecent living for all\, presenting varied examples from Finland\, Germany and South Africa. We then link such commons-based solutions to the wide r thinking around just transformations. In this vein\, we identify how a just transformation could be supported by the commons\, but also how i nstitutions are hindering commons-based solutions. We conclude by deline ating the potential of commons-based solutions for a just transformation . URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/314 SUMMARY:The potential of common based solutions for a just transformation - Sylvie Lorek\, Hali Healy\, Mikko Laamanen\, Judith Delheim\, Joachim .Spangenberg@seri.de LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192206Z UID:3160312b-bf3f-4702-888e-116d4c3de48b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Research in degrowth has provided a detailed analysis of the social injustices and ecological unsustainability of a capitalist mode o f production predicated on everlasting economic growth. It has also put forward a robust set of policy proposals that could allow us all to live well within planetary boundaries. The politics of a degrowth transition from global capitalism to a pluriverse of alternatives have received fa r less attention\, however. To date\, most of the scholarship on strateg y for degrowth espouses a multiplicity of approaches described by Wright ’s modes of transformation. While this framework situates degrowth withi n anticapitalist struggles\, it fails to provide a clear direction for a ction. Here\, I argue that this strategic indeterminacy results from a f ailure to acknowledge divergent political tendencies within the degrowth movement. I review the literature on strategy for degrowth as it pertai ns to state power and a collective agent of change. Many policies for de growth assume their implementation by a state\, but much of the movement ’s political orientation follow anarchist positions that reject the use of state power. Despite relying on Marxist theories of the state (Gramsc i\, Poulantzas) and Marxist strategy (Wright)\, most strategy for degrow th does not align with Marxist thinking\, particularly as pertains to th e position of workers as an agent of change. The recognition of divergen t political tendencies does not preclude a multiplicity of strategies fo r degrowth\; instead\, it creates the theoretical space to develop these strategies\, and to catapult degrowth from theory to practice. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/285 SUMMARY:The revolutionary politics of a degrowth transition - Charles Ste venson LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T121246Z UID:d9a26d16-79e9-4980-a27b-b501e5b34156@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:My participatory-based research empirically applies degrowth theories to landscape planning at local level. The transition to degrowt h depends on the dynamic relations between political and civil societies \, and their environments. I focus on how possible leverages can be iden tified\, analysed and translated into viable policy strategies. I ask: “ How can common senses facilitate a peaceful transition to a degrowth fut ure?”\nI use Antonio Gramsci’s concept of the integral state and apply t he idea of “common senses.” Common senses constitute the invisible\, fre quently unconscious foundation of different societies. These common sens es are dynamically interlinked with policy regulations (land use plans) and physical infrastructures (e.g. forests\, roads\, bicycle lanes). Com mon senses\, regulations and existing infrastructures have to correspond and align with a peaceful transition to the reality humanity is facing from 2050 onwards. The analysis of the hegemonic discourse allows analys ing societal path dependencies or transformations.\nMy interdisciplinary methodology is walking. My main interest is to reveal actors’ unconscio us perceptions their physical environment and ultimately their idea what a ‘good’ society is. These individual walks are spatially explicit trac ed. Collective walks will revisit most common infrastructures to discuss how these infrastructures could be preserved to contribute to a viable future. My case study is a Spanish town located in the Pyrenees. \nAcade mically\, I focus on degrowth theories and borrow simultaneously concept s of related fields (science and technology studies\, environmental just ice\, social ecology). This research advances knowledge and practice on transition. Further\, it connects human-nature relations profoundly to d egrowth theory. \n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/162 SUMMARY:The role of common senses for the transition to a degrowth societ y - Julia Grosinger LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T144326Z UID:45234fc9-e9d5-4f89-b033-e512df1e3c53@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Against the backdrop of the urgent necessity to transform the global food system from one rooted in the capitalist-industrial complex to one of agroecological and commons-based practices\, this paper scrut inizes the potential role of deliberative mini-publics in food-system tr ansformation. So-called deliberative mini-publics are deliberative-democ ratic forums comprising randomly selected lay citizens and\, in 2022\, h ave exemplarily taken place in Switzerland on a both municipal and natio nal level\, which serve as two case studies for this paper.\nDemocratiza tion is proposed as both a goal of and a means to food-system transforma tion. This has motivated numerous mini-publics focusing on food politics . Based on qualitative interviewing\, it was established that the Swiss mini-publics enabled participants to learn about the dominant food syste m\, the necessity of its transformation\, and the desirability of altern atives. However\, the participants did not develop a critical understand ing of the food system as embedded within and subject to the imperatives and contradictions of capitalism – so-called ‘critical-food-system lite racy’ – and retained hegemonic common senses about the current food syst em’s inevitability. Accordingly\, a deductive policy analysis using the 13 principles of agroecology showed that\, while their policy recommenda tions provide support to agroecological alternatives\, they do not radic ally counter of the social-property relations of capitalism as would be necessary to achieve a truly sustainable\, just\, and democratic food sy stem. Lastly\, we will explore how deliberative mini-publics could\, non etheless\, be designed so as to nurture participants’ critical conscious ness by providing space for struggle-based dialogue and thus fertile soi l for cultivation of critical-food-system literacy and revolutionary sub jects.\n \n \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/253 SUMMARY:The role of deliberative democracy in radical food-system transfo rmation - Inea Lehner\, Prof. Dr. Johanna Jacobi\, Marie Sigrist LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T142334Z UID:6c8f8045-fd3e-4229-a457-e66e3b140193@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The circular economy is usually portrayed as a pathbreaking c oncept\, representing a paradigm shift that will reconcile the economy w ith nature. This idea is problematic for different reasons\, including p resent and future concerns. This research aims to contribute to understa nding the types of inertia that might be created during the transition t o a circular economy. By comprehending how the circular economy can eith er facilitate\, impede\, or slow down the progress towards more desirabl e futures\, we can actively avoid undesirable outcomes\, especially in t he context of the 2020s. To achieve this\, I draw on institutional theor y\, particularly path dependence theory\, and supplement it with Marxist and Gramscian theory. This allows me to analyse whether the circular ec onomy acts as a path-fixer (it impedes)\, path-opener (it slow-downs) or path-breaker (it facilitates) in the transition towards more just and s ustainable social systems. Initially\, I conduct a comprehensive review of the mechanisms that may impede the transition towards these new\, fai rer\, and more sustainable social models\, encompassing factors such as social norms\, social structures\, human cognition\, and social prioriti es. To stimulate the discussion\, I accordingly develop an analytical fr amework that aims to define those mechanisms in two contrasting systems: green growth and degrowth. Next\, I investigate the transition to the c ircular economy within the European context by analysing 54 circular eco nomy strategies from various countries and territorial levels. The analy sis enables a thorough examination and discussion of the types of inerti a that emerge during the transition to the circular economy. I finalise by proposing a path-breaking agenda for the circular economy\, which wou ld eventually facilitate degrowth. This research might inform the degrow th community about how to seize the space of the circular economy to tra nsition towards degrowth societies. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/75 SUMMARY:The role of the circular economy in the 2020s’ critical juncture: Path-fixer\, path-opener or path-breaker? - Brais Suárez LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T160000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T150000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T161354Z UID:563b546f-9f8f-43db-85d1-798175e6e670@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth activists and researchers are often dismissed on acc ount of pursuing a utopia. But why should that be a problem in a world w here it seems easier for people to imagine a planet on fire where we kil l each other for fresh water and the remainder of our resources than an economy that transcends the current mainstream? Humankind seems to be ac ting like rabbits in the headlights\, frozen by the prospect of complete annihilation and the incapability of moving towards adequate solutions to avert total destruction. The presentation will rely on the combinatio n of behavioural science and systems thinking to suggest why the Cambrid ge dictionary’s definition of utopia\, “a perfect society in which peopl e work well with each other and are happy” is a great way to prod humani ty out of this inactive state. Beyond the theory\, the experience of a s eries of backcasting projects will be presented to show how diverse grou ps – even those untouched by Degrowth concepts – end up imagining Degrow th scenarios when given the time and space to deliberate on a normative future and to suggest ways to get there. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/402 SUMMARY:The role of utopia in a Degrowth transition - Alexandra Köves LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T213000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T200000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T223922Z UID:8a44cb07-80bf-4e43-a395-1a7274c83b94@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva\, how she stood up to the corpo rate Goliaths of industrial agriculture\, rose to prominence in the ecol ogical food movement\, and is inspiring an international crusade for cha nge.\nIn her colorful sari and large scarlet bindi\, Dr. Vandana Shiva i s an arresting presence: She galvanizes crowds\, advises government lead ers\, fields constant calls from the media—then then retreats from big-c ity buzz to work alongside small farmers across the developing world.\nW ho is she? What is her mission? How did this woman from an obscure town in India become Monsanto’s worst nightmare: a rebellious rock. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/423 SUMMARY:The Seeds of Vandana Shiva (82’) - Miljenka LOCATION:CMR-terrace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230816T143358Z UID:1314b6e2-4113-4fb9-8992-9375be9368f5@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Full co-author list: Silvio Cristiano\, Anton Brokow-Loga\, K arl\, Jana Gebauer\, Luciana Maia\, Sarah Ware\nDegrowth is a crucial vi sion and project in a century rapidly evolving towards the self-destruct ion of human livelihoods. Imagining how degrowth can be played out in sp ace and place (understood as a relational sphere of diversity\, as Doree n Massey put it)\, plays a crucial role in a transformation beyond growt h. Therefore\, this session links the degrowth debate to space\, place a nd scale\, zooming in on the levels of the local and regional. Blending paper presentations and workshop discussions\, we will go on a search fo r the new narratives\, alliances\, frameworks and institutions needed to re-design our localities and the life within\, drawing inspiration from examples such as transition towns\, cittaslow\, solidarity cities\, or doughnut cities. We welcome\, for a first part of paper presentations\, conceptual\, theoretical\, and empirical contributions which discuss nor mative frameworks\, alliances\, success factors\, and inspiring stories of how cities or villages in the global north can be transformed to guar antee a good life for all\, becoming solidary degrowth places. Contribut ions may take ‘spatial’ perspectives on the challenges of degrowth also across the scales of the global and the local and should reflect on thei r geographical (and cultural and economic) positioning. In a second part \, which is organized as an interactive and practice-oriented workshop\, organizers\, presenters and participants alike will join up as a co-cre ative peer group to develop utopian imaginaries as well as concrete prac tical tools for localised degrowth. With this\, the workshop also aims a t strengthening the network and further building the community of urban and rural degrowth scholars and activists. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/212 SUMMARY:The Spatiality of Degrowth - Luciana Maia \, Silvio Cristiano\, A nton Brokow-Loga\, Karl Kraehmer\, Jana Gebauer LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T090000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230816T083043Z UID:d80992fe-a9c6-4581-8fee-a902917687c4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This talk is inspired by stories collected over the last deca de as part of several research projects based in Croatia. These are stor ies of everyday hardship told by people who eat in soup-kitchens\, stori es about persisting to work in civil society organisations in a politica l context antagonistic to CSO advocacy\, stories told by owners of small businesses about their struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic\, and sto ries of post-disaster recovery recalled by residents traumatised by floo ding in rural Croatia. Emerging from these are three inter-related theme s relevant for reflections on a degrowth transition: the contentious rol e of the state\, the pang of class inequalities and their intersections\ , and cross-cutting affective reverberations. Indeed\, both the role of the state and class inequalities have been characterised fairly recently as “gaps in the degrowth literature”. In order to unpick these three th emes\, I draw on voices with memories of socialism that are counter-hege monic to contemporary expectations\, and underline marginalized voices\, especially those of the disempowered poor. In light of this\, the overa ll intention of the talk is to expand our perspective on the constraints and affordances that define our shared aspiration to transition to a de growth society.\n\nDr. Karin Doolan is Associate Professor at the Depart ment of Sociology\, University of Zadar. She holds an MPhil and PhD degr ee in sociology of education from the University of Cambridge. Following her MPhil degree she completed a programme in Democracy and Public Poli cy at the London School of Economics and Political Science and after com pleting her PhD was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute.\n\nHer teaching activities are rooted in critical and engage d pedagogy\, and she conducts research on the interface between social c lass inequalities\, education and disaster events. She led an inter-disc iplinary team of researchers who revitalised social class analysis in Cr oatia following a hiatus going back to the end of socialist times. Her m ost recent project work has explored the micro-politics of schools in di saster contexts and social resilience in the midst and aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the years her interlocutors have come from diver se backgrounds\, including people eating in soup kitchens\, teachers in communities recovering from floods or earthquakes and activists for the public good. Such research has fostered valuable\, multiple perspectives on the political\, social and economic dynamics that frame people’s eve ryday lives. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/399 SUMMARY:The state\, class inequalities\, and their affective reverberatio ns: considerations for a degrowth transition - Karin Doolan LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T173000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230829T224018Z UID:fa31eaa6-fee3-4e12-94a0-9694f14a675d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Why\, even when faced by overwhelming evidence of the already ongoing climate catastrophe\, the sustainable business and sustainable business research field is unable to make any meaningful changes to the environmental conditions? Further\, why degrowth is overlooked as an obv ious option? Desperate times call for desperate acts\, for which I turn to 1960’s radical avant-gardist Guy Debord. I argue that sustainable bus inesses inability to move away from the Dominant Social Paradigm is due to an innate feature of marketing and characteristic of capitalism: the spectacle. The sustainability spectacle is a product created by the cult ure industry\, as well as an approach to climate mitigation. In the form er case\, sustainability spectacle is manifested as an endless stream of sustainable advertising\, images\, appearances and meanings. It is not important to be sustainable\, it is important to appear sustainable. In the case of the latter\, it is not just images that are being shared: th ese images have become the relationships themselves. Much like Marx theo rized that subject and object have changed places\, in sustainability sp ectacle (business) sustainability has become the subject\, while humans have become the objects\, mere bystanders. Hence\, any act in this spect acle becomes the spectacle itself. In the paper\, I show how the spectac le operates by analysing at the movie Don’t look up. I juxtapose the mov ie with some current sustainable advertising to further highlight the po int I’m making. Finally\, I also explore the opportunity to escape the s pectacle. Debord would say that there is something ‘real’ behind the sus tainability spectacle. There are the material conditions which can be al tered. I argue that degrowth is a potential way to challenge the spectac le\, as it can act as an “detournement” against it. However\, the danger always looms that degrowth in itself will become co-opted and spectacul arized. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/91 SUMMARY:The sustainability spectacle - Roni Lappalainen LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T115850Z UID:89856ea1-14a7-4838-b005-b690fa499885@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The undeniable material dimension of the energy transition ha s generated growing attention over the last few years. The forecast of a strong increase in the demand for some metals is favoring the developme nt of policies that support the mining industry and expand the extractiv e frontier\, both in the global South and in the global North. However\, most of the clean energy scenarios underlying the reports on the future mineral demand reproduce three problematic elements: strong decoupling of economic growth\, mobility based on private vehicles and colonial ine qualities. This seriously undermines confidence in representing realisti c\, desirable\, safe and just scenarios for the transition to a decarbon ized global economy. Technocentric scenarios have worrying consequences outside of the paper when applied to policy making. Therefore\, it is ur gent to introduce the analysis of future mineral demand from alternative scenarios based on sufficiency\, lifestyle changes\, demand-side strate gies and degrowth. Important progress has been made in pushing sufficien cy to the core of the energy and climate dimensions of transition. Never theless\, the translation of these results into the mineral dimension is still mainly absent from the public discussion. The few existing public ations throw compelling results that can help us question the inevitabil ity of a huge increase in the extractivist dynamics\, and the associated social and environmental damage. Our purpose here is to compile and hig hlight the contributions made in this regard so far\, to show some of th e promising results and to emphasize the need for further development of specific research in this field. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/323 SUMMARY:The unexplored field of sufficiency in the research on future min eral demand for clean energy - Adrián Almazán\, Martin Lallana LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T071040Z UID:dae97ca3-12bc-4730-ac7b-38f88503f778@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Self-management in Yugoslavia was an authentic form of joint labour. It lasted four decades and was constantly built\, re-shaped\, an d re-defined through institutional changes. Compared with the economic s ystems of a given time\, it is possible to distinguish specific self-man agement features in Yugoslavia that are important for the history of deg rowth and future theory. A minimum of three concepts are worth mentionin g.\na) Social ownership of the means of production\nBasic means of produ ction (not all) were collectively owned\, or more precisely\, social own ership was introduced in self-management\, which implied the main distin ction–to most of the other socialist central-planned economies and other contemporary capitalistic systems of the time. \nb) Direct democracy in market-oriented conditions\, through substantial decentralization and m anagement of the means of production\, represented the main difference c ompared to centrally planned economies in most of the other (socialist a nd capitalist) cases. \nc) Amortization rate as the base for sustaining simple reproduction.\n\n\nMany authors from the times of self-management noticed that “the main problem” of self-governance in Yugoslavia was sl owing economic growth. Self-management structural problems lay in the fa ct that simple reproduction was achieved in most cases\, while extended reproduction was a challenge. \nFurthermore\, the importance of self-man agement as factual know-how and dissonant Yugoslav heritage for Degrowth is great. First\, by self-management in Yugoslavia\, new ways to financ e "common and social" needs and services were introduced through the est ablished institutions (SIZ and their operations with DPZ). As such\, the institutions introduced in the 70s are the inspiration for future Degro wth eco-social-care provisioning systems. It was the last form of "direc t democracy" in the management system at the micro\, mezzo\, and macro l evels\, while the category" of "social ownership" is essentially importa nt - at least in terms of future polycentric systems to govern the natur al\, cultural and social goods and capital - that are endangered by the work of contemporary capitalism.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/259 SUMMARY:The unwritten Yugoslavian history of degorwth - Milica Kocovic D e Santo LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T143342Z UID:179e42b6-1a74-4298-a765-b0b9a058cd58@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Bottom-up insurgent practices and processes of commoning are highly relevant to degrowth scholarship and activism. However\, the abil ity to join initiatives or movements actively fighting for a socially ju st future within planetary boundaries is not equally distributed. The co nfiguration of spatial and temporal infrastructures shape how we interac t with each other and our (bio-)physical environment and can reproduce o r alleviate intersectional inequalities. This article connects literatur e on the commons\, insurgent planning\, and feminist time politics to di scuss temporal and spatial infrastructures that create fertile soil for invented spaces of care-full commoning in mostly European cities. Inspir ed by feminist and decolonial research to reclaim disembedded and disemb odied cities\, we formulate an educated dream about what an ecofeminist degrowth city would look like. We propose tangible steps that enable suc h a concrete utopia to eventuate and discuss how notions of scaling-out and horizontal transgression enable such transformation. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/266 SUMMARY:Time and Space for Social-Ecological Transformation: Care-Full Co mmoning in and beyond the Ecofeminist City - Sarah Ware\, Hanna Völkle\, Corinna Dengler LOCATION:ZV-8-8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T121331Z UID:d5287ad3-16d6-4fda-908d-ac08b1aeee12@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth has been criticized for its eurocentrism\, for being elite-driven and for not considering its implications on the poor. Thou gh these critiques are often misinformed\, they do raise important quest ions regarding the somewhat homogenous degrowth community and the overem phasis on top-down policy proposals. The latter points to the prioritiza tion of what Wright (2009) calls a symbiotic logic of transformation\, o r a strategy of transformation aimed at working with existing institutio ns to create change from within. To expand degrowth’s transformational c apacity\, it is essential to pay more attention to interstitial and rupt ural logics of transformation\, i.e. strategies that work outside of exi sting institutions or aim to actively dismantle those institutions that are thought to be destructive. To do so\, degrowth can draw inspiration from and create alliances with other movements known to enact these stra tegies. This presentation looks to ecoanarchism\, whose long and rich hi story opposing the capitalist machine can provide critical insights for degrowth pathways. This is done through an analysis of contemporary ecoa narchist zines from many different places. A zine is a pamphlet\, or a s mall magazine\, meant for easy and widespread distribution. Based on a s ample of zines\, contemporary ecoanarchism is explored within four thema tic clusters: modes of organizing\, science and technology\, human and n onhuman relations\, and questions regarding the state. Rooted in worker s’ movements of the late 19th century and further developed in a variety of contexts\, anarchism is well situated to expand degrowth’s mostly we stern and academic scope. Furthermore\, a deeper alliance between ecoana rchism and degrowth would offer a mutually beneficial relationship to st rengthen efforts towards a more socially and environmentally just future . URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/261 SUMMARY:Towards a Degrowth Struggle - Jenna Stepanic LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230817T155951Z UID:989e64a4-d62f-466b-b1ce-4b132f3e58e2@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The world is currently facing multiple\, interconnected crise s including poverty\, global and gender inequality\, climate change\, an d biodiversity loss. These problems are all symptoms of the same systemi c crisis and need holistic interventions to solve them. Systemic change requires a powerful vision\, and we suggest that a caring society offers an appealing vision for holistic eco-social transformation. Caring soci eties prioritise the well-being of all beings\, including humans\, non-h umans\, and nature. They challenge the current paradigm of constant econ omic growth and competition\, aiming for a fair and equitable distributi on of resources\, redressing systems of oppression\, and reducing carbon emissions and resource use.\n\nBased on these insights we are about to set up a 'Forum for Caring Societies'. The session will consist of short inputs from colleagues already engaged in this network activity with mo st of the time allocated for further and in-depth discussion with the pa rticipants of the session towards strengthening and enlarging alliance b uilding around the topic. \n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/294 SUMMARY:Towards a Forum for Caring Societies - Sylvie Lorek\, Lewis Akenj i\, Kate Power LOCATION:ZV-8-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T111500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230703T095815Z UID:6705ef7f-6002-4baf-83a6-ef76c4cd05a8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we will introduce the recently awarded project “REAL: A Post-Growth Deal”\, an EU ERC Synergy project\, and th e largest project awarded by the EU to degrowth/postgrowth topics to dat e. The project starts in May 2023\, with a duration of 6 years. It is or ganised around 5 work-packages: (1) planetary possibilities\, (2) postgr owth policies\, (3) postgrowth provisioning\, (4) postgrowth politics\, and (5) postgrowth in practice. We will identify what we see as the core research questions for post-growth/degrowth research in this moment\, a nd share some of the ways we have been thinking of dealing methodologica lly and empirically with these questions. As degrowth research expands i n scale and complexity\, we hope our presentation will serve as a space to discuss the state and future of degrowth research\, and consider form ats\, structures and processes for collaboration beyond individual proje cts. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/291 SUMMARY:Towards a Post-Growth Deal: Introducing the REAL EU-ERC Synergy p roject - Julia Steinberger\, Jason Hickel LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T134342Z UID:42e779e6-29d1-4401-8191-90cee79c7b77@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:To date\, proponents of degrowth have largely abstained from engaging with faith and have yet to discuss degrowth in relation to theo logical reflections. The present paper puts degrowth in discouse with li beration theology to provide visions that combine the power of faith and reason. A dialogue between the two perspectives that bridges the gap be tween structure and agency is initiated. It is suggested that both socia l movements could be enhanced by each others analysis. Whilst degrowth o ffers a multi-layered scientific critique of capitalism\, especially eco logical\, liberation theology offers a deep reasoning for engagining wit h the social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples\, an analyses that has spread to various liberation movements a round the world (e.g. Black\, Dalit\, and Palestinian liberation theolog y). Thus\, the paper proposes that degrowth advocates should prioritise an alliance with liberation theologians to realise more holistic and spi ritual transformations that do not solely depend on scientific reasoning .\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/23 SUMMARY:Towards a science of liberation - Nick Fitzpatrick LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T130000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T124500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230818T102651Z UID:c92cff12-dfc7-4249-b468-02a63fed1122@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The scenario database used in the most recent IPCC Assessment Report on climate mitigation does not feature any modelled degrowth sce narios. This means that in assessing the available literature\, the IPCC was unable to include degrowth as a strategy for climate action. As a c onsequence\, much is unknown about the global energy\, technology\, and emissions dynamics of degrowth pathways\, making it difficult to quantit atively compare degrowth to more commonly modelled green growth scenario s (Figure 1\, for an illustrative comparison).\n\nUsing the most promine nt tool for creating socioeconomic and technological scenarios\, the int egrated assessment model\, we have created a set of degrowth scenarios f or Australia (Figure 2). These new scenarios assume a stronger coupling between GDP and energy consumption than most IPCC mitigation scenarios. Our GDP/capita outcomes range from $10\,000/year to $70\,000/year. \n\nW e will present the methods\, results\, and lessons learned\; and suggest a research agenda for the modelling of global degrowth climate mitigati on scenarios that can inform climate reports\, climate negotiations\, an d just transition targets around the world. \n\nCompared to a default gr owth pathway\, we show that our degrowth scenarios\, exhibiting lower GD P\, are related to lower pressures on the upscaling of renewables and co me with a lower reliance on carbon dioxide removal in the second half of the century. At the same time\, we also show that radical reductions in energy consumption demand stronger inequality reductions and much faste r increases of highly energy efficient provisioning systems to prevent i ncreased decent living standards deprivations.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/238 SUMMARY:Towards modelling degrowth scenarios - Manfred Lenzen\, Mengyu Li \, Lorenz Keysser\, Paul Brockway\, Jason Hickel\, Jarmo Kikstra LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T121500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T102514Z UID:58afa537-b07d-4e53-9174-65bd430edaf3@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Existing climate mitigation scenarios assume future rates of economic growth that are significantly higher than what has been experie nced in the recent past. In this article we explore how assuming lower r ates of growth\, in line with the hypothesis of secular stagnation\, cha nges the range of mitigation possibilities. We compare scenarios with mo derate and strong policy ambition under both high-growth and low-growth assumptions. The results show that low growth makes it easier to reduce emissions consistent with 1.5–2°C\, reducing the need to rely on assumpt ions about unrealistically rapid buildout of low-carbon energy infrastru cture and unprecedented rates of energy–GDP decoupling\, which character ise existing scenarios. However\, lower growth raises concerns about equ ity between and within countries\, social stability\, and ability to fin ance the low-carbon energy transition. With this in mind\, we distinguis h between inequitable low-growth scenarios and equitable ‘post-growth’ s cenarios\, identifying policies that could be used to achieve the latter . URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/301 SUMMARY:Towards post-growth scenarios for climate mitigation - Aljoša Sla meršak\, Daniel O'Neill\, Jason Hickel LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T171500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151605Z UID:29cfe819-8dbf-4f73-890b-58aca0de623c@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic a lot of emphasi s has been put to “build back better” the tourism industry\, a former la rgely unsustainable and polluting sector. A key factor in this endeavour would be to break up the dependency upon tourism that exists especially in many destinations experiencing or having experienced overtourism sym ptoms. Hence the question arises what strategies exist to escape this la ck of alternatives to tourism to open up space for sustainable degrowth transformations\, bringing the tourism industry back into planetary boun daries and encompassing an equitable distribution of profits from the se ctor for the sake of all involved stakeholders. The aim of this study is to elucidate the often neglected perspective of workers regarding their situation on the labour market and the resulting demands and proposals for change. For this purpose\, through a focus group with workers from B arcelona\, the current situation is analysed and furthermore discussed t o what extent different policies (universal basic income\, working time reduction\, economic democracy\, job guarantee) being debated in progres sive agendas\, including the degrowth debate\, influence the situation o f workers and thus potentially pave the way for a sustainable transforma tion of the tourism industry. The results outline that the workers find themselves in an exploitative system rooted in neo-colonial capitalist p ractice\, which reproduces the precarization of predominantly female and migrant labour even more since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. To improve the situation on the labour market\, the workers endorse all of the discussed policy programs\, but seemingly favour bottom up initia tives for empowerment like a strengthening of economic democracy\, as th e trust in institutions and governmental structures implementing top dow n policies is lacking. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/304 SUMMARY:Transformational work-policies as pathways to a Degrowth future i n tourism? Explorative analysis of the worker’s perspective - Moritz Lan ger LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230804T214520Z UID:251a90b4-af59-45f5-a0c7-2236bfb84c78@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Modern agro-industry\, on the one hand\, dominated by energy- and carbon-intensive production methods and monocultural production acc ounts for a significant part of GH emissions\, destroys ecosystems\, dec reases agrobiodiversity and the overall resiliency of the agricultural s ystem. On the other one\, it leads to unhealthy diets causing obesity in ‘developed’ countries\, while a significant part of the world populatio n remains undernourished.\n\nThe most evident impact of agro-industry on agrobiodiversity is that the current food system is organized around a limited number of crops (mainly wheat\, rice and maize)\, (Khoury et al. \, 2014). To improve biodiversity and to create more resilient agricultu ral systems\, the ongoing European RADIANT (Realizing Dynamic Value Chai ns for Underutilised Crops) project aims to unfold evidence and to explo re good practices to reintroduce/integrate underutilised crops (UC-s) in to food\, feed and non-food value chains. Underutilised\, undervalued or forgotten crops are less common species\, landraces or varieties with l imited use\, production and consumption but holding great nutritional an d environmental potential.\n\nUC-s are often more adapted to local envir onments\, more resilient against extreme climates\, and their nutritiona l value is potentially higher compared to conventional and more widespre ad crops\, especially in the case of legumes or heritage cereal crops. U C-s could contribute to diversifying agricultural systems\, climate chan ge mitigation\, increasing the resiliency of agricultural production\, a nd developing healthier and sustainable diets (Pinto et al.\, 2022).\n\n The limited use of UC-s is the result of their lower productivity which makes their production economically inefficient within the current socio -economic system. Further challenges to promote UC-s cover the undervalu ation of their environmental benefits\, unavailable seed supply\, lack o f knowledge and technologies for processing\; unmatched supply and deman d\; their unrecognized nutritional value and lack of recipes (Balázs et al.\, 2021). In summary\, the social\, economic and the political contex t are all create unfavorable conditions for these environmentally so val uable varieties.\n\nWithin the RADIANT project\, through in-depth\, inte rpretative policy analysis (Yanow\, 2006)\, based on case studies across Europe and experimenting UC-s with the participation of farmers\, we ai m to identify leverage points which would allow to move forward a more d iverse and resilient agri-food system. Our preliminary analysis revealed that seed sovereignty\, citizen-science cooperation\, participating in producer-processor partnerships and engaging various actors along the va lue chain are key factors to integrate UC-s in the value chain. Particip ating in consumer-producer\, citizen-science and in other networks can p rovide resiliency against the vulnerability to the market and policy cha llenges. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/426 SUMMARY:Transition towards sustainable agri-food systems - Orsolya Lazány i LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T100138Z UID:c86cec8a-99e0-4218-bbba-47e1f3133d66@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Large part of everyday consumption is related to housing. Con ventional housing is extremely resource intensive\, regarding both a) co nstruction and b) dwelling. How to organise degrowth-friendly small-scal e housing?\nAlthough sustainable housing is 'nothing new'\, examples of sustainable sub-urban houses in south-eastern and eastern Europe are rar e.The presentation will show the project (and process) of re-making a co nventional house into a sustainable one\, keeping eco-footprint and cost low by sourcing materials locally\, learning self-build skills\, and te sting new building ideas. Moreover\, food and energy aspect of described project correspond with current escalation of energy crisis and environ mental crisis. The presented project is based on permaculture principles and solutions\, so on one level it can be seen as short compendium of p ermaculture thinking. However\, since alternative housing in permacultur e is dominantly placed in rural setting\, sustainable self-build in urb an zones (which are inhabited by majority of world population) is less d eveloped. \nPresentation is practically oriented\, however on a theoreti cal side it will try to raise several important questions\, such as: how to apply low-tech solutions in sub-urban housing for lower resource con sumption\, can we move typical permaculture project from a countryside c loser to urban center\, and how to integrate degrowth ideas and permacul ture principles.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/215 SUMMARY:Translating degrowth ideas and permaculture principles to housing practices - Ivan Gregov LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T195945Z UID:368ce354-aaa6-4f7d-a701-d065b69da14f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Transport poverty is a phenomenon\, which is on the rise in C EE. Upcoming EU expansion of emissions trading scheme into the transport sector is likely to add more pressure on the people who already now hav e difficulties in accessing transport for their basic needs\, such as wo rk\, care or education. While we need to degrow our transport sector\, w e also need to protect the most vulnerable groups from the adverse side- effects of the European climate policies. EU agreed to establish a Socia l Climate Fund to support vulnerable households\, but without understand ing transport poverty aspects\, the support might not be directed where it is needed. This session will first introduce the concept of transport poverty and discuss its various aspects\, such as affordability\, acces sibility and exclusion. Transport poverty occurs in different forms in different countries\, depending on settlement conditions\, the organizat ion of public transport\, social policies and other factors. Thus\, the session will briefly present analysis of the transport poverty situation in six CEE countries (Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Hungary\, Romania\, Slovakia and Slovenia). Finally\, it will discuss the parallels in the focus cou ntries and provide policy recommendations for tackling transport poverty . The session will consist of introductory presentation of about 15 minu tes\, 6 short presentations of country situation – about 3-4 minutes eac h – and one concluding presentation of about 15 minutes. A discussion wi th the authors and audience will follow (about 30-40 minutes) on how to tackle transport poverty in practice in order to ensure sustainable degr owth. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/79 SUMMARY:Transport poverty in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Lidija Zi vcic\, Marjeta Bencina\, Ana Stojilovska\, Vladimir Halgota\, Zvonimir Lozic LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T121500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T191850Z UID:5989d047-891b-4aa0-9e83-964ae25cec75@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth\, as a broad spectrum of proposals and advocacies\, is united in the demand that economic activity must undergo a ‘right-siz ing’ to a level that respects socio-ecological boundaries and the minimu m social foundations that ensure a dignified and good life for all. From the demand to establishing societies and economies that stay within tho se boundaries\, the question arises of what role the state has and to wh at extent particular political formats are suited to facilitate that. Wi th the insight that the liberal state is incompatible with degrowth\, th e search for alternatives references the Kurdish Freedom Movement and th e associated political format of Democratic Confederalism. Democratic Co nfederalism is a political format that calls for the abolition of the st ate and the inclusion of environmental protection and feminism. This eve nt presents the determination of whether Democratic Confederalism is a v iable political format for degrowth societies. To fulfill the goals\, a theory synthesis is used as the methodology to combine two different the ories to generate knowledge that goes beyond the two theories on their o wn. The compatibility is determined by utilizing the Gramscian analysis and understanding of the state. The presented paper examines whether Dem ocratic Confederalism edits and handles actors and elements within the i ntegral model sufficiently to allow the implementation of degrowth to me asure their compatibility. Because Democratic Confederalism aims at dism antling hierarchical and centralized state structures\, the material con ditions\, as well as actors and structures within the civil and politica l society\, are sufficiently addressed to foster the advocacies that deg rowth proposes. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/18 SUMMARY:Turning away from Growth with state-less Democracy - Lasse Steffe ns LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230827T121013Z UID:7189fcd6-7ef9-4484-9c3c-652c5c4fb214@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The degrowth transition requires the transgression of the exi sting hierarchies and hegemonies\, and the radical transformation of man y (or most) of our existing institutions. Hierarchies and institutions o f knowledge production are no exception. The present paper focuses on un iversities\, and the potential role they could play in a degrowth transi tion. We particularly focus on university community engagement (UCE)\, w hich we conceptualize as a mutually beneficial cooperation between the u niversity and various further actors alongside a social justice agenda.\ nAt present\, universities are under the influence of multiple instituti onal logics\, which results in the coexistence of multiple\, and often c onflicting priorities\, identities and approaches. Universities\, when r eaching out to societal actors\, mostly operate alongside an “economic d evelopment” or a utilitarian agenda. However\, there are also examples f or pursuing social justice or environmental sustainability objectives\; aiming at the empowerment of marginalized actors.\nOur research question is “how to find and institutionalize spaces for social justice oriented UCE at universities”? We demonstrate and critically (self-)reflect on t he social justice orientated UCE processes that we created (or contribut ed to) at the University of Szeged Hungary\, Faculty of Economics Resear ch Centre – including participatory action research and ecooperative res earch\, service learning and the furthering of equal opportunities at th e Faculty. We use these bottom-up processes to examine the dynamics of o rganizational institutionalization of UCE. Our analysis is based on auto -ethnography and interviews conducted with civil society partners and co lleagues. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/213 SUMMARY:University community engagement from the bottom up - Zoltan Bajmo cy\, Judit Juhász\, Gyorgy Malovics LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T205109Z UID:4780bf9f-4f2a-4aa2-8c96-91b539284f5f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Building on the work of novelist Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018 ) we explore the possibilities of Science Fiction and Fantasy for an “ed ucation of imagination” that is essential for a degrowth transition.\n“W e live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine rig ht of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings . Resistance and change often begin in art\, and very often in our art\, the art of words”\, said great novelist Ursula K. Le Guin in 2014. This artistic session considers Le Guin’s uniquely original work and explore s her manifold connections to the degrowth discourse. The “education of imagination” (Le Guin) as well as the “education of desire“ (Miguel Aben sour) are crucial in building degrowth societies. Unlike theoretical tex ts and discussions\, fiction may directly widen the space of possible fu tures that we are able to imagine. Le Guin was a master in building worl ds and writing speculative stories that depict societies who opted for o ther social structures then the current capitalist world system. She als o wrote lucid essays on degrowth perspectives without mentioning the ter m\, exploring feminist and anti-patriarchal perspectives\, subsistence w ork\, anarchy\, Daoism and the general role of the imagination for socie tal change. Many feminist and postcolonial theoretics such as Donna Hara way or Bayo Akomolafe have built on her thoughts. In this artistic sessi on\, the five contributors – experienced degrowth scholars and publisher s – will in a choreographed performance read passages from Le Guin’s wor k and contrast them with essayistic thoughts on degrowth topics such as (convivial) technology\, gender\, subsistence\, commoning\, and postcolo nial practices. The audience will become imaginative contributors\, too\ , developing and discussing their own speculative thoughts on possible d egrowth futures. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/217 SUMMARY:Unleashing Fantasy for Transformation - Andrea Vetter\, Jana Geb auer\, Corinna Dengler\, Matthias Fersterer\, Aaron Vansintjan LOCATION:CMR-park 1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230902T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230722T090754Z UID:b6cf8a50-46db-49e6-bfad-f26161addc8f@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Within contemporary economic rational thinking\, the act of “ making (producing)” has been central\, whether or not one complies with environmental standards. So called ecolabels\, of which there are more t han 450 kinds operating in 199 countries and 25 sectors\, are designed t o reduce ecological footprint in the process of rolling out an economic output. While these labels are meant to function as a safeguard against environmental abuses\, corporates are finding loopholes to allure eco-co nscious consumers who are often willing to pay a premium. An example of an absurd eco product is organic palm oil. When consciously considering the sustainability of the planet\, one might notice that the most enviro nmentally friendly approach is not making more products but “trying NOT to make as much as possible”. In other words\, productivity measurement should not be based on how much one can make\, but “how much one can GET AWAY WITH MAKING”. Here\, I would like to introduce “(un)making”\, a pa ssive making practice. (un)making is akin to Kata (型 or 形)\, a choreogra phed pattern of martial arts movements which involve minimal effort. An example of an (un)made object is EROI\, an energy drink made from the pr ocess of controlling an invasive plant. Now\, the question is what does the economy look like when everybody best avoids production? (un)maker F aire collects and disseminates outputs or by-products (un)made by (un)ma kers from across Europe. The aim is to try making a complimentary supply chain via connecting (un)makers beyond traditional areas of specializat ion. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/67 SUMMARY:(un)maker Faire - Inari LOCATION:CMR-klub END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T102756Z UID:90bcaba7-69b6-4275-bd91-523fc86275b0@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The socio-ecological crisis has brought about various pathway s to rethink development and its consequences especially in relation to neoliberalism and its excesses. In the more developed countries\, the wo rd “degrowth” has entered the vocabulary of activists and academic circl es since the early 2000s. As with any other development alternatives\, d egrowth merits critical examination. As a global alternative path toward s socio-ecological transformation\, degrowth needs to be explored becaus e it engenders alternative conceptualizations and practices of developme nt that highlight its cursorily examined yet significant social and cult ural dimensions. \n\nWhile alternative practices of development are deem ed and oftentimes lauded for being more nuanced\, participatory\, and ju st\, a deeper analysis on how it is being diffused on the ground merits a study. Is degrowth possible in the Global South? Are cases of action c ontributing towards degrowth already flourishing in these countries?. Th e paper explores these questions and the intersections of alternative de velopment in the Global South through degrowth. It tries to situate thes e theoretical underpinnings from the lens of community-led zero waste ma nagement project sites in the Philippines. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/149 SUMMARY:Unpacking Philippines Zero Waste Community Sites as a pathway for Degrowth - Joseph Edward Alegado\, Joseph Edward Alegado LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T170000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T164500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230825T101459Z UID:5d4eeb16-5e65-4716-b425-ef2585fb52fa@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper will focus upon informally self-employed waste pic kers and how they play a vital role in the circulation of waste/used-goo ds. Following waste industries provides a unique entry point to discuss tensions between capitalist production and ecological impact as well as the complexity of global supply chains. In order to build pathways towar ds just transition\, degrowth frameworks need to engage with scholarship on informal waste work to examine how we can ensure social security pro tection for people who are doing ecological work. Moreover\, following t he discourses on garbage and tracing the map of global circulation of wa ste can enable the degrowth frameworks to be more grounded in material a nd working realities highly precarious work such as waste picking. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/199 SUMMARY:UPDATE: Degrowth and informal waste work: who cleans for a just transition? - Riya Raphael LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T134324Z UID:22b43206-cd26-460c-bb53-b47966dd35b6@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Almost 5 years have passed since the publication of the so fa r most extensive collection of Degrowth and Technology related articles including an extensive metanalysis defining a new research agenda. It ca tegorized thematic angles (theory\, case studies\, governance and evalua tion) and extracted key themes such as conviviality\, ‘democratization o f technology’\, socio-technological imaginaries\, etc. However\, despite this effort\, advances in DG&T were modest since then\, which we partly attribute to a general traumatic paralysis during and since the COVID19 pandemic. In this article we first revisit and update the insights of this collection\, offering a refined framework for identifying typologie s\, in an effort to bring structure in a still very new and diffuse fiel d of research. We then use these insights coupled with a strong post nor mal science perspective to look at the handling of the COVID19 pandemic in Austria\, one of the very few counties that imposed mandatory vaccina tions for all adults. The invention of COVID19 vaccines has been celebra ted in mainstream outlets as a groundbreaking success of science and tec hnology in general and symptomatic technological solutions in particular . Commentators in mainstream media even implicitly illuded to positivist Enlightenment attitudes of the domination of nature\, by reporting vict ories in the battle between humans and the virus. So far\, the Degrowth movement has been largely silent with respect to this apparent setback i n progressive attitudes towards technology\, that contradicts pre-pandem ic efforts in Post Normal Science and DG&T. Such attitudes will remain s elf-contradictory if – unlike for instance Ivan Illich – they knowingly exclude certain areas of science like medicine. This article is an attem pt to start a “trauma therapeutical process” for resolving these contrad ictions and for pointing out ways forward for DG&T. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/160 SUMMARY:Updates on Degrowth & Technology: overcoming the positivist pande mic trauma - Christian Kerschner LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T131500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230725T105445Z UID:3a3cd782-8391-426a-8fa7-4f0dfb04e1b8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This paper will present an interpretation of Belgian Philosop her Isabelle Stengers concept of ‘ecology of practices’ applied to the u rban commons provesses developed in Barcelona during Barcelona in Comú m andate. It will reflect on how the development of situated urban commons policies resonate with the political goal of impossing a limit to capit alism in the context of climate emergency\, and how it could be articula ted within the Degrowth movement objectives and strategies discussed in the Conference. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/172 SUMMARY:Urban Commoning Politics and Policies - Ana Méndez de Andés LOCATION:ZV-8-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T190542Z UID:861ee8ad-29de-474c-9f0b-13e827037c3a@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Recently\, urban food movements have been proliferating in Eu rope. They highlight the corporate food regime’s failure to tackle nutri tional poverty and promote local food initiatives. Also\, urban food pol icy is a new phenomenon in Prague and Brno\, two major cities in Czechia . Against this background\, we ask how urban institutions are linked to urban food movements in Czech cities. We argue that the current emphasis placed by urban food policies on environmental aspects of food initiati ves are indicative of the urban food movements’ fragmentation along the lines of different levels of social capital and their integration into t he corporate food regime. Drawing on our interdisciplinary concept of va lues-based modes of production and consumption in the corporate food reg ime\, Manganelli’s concept of hybrid governance of urban food movements and Harvey’s understanding of entrepreneurial urban governance\, we cond uct actor network and social capital analysis of institutional and civil society actors constituting the urban food question in Prague and Brno. We show that post-socialist entrepreneurial cities are prone to fragmen ted hybrid food governance inconsistent with other urban agendas\, which prioritizes food initiatives conducive to urban entrepreneurialism over traditional food producers such as gardeners\, thus reinforcing the cor porate food regime. We propose this fragmentation to be overcome by the formation of a coalition of food initiatives with civil society organiza tions engaged in urban and environmental issues\, human rights\, social services\, and charity\, to promote urban governance conducive to local food production and food system change as a steppingstone of urban resil ience against multifaceted crises. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/260 SUMMARY:Urban food policies without local food producers - Michaela Pixov á\, Christina Plank LOCATION:ZV-KC-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T145422Z UID:87a7620e-7606-4a3e-b929-c6f54e757723@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth is primarily about transforming current economic and social practices to stay within planetary boundaries whilst guaranteein g social justice. These transformations involve processes of immense siz e and changes of radical intensity (almost instantaneous inversions of s ome variables) both on individual and collective levels\, globally and l ocally\, and in the physical and the conceptual world. Our mechanistic u nderstanding of social change demands the flowless assessment of current realities\; a common vision of desired future states\; comprehensive bl ueprints\, and clear strategies on how to transform one into the other\; as well as able and responsible individual and institutional actors who perform the intervention steps. However\, none of this is available in a highly complex\, and arguably entangled system of social interactions and ecological materiality. The lack of such certainties and guiding pri nciples makes us face ecological demise and possibly the extinction of o ur own species like rabbits in the headlights. Our psychological dragons of inaction (as labelled by Gifford) include the lack of perceived beha vioural control and perceived program inadequacy whereby we neither beli eve that we have an impact on the system as individuals\, nor do we trus t collective actions to be successful. To break out of that state\, we n eed a paradigm of abrupt changes and the transcendence of the mechanisti c constraints of slow causal interaction that has a tried and tested con nection to realism and science. Our research uses conceptual frameworks of quantum physics as metaphors to depict the scope and structures of t he shift in perception of social transformation that degrowthers must re ly on. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/43 SUMMARY:Using quantum physics metaphors to understand the entangled natur e of social transformation - Alexandra Köves\, Mladen Domazet LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T174500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T173000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T144038Z UID:948ad33f-0c47-49da-a48f-ab8ea350225b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Communicating degrowth requires us to articulate abstract the ory in a way that makes sense of everyday practices. In this paper I us e autoethnography to show how contemporary debates in value theory can g uide degrowth activism.\n\nThe question of what value is and how it is p roduced is hotly debated in ecological economics (Hornborg\, 2022\; Pirg maier\, 2021\; Røpke\, 2021). This debate connects to key conceptual and strategic questions about links between degrowth and Marxism (Akbulut\, 2021). Likewise\, the question of what gets valued has been used to ma ke connections between degrowth and feminist economics (Dengler and Stru nk\, 2017). These debates are valuable\, but often abstract\, and it can be hard to see their implications for activism.\n\nIn this paper I use an autoethnographic approach (Ellis et al.\, 2011) to ground abstract th eoretical discussions on value theory in my everyday practices navigatin g capitalism and attempting to pre-figure a degrowth economy. I provide ‘thick’ descriptions (Gibson-Graham\, 2014) of my participation in diffe rent production processes: a voluntary organisation\, a trade union\, fo rmal employment\, and household production. I describe the motivations b ehind and the experiences of taking part in each of these productive for ms\, detailing the similarities (the tedium of administrative work\, cam araderie\, pressure\, moments of joy\, moments of fear) and differences (in motivations\, the social relations of the product\, the level of aut onomy\, the scale of production). I then use value theories to evaluate how each of these activities contributes (or not) to the subversion of c apitalism and the development of degrowth.\n\nReferences\nAkbulut\, B.\, 2021. Degrowth. Rethink. Marx. 33\, 98–110. https://doi.org/10.1080/089 35696.2020.1847014\nDengler\, C.\, Strunk\, B.\, 2017. The Monetized Eco nomy Versus Care and the Environment: Degrowth Perspectives On Reconcili ng an Antagonism. Fem. Econ.\nEllis\, C.\, Adams\, T.E.\, Bochner\, A.P. \, 2011. Autoethnography: An Overview. Forum Qual. Sozialforschung Forum Qual. Soc. Res. 12. https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-12.1.1589\nGibson-Grah am\, J.K.\, 2014. Rethinking the Economy with Thick Description and Weak Theory. Curr. Anthropol. 55\, S147–S153. https://doi.org/10.1086/676646 \nHornborg\, A.\, 2022. Why ecological economics should not adopt Marxia n value theory. Ecol. Econ. 193\, 107334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol econ.2021.107334\nPirgmaier\, E.\, 2021. The value of value theory for e cological economics. Ecol. Econ.\nRøpke\, I.\, 2021. From value to valua tion and appropriation. A comment on Pirgmaier’s paper “The value of val ue theory for ecological economics.” Ecol. Econ. 187\, 107102. https://d oi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107102\n\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/42 SUMMARY:Value Theory and Practice - Simon Mair LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T103000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T101500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230810T144002Z UID:35e502c3-435d-4ae7-9833-4ab905beafba@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:This contribution connects the quest for future-apt rural are as to the transformative degrowth discourse. Rural areas are less often in the focus of social and political debates than growing and densifying metropolitan areas\, even in the degrowth context. Yet\, rural areas pr ovide central "utilities" for a good life for all across the scales: the y are places of production as well as reproduction\, essentially shape t he conditions for our existential connectedness to diverse forms and spa ces of life\, and provide historic know-how and current examples for deg rowth-relevant practices. At the same time\, they face enormous and inte nsifying ecological\, social\, cultural\, democratic\, and economic chal lenges. As a result\, people in villages and communities\, even beyond t ransition towns and ecovillages\, are increasingly looking for ways to m ake their places more future-apt. To support such villages and to open t he transformative eco-solidary discourses around degrowth and diverse ec onomies for the breadth of more conventional communities\, we launched " The Futurable Village 2035". The research project aims at developing uto pian imaginaries for villages\, regions and urban-rural relations that c ounter hegemonic\, growth-focused narratives of “rural development”\, an d providing examples of nowtopian village practices in various areas suc h as community\, energy\, food\, health\, mobility\, or work. We will di scuss\, first\, a set of normative qualities of rural futurability deriv ed from a meta-analysis of degrowth-related approaches to regional and l ocal transformation and from expert interviews\, and second\, the extent to which practices from pioneering villages in Germany\, our case studi es\, relate to these qualities and can inspire broader change. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/93 SUMMARY:Village Voices - Jana Gebauer\, Jana Gebauer\, Henning Austmann LOCATION:ZV-8-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T104500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T162500Z UID:f680731c-6abd-4f7a-af74-28f33f71564b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Transition of contemporary societies to different energy flow s and different distribution of social product – from linear consumption of energy stocks to utilisation of flows and abandonment of the growth hegemony – is necessitated by the biophysical and social tipping points forecast for the multiple crises of the Anthropocene. The transition its elf is enabled or precluded by the constraints imposed by the dominant c ultural trends\, the hegemonic ideology of growth (D’Alisa and Kallis 20 16) chief among them. We need models occasioned by a paradigm internally consistent with just and swift metabolic transformation in order to pla n strategies and polices\, to select the transition pathways through mul tiple dimensions of biophysical\, social and political domains (Cherp et al. 2018\; Hanger-Kopp et al. 2019). The causal models provided by cont emporary science and serving as foundation of environmental and socio-ec onomic impact studies are based on the premises of the current energy an d socio-economic system\, and thus disable insights into paradigmaticall y altered socio-metabolic structures and hegemonic ideologies (Koppelaar et al. 2016\; Saltelli and Giampietro 2017). By invoking precedents of paradigm change in scientific worldviews in revolutionary physics of 20t h century\, this paper presents the mental model and analytic visualisat ion based on the ‘doughnut economy’ (Raworth 2017). A modification of th e doughnut visual (Domazet et al. 2020) that includes socio-cultural bou ndaries and natural restoration thresholds\, within in a principle parad igm that eludes the development-destruction trade-off\, depicts impact o f a set policies and awareness-raising campaigns in energy and education sectors in Croatia. We illustrate how the degrowth doughnut tool can ai d communication of ‘distance to target’ for various realistic adaptation and mitigation measures\, and their estimated impact on the status quo. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/303 SUMMARY:Visualising the social impact of climate adaptation - Tomislav C ik\, Vedran Horvat\, Mladen Domazet LOCATION:ZV-KC-Cres END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T133000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T192616Z UID:a3174bfd-3691-4e9d-b1f1-102ca9839dc8@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA) is an initiative se eking to create solidarity networks and strategic alliances amongst all radical alternatives on local\, regional and global levels. It locates i tself in or helps initiate interactions among alternatives to the destru ctive hegemonic system. GTA is about creating spaces of collaboration an d exchange\, in order to learn about and from each other\, critically bu t constructively challenge each other\, offer active solidarity to each other whenever needed\, interweave the initiatives in common actions\, a nd give them visibility to inspire other people to create their own init iatives. It could facilitate people seeking transformative change going further along existing paths or forging new ones that strengthen alterna tives wherever they are\, hopefully eventually converging into a critica l mass of alternative ways that can support the conditions for the radic al systemic changes we need.\n\nThe GTA has been participating at the De growth conferences since 2016 and would like to continue building synerg ies\, collaborations\, dialogues and exchanges around systemic alternati ves. Through this session\, we intend to share GTA’s objectives\, build connections\, have critical dialogue and build connections. As a non-aca demic session\, we invite all conference participants interested in the weaving together of radical alternatives to join us in an interactive se ssion. We will begin with a short presentation of the GTA and voices of some the weavers. This will be followed by a discussion and reflection s ession where all participants contribute to building ideas collective fo r the global tapestry of alternatives process.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/350 SUMMARY:Weaving Alternatives to Polycrises: - Shrishtee Bajpai\, Ashish Kothari\, Madhuresh Kumar\, Franco Augusto\, Alex Jensen\, Vasna LOCATION:ZV-8-7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T151108Z UID:d97a8ccb-d51d-4756-85a5-437969121d18@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Degrowth is a multidisciplinary movement that argues that end less growth on a planet with limited resources is unsustainable and will inevitably lead to the collapse of the entire capitalist system. Abando ning the growth mentality and switching to a more sustainable developmen t path requires several ideological and structural alterations. Since th e natural movement in this direction tends to be too slow\, political in terventions are needed. For policies to work (and for them to be talked about at all)\, people need to be ready for the corresponding changes. T his readiness is related to people's personal values\, and general cultu ral values at national levels. This empirical study investigates people' s readiness for degrowth and its change over time\, using data from Worl d Values Survey and European Values Survey for more than 80 countries. D egrowth values include more emphasis on leisure\, family life\, and volu ntary work\, readiness to live a simpler life and work less for money\, support for the environment over economic growth\, and postmaterialist v alues in general. Initial results show that overall support for degrowth ideas is relatively high\, but varies across regions and has barely inc reased over time. Also\, there are differences in individual-level and n ational-level values – simple aggregation rules do not always work and n eed further investigation and explanations. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/360 SUMMARY:WHAT DO DATA TELL US ABOUT DEGROWTH VALUES? EVIDENCE FROM WORLD V ALUES SURVEY AND EUROPEAN VALUES SURVEY - Eve Parts LOCATION:ZV-8-9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T124500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T123000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T104108Z UID:bb3ab4d5-429b-415b-887a-72ea6136d1be@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:It has now become clear: We are living in a new era. Security cannot be taken for granted\, and it does not come for free\, but its m ulti-dimensionality and sheer magnitude is not yet understood. A fundame ntal industrial change towards a resource-constrained\, involuntarily po st-growth economy is under way. Renewable energy plants require a new ra w material base - the post-fossil age will be a metal age characterised by resource shortages\, not just scarcities (IEA 2022)\, while at the sa me time\, the struggle for land is intensifying. Ending the trends will require more time than we have to avert environmental crises due to eart h system inertia\, and empirically\, GHG emissions are still increasing and deforestation is ongoing (FDAP 2022). \nAccording to our analysis\, existing trends and future necessities have combined to catapult is\, un prepared\, into the post growth eras. The long-term trend is decreasing growth rates (secular stagnation). The necessities are the massive inves tments\, public and private\, and climate damage repair and adaptation\, ecosystem restoration and environmental clean-up\, as well as in social security\, health and care systems. The necessities imply that an incre asing share of the overall annual investment will have to go to economic ally unproductive purposes\, while the total volume of investment is at most stagnant. Together this is leading to a lower production potential each year\, and hence degrowth (by disaster).\nThe implications are seve re\, and the solutions yet unknown. We are confronted with\n• The end of steady economic growth\n• The shrinking of median incomes\n• Steadily i ncreasing temperature for at least the next 30 years\, ongoing biodivers ity loss\n• Structural change replacing fossil fuel dependency by metal dependency\n• The end of global free trade\, replaced by spheres of infl uence and geopolitics\n• The necessity to establish future-proof social security\, health and care systems\n• Redistribution of income and in pa rticular\, wealth\nSo far\, no clear policy strategies have been emergin g. What is obvious\, however\, is to follow the imperative of “do no har m” and end all activities which have been catapulting us over the thresh olds into the new era. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/241 SUMMARY:When Degrowth is real - Joachim Spangenberg\, Joachim Spangenberg LOCATION:ZV-8-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T193000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T180000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230826T161544Z UID:fe58f4ae-5286-45c9-a583-75f82c593991@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:It is imperative that any degrowth social movement or researc h be led by the people who are disproportionately harmed by capitalism\, colonialism\, violence\, and oppression. Otherwise\, degrowth social mo vements will further risk alienating communities and insidiously replica te or exasperate harms. This workshop invites participants to investigat e the degrowth ecological framework and reflect on the role of dreams. I s dreaming a human right or a privilege? This question is essential to f raming new philosophies and strategies for solidarity and scaled communi ty impact for equity\, justice\, wellbeing & joy. Participants will expl ore historical examples from the East and West that span queer\, feminis t\, decolonial\, anti-racist and anti-ableist social movements through t he lens of power\, inequities\, and enlivenment to unpack: (1) Who has t ime\, energy\, or resources to dream? (2) Whose social structures are we indoctrinated into? (3) Whose dreams are we living? Participants will e ngage in an exercise on shared visioning toward a just humanity and soci eties. Highlighting localized examples of food systems and solidarity ec onomies\, the workshop will conclude with facilitated discussions to eva luate how designing structures to advance the right to dream can be cata lysts for shared values and collective impact in the way we live\, work\ , heal\, and flourish. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/245 SUMMARY:Who is Degrowth Really For? - Kimberly McLear LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T194234Z UID:32758c0b-2f44-4a54-a209-6b3016b2fe69@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The workshop aims to instigate a dialogue\, so far largely mi ssing\, between degrowth and communism. We understand both degrowth and communism as traditions of thinking and practicing the social-ecological transformation and the system change that are needed to achieve an envi ronmentally safe and socially just life for all. There are differences b etween the two movements\, which we consider worth discussing\, but also growing complementarities. Our aim with this session is to create a spa ce within which to open up a conversation around how these two praxes ca n and need to be brought together and what such an approach means politi cally in the current critical moment. We will be facilitating both a lar ger introductory session and a number of breakout sessions\, focusing on labour and degrowth and on social reproduction and care\, as a part of this workshop. We would very much like you to join us. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/377 SUMMARY:Why degrowth needs communism\, and communism needs degrowth - Nic holas Beuret\, Emanuele Leonardi\, Bue Hansen\, Lorenzo Feltrin LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230901T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230828T185140Z UID:f06f040b-0b09-4722-b6f0-01cf5ffe3fb4@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The evidence supporting the notion that sustainability goals cannot be achieved solely through technological innovations\, but rather by incorporating sufficiency strategies\, continues to grow each year ( Haberl et al.\, 2020). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has now recognized sufficiency as a crucial strategy for achieving climate goals (IPCC\, 2022)\, and an increasing number of energy scenarios are i ntegrating sufficiency approaches\, acknowledging their significant pote ntial (Cordroch et al.\, 2021\; négaWatt Association\, 2023). \n\nWe def ine sufficiency as a strategy for reducing the consumption and productio n of end-use products and services through changes in social practices i n order to comply with environmental sustainability while ensuring an ad equate social foundation for all people. \n\nIn this Session\, interdisc iplinary researchers from Sociology\, Political Science and System Model ling will present their research. Three connected presentations and comm ents by Key Listeners will concern with \n\na) Meta-Analysis of Climate- neutrality Scenarios with focus on Sufficiency (Luisa Cordroch)\nb) Quan titative effects of Sufficiency Policies (Ben Best)\nc) How European Cit izen Assemblies demand Sufficiency Policies (Jonas Lage)\n\nThe research presented in this Session represents intermediate outcomes of the proje ct "Energy Sufficiency in Energy Transition and Society" (EnSu\, https:/ /energysufficiency.de/)\, \n\nThe discussion can cover the political le gitimacy for degrowth and sufficiency and criteria to design policy-mixe s for sufficiency. \n\nCordroch\, L.\, Hilpert\, S.\, & Wiese\, F. (202 1). Why renewables and energy efficiency are not enough—The relevance of sufficiency in the heating sector for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C . Technological Forecasting and Social Change\, 121313. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121313\n\nIPCC. (2022). Climate Change 2022: Mit igation of Climate Change—Summary for Policymakers (Working Group III co ntribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.\n\nnégaW att Association. (2023). CLEVER final report: A pathway to bridge the cl imate neutrality\, energy security and sustainability gap through energy sufficiency\, efficiency\, and renewables. https://clever-energy-scenar io.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CLEVER_final-report.pdf\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/108 SUMMARY:Why sufficiency? Necessity\, potentials and legitimacy - Benjamin Best\, Jonas Lage\, Luisa Cordroch\, Frauke Wiese LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T101500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T134315Z UID:a9e3941a-7fd3-4762-a384-9e4841c6fc1b@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:Dominant narratives of green growth and sustainable developme nt rest upon uncritical distinctions between ‘techne’ and ‘oikos’ on the one hand\, and ‘oikos’ and ‘logos’ on the other. In other words\, the r elevance of science and technology is often taken for granted for a desi red social and ecological change. Partly as a reaction to this\, degrowt h scholarship has shown how modern technoscientific systematizations per petuate the capitalist growth economy and facilitates the increasing exp loitation of people\, and nature as a whole. However\, there seems to re main an incipient optimism towards new technologies and scientific disco veries among degrowth proponents and researchers that are often motivate d by ‘non-essentialist’ and ‘de-romantic’ theoretical assumptions.\n\nWi thout idealizing the past or reducing the world to essences\, this study first proposes a typology consisting of four varieties of science and t echnology optimism. Second\, the study identifies contentious technoscie ntific proposals within the degrowth literature\, dissects them\, and ca tegorizes them through the proposed typology. The study analyzes degrowt h proposals for a Green New Deal\, positive takes on the global mega-pro duction of cheap renewables\, and more. Third\, the study finds proposal s within degrowth based on positivist epistemologies and/or de-materiali zed ontologies\, which may lead to fundamental misunderstandings of what a convivial and just degrowth is from the prospects of modern science a nd technology.\n URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/10 SUMMARY:Wolves in sheep’s clothing? - Andreas Roos\, Toni Ruuska\, Pasi H eikkurinen LOCATION:ZV-KC-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T180000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230831T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230704T125822Z UID:b093272c-6f16-4803-9c26-100fe5d97a70@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:SCHEDULING TO BE UPDATED (move it to the 4:30 slot on the sam e day)\n\nWhat does it mean to struggle for degrowth in and through the workplace? There are a wealth of policy proposals and connections to soc ial movements. Yet while it’s clear any degrowth strategy requires engag ing workers and work organisations\, there is little discussion of the p racticalities of workplace organising for degrowth.\n\nThis panel sessio n will bring together workplace organisers to debate and discuss the iss ues\, practicalities and implications of organising in the workplace for degrowth. The panel will address not only degrowth in the workplace\, t he questions of transition\, job loss\, challenges to identity and wages in a period of stagnation and austerity\, but also degrowth through the workplace. What does it mean to struggle for degrowth as a workplace mi litant or union activist? What strategies and tactics are available to u s? What barriers do the workplace and workplace organisations\, includin g unions\, pose to degrowth? URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/376 SUMMARY:Working through Degrowth –  elements of Ecological Syndicalism - Emanuele Leonardi\, Lorenzo Feltrin\, Bue Hansen\, Tomislav Medak\, Nic holas Beuret LOCATION:ZV-8-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T113000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230830T111500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230622T140041Z UID:4d5eb22e-0738-45b9-aeac-902be213b99d@zagreb.degrowth.net DESCRIPTION:The necessary shift to new food systems and convivial conserv ation requires also a shift to new beekeeping practices as the currently dominant ones are also tied up in colonial legacies\, exploitation and extraction\, control and efficiency\, private ownership and accumulation . The presentation focuses on beekeeping practices that evolved in niche s of East Asia and Europe through convivial multispecies relations and a re regenerative\, sufficient\, distributed\, commoning\, and caring.\n\n The necessary downshifting of the globalized food system towards a postg rowth driven system is gaining traction and accordingly there also needs to be changes in beekeeping and pollination. The domesticated honeybee Apis mellifera is currently the prime pollinator of most commercial food items around the world\, however this dependence and the global presenc e of this livestock species originating from Europe is not by chance\, n or by nature. It is part of the colonial history that extends into today ’s neoliberal reality driven by a limitless growth ideology. Together wi th the plantation style agriculture dominated by monoculture cash crop e xports and fossil fuel addiction were exploitative beekeeping practices developed that are globally considered as professional and most ‘advance d’\, downgrading\, and sometimes even illegalizing traditional\, indigen ous\, local and alternative practices\, as well as non-domesticated spec ies as inefficient and invaluable\, disposable and dangerous. And while efforts like intensified organic agriculture or migrant beekeeping corpo rations moving their bees with eTrucks and monitoring them remotely via apps might show some minor sustainability improvements on the operationa l level\, they are not sufficient solutions for the existing challenges. \nThe presentation focuses on beekeeping practices that evolved in nich es of East Asia and Europe through convivial multispecies relations and are regenerative\, sufficient\, distributed\, commoning\, and caring. Th eir scaling-out means for many beekeepers learning new skills and abando ning others\, for policy makers to formulate integrated pollinator polic ies and establish funding schemes\, and for the public to be educated an d included. URL:https://zagreb.degrowth.net/en/9_int_dg_conf/public/events/192 SUMMARY:“You should research real beekeepers!” - Max Spiegelberg\, Rika Shinkai\, Christoph Rupprecht LOCATION:ZV-8-4 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR