Archives de catégorie : A Degrowth Project

These days, the degrowth movement is not interested in provocation anymore. Instead it wants to stimulate discussions amongst the people who believe that it is possible to decolonise our minds. Vincent Liegey, the coordinator of the latest Degrowth Conference says … Continuer la lecture →

« A Degrowth Project » on the Canadian Dimension – ANDREA LEVY  –   SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 French Social Theorist André Gorz predicted that as technology rendered a growing portion of living labour increasingly superfluous to the production of commodities, the state would have … Continuer la lecture →

On Friday, November 27, 2015, Vincent Liegey, co-authors of a Degrowth Project and coordinator of the next international Degrowth Conference in Budapest gave a lecture at the Central European University: Introduction to Degrowth, From the Deconstruction of our Addictions to Growth Toward … Continuer la lecture →

Will they call for a return to protectionism? Try to regulate the markets? Attempt to rein in unemployment by prioritizing economic growth, regardless of the cost? The Left seems to have run out of ideas for social and economic initiatives … Continuer la lecture →

After the « European Citizens’ Summit« , a « Degrowth Project » will participate in the conference “Towards a World Citizens’ Movement: Connecting the circles” planned for March 25th and 26th in Tunis in the framework of the World Social Forum. The conference will be … Continuer la lecture →

In order to move beyond a productivist vision of life, we have to question the notion of work itself, which, for the most part, serves to sustain a system of profound inequality. We need to break from “sacrosanct economic growth”, … Continuer la lecture →