Giorgos kallis new book degrowth is adding to a joint endeavour of postgrowth thinking, cusp phd candidate sarah hafner finds. Degrowth and the global movement for environmental justice. Brief description of the method students read the book in advance and before coming to the course. One can mention, among others, the meadows report for the club of rome in 1972, the united nations conference in stockholm in 1972 and the stance taken by sicco manscholt then vicepresident of the european commission in the same year and the publication in 1971 of georgescu. In the degrowth conference in barcelona in 2010, he gave an impressive talk, part of which is included in his commentary presented in this issue. Emeritus professor joan martinez alier of icta, university autonomous barcelona uab will speak along with a chapter author mara ferreri uab. The project envjustice led by ictauab researcher joan martinez alier will try to prove there is through research on the many facets of this. The idea of degrowth is contentious, often misunderstood, and perhaps paradoxically growing in popularity. The english discussion really started up in 2008 when the word degrowth was coined as the english equivalent to the french decroissance reduction with authors like fournier 2008 and martinezalier et al. Tomorrow, a book reprinted in extensive versions in 1995 and 2006. Dec 15, 2014 contributors to the book include such folks as tim jackson, chris carlsson, juliet schor, joshua farley, aruro escobar, samuel alexander, and joan martinezalier, among dozens of others.
Nov 28, 2011 five theses on the relationships between the degrowth and the environmental justice movements. Jul 16, 2012 02 07joan martinezalier the alliance between the environmental justice movements of the south, and the small degrowth movement in the north 1. The assumption is that students are already familiarized with some core degrowth concepts, and reading the book, we will go one step deeper into engaging with core degrowth debates, critiques and questions. Handbook of ecological economics joan martinezalier, roldan muradian, joan martinezalier, roldan muradian on. Nov 27, 2018 on the 25th we had a talk on housing for degrowth at can masdeu, a mythic squat in barcelona. Edited by joan martinezalier, professor of economics and economic history. It presents and explains the different lines of thought, imaginaries, and proposed courses of action that together complete the degrowth puzzle. Giacomo dalisa, federico demaria, giorgios kallis editors degrowth a vocabolary for a new era published as a book with routlede this overview of degrowth covers the main topics and major challenges of degrowth in an accessible manner. Ecological economics the economics of degrowth sciencedirect. Another major book, short circuit 1996 gave many examples of currency, banking, energy and food production systems which communities can use. He was director of the doctoral programme in environmental sciences at icta. A vocabulary for a new era is the first english language book to comprehensively cover the burgeoning literature on degrowth.
This book is an excellent introduction to the politics of degrowth in its different. Degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. Environmental justice and economic degrowth research. This event includes time for questions and debates. Ecological economics and socioenvironmental conflicts beatriz rodriguezlabajos and joan martinez alier 10. Sep 25, 2015 this handbook provides an overview of major current debates, trends and perspectives in ecological economics. Muzeum powstania warszawskiego recommended for you. To be sure, when faced with actual degrowth in the great recession of 20082009 and the need for a transition to sustainable degrowth, noted ecological economist joan martinezalier, who has recently taken up the degrowth banner, offered the palliative of a shortrun green keynesianism or a green new deal. Housing for degrowth narratives francois schneider. The english discussion really started up in 2008 when the word degrowth was coined as the english equivalent to the french decroissance reduction with authors like fournier 2008 and martinez alier et al. In the late seventies martinez alier became interested in agricultural energetics and the work of sergei podolinsky 18501891, publishing a text on this with j. It covers a wide range of issues, such as the foundations of ecological economics, deliberative methods, the degrowth movement, ecological macroeconomics, social metabolism, environmental governance, consumer studies, knowledge systems and new experimental approaches.
The project envjustice led by ictauab researcher joan martinez alier will try to prove there is through research on the many facets of this global movement for environmental justice. The degrowth alternative great transition initiative. The great transition initiative is an online forum of ideas and an international network for the critical exploration of concepts, strategies, and visions for a transition to a future of enriched lives, human solidarity, and a resilient biosphere. Economic degrowth for social equity and ecological sustainability. Joan martinez alier is a senior researcher in the environmental science and technology institute of the autonomous university of barcelona ictauab. From the right to the city to the right to metabolism elisabeth skar. In defense of degrowth is intended as an introduction for the curious, a defense against the skeptics, and an intellectually stimulating conversation for those already convinced but willing to learn more. The public debate on growth was initiated in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Nov 26, 2014 degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. Martinez alier, a central figure in the degrowth movement, argues in his book the environmentalism of the poor 2002 that strategies used by poor people worldwide to minimize or buffer the environmental consequences of economic growth, which fall heavily on them and endanger their more sustainable livelihoods, effectively shrink the size of. From an activist slogan to a social movement, environmental values, white horse press, vol. Can somebody recommend some great reputable books about.
The answers can all be found in this open access ebook, to be followed by a longer, very substantial academic book on degrowth by giorgoskallis which is still in the making. In 1971 there was a book by an economist called georgescuroegen of romanian origin, but he was teaching in the states, and the book is called the entropy law and the economic process. Mar 02, 2017 the answers can all be found in this open access ebook, to be followed by a longer, very substantial academic book on degrowth by giorgoskallis which is still in the making. Degrowth in its contemporary sense is most often an umbrella term for a variety of political and philosophical positions questioning whether economic growth should be a social, political and economic priority. It is a project advocating the democraticallyled shrinking of production and consumption with the aim of achieving social justice and ecological sustainability. Im happy to report that silke helfrich and i contributed a chapter on the commons. Nov 12, 2014 standalone book in the books by scholars, complete bookshelf, handbooks genres.
Prof martinezalier gobal alliance for degrowth youtube. Joan martinez alier is one of the founders of ecological economics and the author of numerous important and pioneering works in this field. The book also features debates and exchanges between kallis and degrowth detractors. In the text, degrowth is understood as a radical project for societal transformation. With the 5th international degrowth conference taking place next week spanish ecologists professor joan martinez alier and federico demaria both working at the environmental science and technology institute icta at the autonomous university of barcelona uab explain why we need a less is more alternative economic model and how the burgeoning global environmental justice movement is a. The contributions of the ecosystem services paradigm to sustainability science, policy and practice. Joan martinezaliersummer school env justice icta uab 2012the alliance between theenvironmental justicemovements of the south,and the small degrowthmovement in the north 2. Joan martinezalier a, unai pascual b, franckdominique vivien c, edwin zaccai d. Joan martinezalier autonomous university of barcelona. Uab between 1997 and 2009, where he helped to create a strong international group on ecological economics and political ecology. It is also considered an essential economic strategy responding to the limitstogrowth dilemma see the path to degrowth in overdeveloped countries and postgrowth.
Grinevald chose the book title with georgescuroegens agreement. Mauss book explicitly considered different economic systems. Handbook of ecological economics edward elgar publishing. Over the last quarter of a century he has become recognized as europes foremost student and spokesman of the new field of ecological economics. Dec 12, 2014 contributors to the book include such folks as tim jackson, chris carlsson, juliet schor, joshua farley, arturo escobar, samuel alexander, and joan martinezalier, among dozens of others. Im favor of degrowth, but of course not degrowth as in greece for instance, where the economy has degrown 25% in three or four years. Rethinking our economic paradigms is an urgent and fundamentally important task. The appearance in english of a militant book about degrowth is an all too rare event, but a welcome one. It was the occasion to bring the link between housing for degrowth and gender, as the talk was taking place on the sunday pic on a day against gender violence. In this book, giorgos kallis, one of the movements leading thinkers, presents an accessible, inspiring, and enjoyable defense.
Mapping the context, criticisms and future prospects of an emergent paradigm joan martinezaliera, unai pascualb, franckdominique vivienc, edwin zaccaid. Climate justice, commons, and degrowth sciencedirect. Handbook of ecological economics joan martinez alier, roldan muradian, joan martinez alier, roldan muradian on. Between a scientific concept and a slogan for a social movement panos petridis, barbara muraca and giorgos kallis 9. The entropy law means that energy cannot be recycled. Joan martinezalier is professor emeritus at the autonomous university of. Joan martinez alier born 1939, barcelona, spain is a spanish economist, emeritus professor of economics and economic history and researcher at icta at the autonomous university of barcelona. Five theses on the relationships between the degrowth and the environmental justice movements.
1086 302 1340 333 444 577 163 214 682 1225 921 189 1536 811 1240 52 938 116 1223 1344 1160 1229 1020 88 230 763 538 139 590 531 547 604 677 766 1108 124 794 250 1008 538 206