Degrowth
(2022) In Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change p.116-128- Abstract
- This chapter is devoted to introducing degrowth to anyone interested in environmental politics and making connections between the two areas. It articulates critiques of growth, alternatives associated with degrowth and the politics of pursuing them. It is argued that economic growth, with GDP being its key indicator, comes with environmental degradation and is rooted in injustices. Degrowth scholarship and activism, in turn, offer a vision for systemic change beyond capitalism and growth. Degrowth is an umbrella term that signifies an absolute reduction of biophysical throughput and a socio-material reorganisation of economies and societies. While there are many existing alternatives that relate to degrowth, they remain rather marginal.... (More)
- This chapter is devoted to introducing degrowth to anyone interested in environmental politics and making connections between the two areas. It articulates critiques of growth, alternatives associated with degrowth and the politics of pursuing them. It is argued that economic growth, with GDP being its key indicator, comes with environmental degradation and is rooted in injustices. Degrowth scholarship and activism, in turn, offer a vision for systemic change beyond capitalism and growth. Degrowth is an umbrella term that signifies an absolute reduction of biophysical throughput and a socio-material reorganisation of economies and societies. While there are many existing alternatives that relate to degrowth, they remain rather marginal. This makes the question of politics key to address. This chapter discusses the role of direct democracy and bottom-up organising in degrowth politics, the potential and challenges of engaging with the state, and reflects on how to foster the transformative potential of degrowth. (Less)
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- author
- Chertkovskaya, Ekaterina LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- degrowth, economic growth, alternatives, direct democracy, municipalism, state
- host publication
- Handbook of Critical Environmental Politics
- series title
- Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change
- editor
- Pellizzoni, Luigi ; Leonardi, Emanuele and Asara, Viviana
- pages
- 116 - 128
- publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
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- scopus:85160984988
- ISBN
- 9781839100666
- 9781839100673
- DOI
- 10.4337/9781839100673.00014
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 4e54c02a-f6d9-4249-8bd6-82130f3659b3
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author = {{Chertkovskaya, Ekaterina}},
booktitle = {{Handbook of Critical Environmental Politics}},
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publisher = {{Edward Elgar Publishing}},
series = {{Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change}},
title = {{Degrowth}},
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doi = {{10.4337/9781839100673.00014}},
year = {{2022}},
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