What is degrowth and why we need it? - mit Timothée Parrique

Timothée Parrique schreibt in "Wachstum bremsen oder untergehen" über die Frage, wie wir mit Degrowth die Welt retten. Bei diesem Zoom-Event spricht er mit Matthias Schmelzer über das Thema "Surviving the century beyond growth - what is degrowth and why we need it?". Die Veranstaltung findet online und auf Englisch statt und wird von Luci Maia and Céline Keller veranstaltet.

• Moderation: mit Matthias Schmelzer, Luci Maia und Céline Keller
• Zoom
• 29.01.2025
• 18:00 Uhr
• Kostenpflichtig

Hinweis: Diese Veranstaltung findet auf Englisch statt.

Does the time have come for the ideas of degrowth? What does degrowth mean at all, why do we need, and why is there still so much resistance against it? What does the politics of limits has to do with democracy?

Timothée Parrique and Matthias Schmelzer help us make sense of the ecological, social and political challenges of the current systems, to envision alternatives to a sustainable and socially just economic and social order and most importantly, designing ways of how to get there. Two brilliant researchers and intellectuals challenging current reductive views of growth.

Timothée Parrique, born in Versailles in 1989, is an economist and works at the Faculté des Hautes études commerciales at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) in the field of ecological economic research. His doctoral thesis from 2019 deals with the economic impact of degrowth. He is well known in the international degrowth and climate protection movement and is one of the most important critics of the growth principle. His first book “Ralentir ou périr: L'économie de la décroissance” was released in German (Wachstum Bremsen oder Untergehen - Fischer Verlag) in November last year.

Matthias Schmelzer is an economic historian, social theorist and climate activist. He serves as Professor of Social-Ecological Transformation Research and Head of the Norbert Elias Centre for Transformation Design & Research (NEC) at the Flensburg University and is active in various social-ecological networks and movements. Matthias has published The Hegemony of Growth and edited Degrowth in Movement(s). A handbook and a manifesto, his book "The Future Is Degrowth" is a must-read for all interested in charting a way beyond the current crises.

❗️Hosting this event: Luci Maia and Céline Keller, both on a learning journey about degrowth. Céline makes amazing illustrations and comics for activism on topics of climate action, ecological and social justice and has published "Who is afraid of degrowth" and Luci is passionate about building bridges, fostering collaborations and enablling transformation, participation and resilience at the local level.

📌During the event, participants will be able to pose questions via the Q&A function and in the end we will raffle 3 books " Wachstum Bremsen oder Untergehen" . 📘