Proud to be one of 400+ signatories on this op-ed now live in the Guardian. "Poverty is manufactured. That is the bad news – and the good news. What has been manufactured can be dismantled and replaced."
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others
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Help spread the word that Who is Afraid of Degrowth has been translated to Korean! Congratulations @celine.bsky.social !
Céline Keller / @krustelkram on Twitter@celine.bsky.social · 2mo ago🌈 🐌 Exciting News: The Korean version of ⚡WHO IS AFRAID OF DEGROWTH? ⚡ has been published by Narumbooks! You can order it here: blog.naver.com/narumbooks/2... Below I will post a sneak preview of my climate heroes fighting fossil fuel villains and AI tech broligarchs while speaking Korean.
Big congrats to Dallas O'Dell and colleagues at LSE on this new paper in PLOS Sustainability & Transformation! "Translating system-level change to individuals: Experimental evidence on avenues to communicate about degrowth and green growth."
Translating system-level change to individuals: Experimental evidence on avenues to communicate about degrowth and green growth
Author summary Degrowth and green growth present two agendas for transitioning to sustainable consumption and production systems, with diverging perspectives on economic growth, environmental protecti...
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Exciting project launching! IMAGINART aims to explore post-growth in music, sound arts, and digital arts. Makis Solomos and the Université Paris 8 team are asking how artists can experiment with more balanced, less resource-intensive creative models.
IMAGINART. Post-croissance et soutenabilité. Imaginer et expérimenter des modèles artistiques équilibrés
Projet ANR, 2026-2028 Coordinateur : Makis Solomos (MUSIDANSE, Université Paris 8) Responsables scientifiques : Christine Esclapez (PRISM, AMU Université), João Fernandes (CEAC, Université de Lille), ...
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Exciting job openings for ERC-Synergy project! More info below: ICTA-UAB is advertising 5 posts to work in the ERC-Synergy project LAND. Application deadline 10th June 2026.
Land and life in the Anthropocene: Landscape reform | LAND | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission
How can we learn to live on earth in new ways? This is the challenge of the Anthropocene. We propose a novel 4Ps framework to investigate land–life dynamics, which, for the first time, will connect pe...
cordis.europa.eu
Can we live better without growing? @aljosaslamersak.bsky.social and I discuss this on TV3 (Catalan Public TV). See the interview below.
New course from Research & Degrowth International: Blue Degrowth It offer an intensive exploration of the ocean as both a vital ecological system and a key frontier of contemporary capitalism, with perspectives from political ecology, ocean governance, environmental justice, and post-growth debates
Deep Dive – Blue Degrowth – degrowth.org
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New paper out! Lead by Julia Grosinger with Angelos Varvarousis and myself as co-authors: “Loved keystone places: spatialising fundamental human needs for post-growth strategies in rural areas.”
Loved keystone places: spatialising fundamental human needs for post-growth strategies in rural areas
People’s connections to their surroundings play a vital role in enhancing their quality of life, yet these relational aspects have remained underexplored in post-growth studies. A critical challeng...
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New paper led by Aljosa Slamersak and colleagues: “Principles for a Post-growth Scenario of Ambitious Mitigation and High Human Well-being.” zenodo.org/records/1904...
Principles for a post-growth scenario of ambitious mitigation and high human well-being
Most climate mitigation scenarios maintain inequalities and associatefavourable social and climate outcomes with continuing economic growth.By contrast, post-growth scholarship advocates for reducing ...
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Grateful to have collaborated on this work with many great minds --> How to create new, more equal and less violent worlds? Degrowth visions promise such worlds, but a central problem remains how to understand degrowth as it exists now. Here we offer some ways to ground degrowth political theorizing
Giorgos Kallis@giorgoskallis.bsky.social · 6mo agoNew paper out: Encountering Degrowth We propose “encounters” as a way to study degrowth as lived practice, seen in territorial dynamics across Greece, Southern Italy, and Indonesia, and what this reveals about political economy, agrarian change, and global capitalism www.academia.edu/162467926/En...
The #degrowth strategy debate rolls on at @degrowthinfo.bsky.social! Check out the two latest contributions: @giorgoskallis.bsky.social: degrowth.info/en/blog/what... Manuel Casal Lodeiro: degrowth.info/en/blog/dual... get in touch if you have a pitch!
I want to share a short reflection I recently published on a question I keep hearing: “What’s wrong with degrowth?” My answer: “Nothing.” Thank you to my friends at @degrowthinfo.bsky.social for publishing! Read it here: degrowth.info/en/blog/what...
What’s wrong with degrowth? Nothing.
Giorgos Kallis contests recent interventions which lament the current direction of degrowth and its strategies, arguing instead for a community of pluralist yet tense alliances.
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New paper out: Encountering Degrowth We propose “encounters” as a way to study degrowth as lived practice, seen in territorial dynamics across Greece, Southern Italy, and Indonesia, and what this reveals about political economy, agrarian change, and global capitalism www.academia.edu/162467926/En...
Encountering Degrowth Accepted 2026
Degrowth theory and movements aim to find ways of living well while downscaling the economy, heal the many metabolic rifts that threaten global ecologies with capitalist exploitation of the earth, and...
academia.edu
Are you, or someone you know interested in studying a Master's in Political Ecology, Degrowth and Environmental Justice? Register for the programs open day to learn about their structure, content, and more! 📅Monday, February 23, 2026 ⏰15:00 CET More info and register: www.uab.cat/web/studies/...
UAB's Virtual Fair for Master's Degrees, Graduate Courses and PhD Programmes - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - UAB Barcelona
We are a leading university providing quality teaching in a wide variety of courses that meet the needs of society and are adapted to the new models of the Europe of Knowledge. Our courses provide stu...
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We have a new piece out in the @degrowthjournal.bsky.social that I think many of you will like. Co-authored with Giacomo D’Alisa: Towards eco-socialist degrowth: class and political strategy. www.degrowthjournal.org/publications...
Towards eco-socialist degrowth: class and political strategy | Degrowth Journal
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Glad to see La Vanguardia covering our research. The main point holds: when people see the full proposal, support is high. Let’s talk about the program, not the word. www.lavanguardia.com/dinero/20260...
Decrecer no suena tan mal entre la ciudadanía
Las ideas clave de este concepto económico gozan de amplio apoyo en el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos
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Me alegra ver nuestra investigacion en La Vanguardia. La idea central se sostiene: cuando se presenta la propuesta completa (objetivos + políticas), el apoyo es alto. El debate debería ser sobre el contenido, no sobre una palabra www.lavanguardia.com/dinero/20260...
Decrecer no suena tan mal entre la ciudadanía
Las ideas clave de este concepto económico gozan de amplio apoyo en el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos
lavanguardia.com
L'economista ecològic i #investigadorICREA @giorgoskallis.bsky.social de l' @icta-uab.bsky.social participa aquest any a l' #AnuariCIDOB2026. Juntament amb Juan Pablo Arellano ha escrit l’article «Benestar i límits planetaris: el creixement i els obstacles per a l’adaptació al canvi climàtic».📑
CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)@cidobbarcelona.bsky.social · 9mo agoJa és aquí l'Anuari Internacional CIDOB, que celebra 35 edicions abordant l'anàlisi de la realitat internacional. Enguany, l' #AnuariCIDOB2026 posa el focus en el nou ordre econòmic internacional, la geopolítica del canvi climàtic i el futur de la guerra 📕 bit.ly/AnuariCIDOB2...
🤔Did you know that a new research by ICTA-UAB and the @lseusablog.bsky.social shows large support for core ideas of #degrowth, but not the label?🪧 By @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @giorgoskallis.bsky.social Learn more⬇️ www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
Do people support the core idea of degrowth? A recent paper we published show the majority do. See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label
The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing...
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I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74–84% in the UK and 67–73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk
Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies
Contrary to concerns from politicians and commentators that degrowth is broadly unpopular, the core degrowth proposal received substantial support from UK and US participants in this study, regardless...
thelancet.com
ICTA-UAB@icta-uab.bsky.social · 8mo agoFirst comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label. Conducted by ICTA-UAB researchers @giorgoskallis.bsky.social & @jasonhickel.bsky.social together with the LSE @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
🆕Un primer estudio integral muestra un gran apoyo a las ideas clave del #decrecimiento, pero no al término. Un estudio del ICTA-UAB liderado por @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @giorgoskallis.bsky.social revela apoyo en Reino Unido del 74-84 % y en EUA del 67-73 %. www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
Un primer estudio integral muestra un gran apoyo a las ideas clave del decrecimiento, pero no al término
El primer gran estudio científico realizado para evaluar las actitudes públicas hacia la teoría del decrecimiento revela un apoyo significativo...
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Assessing public support for degrowth // New study by CUSP fellow @krpd.bsky.social and colleagues finds that—contrary to common political and media claims—the majority of respondents support #degrowth when presented with the full proposal, regardless of the label. → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...
Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies | Journal paper
Using representative surveys in the UK and US with over 5,000 participants, a new study by CUSP fellow Dario Krpan and colleagues Fred Basso, Jason Hickel, ...
cusp.ac.uk
First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label. Conducted by ICTA-UAB researchers @giorgoskallis.bsky.social & @jasonhickel.bsky.social together with the LSE @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label
The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing...
uab.cat
New paper out in The Lancet Planetary Health on public support for degrowth in the UK & US 🌍📊 By Dario Krpan, Frédéric Basso, Jason Hickel and myself. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies
Degrowth argues that high-income economies should reduce harmful production and prioritise wellbeing. Although degrowth is increasingly seen as essent…
sciencedirect.com
Happy to share a short piece about well-being and planetary boundaries that I co-wrote with @jparellano.bsky.social for the CIDOB International Yearbook 2026. You can find it here: www.cidob.org/en/publicati...
Bienestar y límites planetarios: redefinir el progreso es cada vez más urgente
El estado actual del esfuerzo climáticoLa acción climática global ha descarrilado peligrosamente. El objetivo del Acuerdo de París de mantener el calentami
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✍️Bienestar y límites planetarios: redefinir el progreso es cada vez más urgente. 🧑🤝🧑Artículo de @giorgoskallis.bsky.social y Juan Pablo Arellano, investigadores del ICTA-UAB, en el #CIDOB @cidobbarcelona.bsky.social www.cidob.org/publicacione...
Bienestar y límites planetarios: redefinir el progreso es cada vez más urgente
El estado actual del esfuerzo climáticoLa acción climática global ha descarrilado peligrosamente. El objetivo del Acuerdo de París de mantener el calentami
cidob.org
New policy brief by Research and Degrowth and @waronwant.bsky.social out now: "Clothing the Planet Within Limits: A Degrowth Approach to Fashion" degrowth.org/blog/2025/11...
Clothing the Planet Within Limits – degrowth.org
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For those who weren't able to attend, you can now view a recording of my talk: "Political Ecological Economics and the nature of economic growth" www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJw7... Hope you enjoy!
Giorgos Kallis: "Political Ecological Economics and the nature of economic growth"
YouTube video by ICTA-UAB
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