Our analysis of castoriadis contribution is framed in conversation with the work and recent exchange between serge latouche, one of the most prominent. 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. Jun 08, 2017 another five international conferences on degrowth were organized in the period 20102016, thus spreading the degrowth movement to several countries around the world. Pdf degrowth is incompatible with modern capitalist socioecological.
Proposed by serge latouche and since employed by numerous. Both the name and the theory of degrowth aim explicitly to re politicize. Degrowth as a territoriallandscape project the landscape, especially in a country like italy, is today entirely manmade, and is the other face of urban civilisation. It consists mostly of a rejection of capitalism and infinite growth, and support of degrowth of many productions to reach a sustainable level of production. Serge latouche was born in vannes on january 12th 1940. Giorgos kallis, one of the foremost thinkers on degrowth, identifies nine core elements of the degrowth vision. Most of us who live in the north and the west consume far too much too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. He is emeritus professor of economics at the university of parissud and one of the leading theorists of the emerging degrowth movement that has its main roots among french and italian thinkers decroissance, decrescita. Farewell to growth, is that the global crisis of the modern world is first and foremost a. Degrowth theorists have debated these issues for quite some time now but they appear to lack a clear vision on these matters as is evident from the works of serge latouche, a leading proponent of the degrowth concept. Concerning the latter one, i will make reference mainly to the oeuvre by french economist, serge latouche. He holds a degree in political sciences, in philosophy and in economy. The paper aims to put into perspective nicholas georgescuroegens bioeconomics and serge latouches degrowth approaches. The ecology of action by edgar morin in 1935, 102 toads of the species bufo marinus, from central and south america, were introduced along the coast of queensland in australia by some local farmers.
Latouche 2004a as the breviary of the degrowth decroissance movement. Another five international conferences on degrowth were organized in the period 20102016, thus spreading the degrowth movement to several countries around. The degrowth alternative great transition initiative. Pdf farewell to growth polity, 2010 by serge latouche. In 2005, following the suggestion of serge latouche and the economic commission of. Is degrowth compatible with a m inclusive democracy. Happy degrowth through more amateur economy article pdf available in journal of cleaner production 38. Degrowth as a territoriallandscape project latouche j. The globe downshifted t he dream of building a selfsufficient and economical society is widely shared, even if under many names. Degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. Oct, 2019 giorgos kallis, one of the foremost thinkers on degrowth, identifies nine core elements of the degrowth vision. Mapping the context, criticisms and future prospects of an emergent paradigm joan martinezaliera, unai pascualb, franckdominique vivienc, edwin zaccaid.
Degrowth is the literal translation of decroissance, a french word meaning reduction. Decroissance degrowth, downshifting, antiproductivism, requalified development and even sustainable development all evoke roughly the same goal. Degrowth does not mean the decay or suffering often imagined by those new to this concept. In particular, we analyse the foundations of these approaches such as they have been put forward by those two economists. Not simply because of the authority of the writer, but especially because latouches theory in evoking the idea of a society of degrowth as opposed to the mere economy of degrowth is that which, more than any other, has clearly made room. It is a project advocating the democraticallyled shrinking of production and consumption with the aim of achieving social justice and ecological sustainability. It is also considered an essential economic strategy responding to the limitstogrowth dilemma see the path to degrowth in overdeveloped countries and postgrowth. This is because it showed that the green movement, after its rise as an antisystemic movement in germany in. He is emeritus professor of economics at the university of parissud and one of the leading theorists of the emerging degrowth movement that has its main roots among. Hence, almost four decades after the club of rome raised the issue of the limits to growth, the economic growth idol of modern society is once again facing a formidable challenge.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. On the other hand, jean robert, a close friend of illich who resides in cuernavaca, morelos since 1972. As important advocates of degrowth clearly explain latouche, 2010, p. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. Interviews latouche and paolini 224 the notion of degrowth appears to be heavily influenced by the theories of marcel mauss, notably his socalled theory of the gift, which many today regard as obsolete. Final report of the conference degrowthdescrecimiento 2018.
Using the words of one of its key figures, serge latouche, what is at. Be the first to comment leave a reply cancel reply. Revolution, t he emergence of the degrowth project developed by serge latouche 1 and others was a significant development in green politics and thought. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Serge latouche is the main intellectual force behind the popularization of decroissance degrowth. In french economist serge latouches 2009 book, farewell to growth, latouche discusses degrowth in great detail, but he also explains how racial bias and bias in general in the world. In the concluding section, i remark the contribution of latouches work to the japanese debate on degrowth. Degrowth is an economic and social movement based on anticonsumerism and antiproductivism. Farewell to growth polity, 2010 by serge latouche ebook pdf degrowth. An increasing number of antiglobalisation activists now concede that growth as we have known it is both unsustainable and harmful, he wrote, socially as well as ecologically. If not, then what has degrowth movement has to say about alternative social and economic system and about the ways to achieving it. As serge latouche, a leading thinker on degrowth, explains, the movement for a degrowth society is radically different from the recession that is widespread today.
Back in 2004, serge latouche wrote of a concept that was then growing both in antiglobalisation movements and in wider society. With a nod to latouche, the sufficiency economy described above should be understood in similar terms. Degrowth thinkers and activists advocate for the downscaling of production. Degrowth economics, by serge latouche le monde diplomatique. Serge latouche, tim jackson, juliet schor, mary mellor, peter victor, joan martinezalier, arturo escobar, erik swyngedouw, joshua farley, eduardo gudynas and many others. Degrowth should not be confused with economic decline. His j udgement was slightly inaccurate in two respects. Editorial journal of cleaner production 18 2010 519e522. A vocabulary for a new era edited by giacomo dalisa, federico demaria, giorgos kallis. The event gathered over 300 participants from france, switzerland and italy.