Publication details
Degrowth from the East – between quietness and contention. Collaborative learnings from the Zagreb Degrowth Conference
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Czech Journal of International Relations |
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| Web | article - opne access |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.32422/cjir.838 |
| Keywords | degrowth; Central and Eastern Europe; quiet sustainability; semi-periphery; catch-up development; post-socialism; global East |
| Description | While degrowth as a plural and decolonial movement actively invites the Global South to be part of its transformative project, the current North-South dichotomy threatens to miss the variety of semi-peripheral contexts. Against this backdrop, we aim to contribute to dialogues on degrowth from the often-overlooked ‘East’ – specifically post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Instead of being viewed as a site for transformative examples and inspiration for degrowth-oriented socio-ecological transformation, CEE is often portrayed as ‘lagging behind’. Problematising such reductionist narratives, this essay explores CEE as a lively and rich site of postcapitalist alternatives. Based on two special sessions organised at the 2023 International Degrowth Conference in Zagreb, we ref lect upon insights gathered on various degrowth-aligned traditions and practices in CEE with a goal to 1) advance an equitable dialogue between the global degrowth scholarship and the East, and 2) strengthen a context-sensitive degrowth agenda in CEE. |
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