Can a European Union that is the first to renounce economic growth still be a global player? In a webinar, we explored the tensions and synergies between post-growth and geopolitics. Watch the video.
In the European Union, we need to move beyond growth, but we must be careful not to impose any particular model of development on the Global South. On 30 August, Richard Wouters participated in the plenary session 'Geopolitics of degrowth', hosted by the Green European Foundation, at the 9th International Degrowth Conference in Zagreb. Read his opening statement and watch the video of the session.
Can a European Union that is the first to renounce economic growth still be a global player? This project initiates a conversation between critics of economic growth and progressive thinkers on foreign and security policy.
Degrowth researcher Giorgos Kallis and political scientist Cristina Monge discuss the geostrategic and cultural barriers that stand in the way of post-growth.
Can a European Union that is the first to renounce economic growth still be a global player? This webinar explores the tensions and synergies between post-growth and geopolitics.
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There are increasing doubts as to whether continued economic growth is compatible with a liveable planet. The degrowth movement is gaining popularity in Europe. Could the European Union be the first to renounce economic growth without putting itself at the mercy of other great powers? We discuss it with Belgian geopolitical thinker Sven Biscop.