{"id":161,"date":"2021-02-18T10:05:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T10:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/gsi\/?p=161"},"modified":"2021-02-18T10:05:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T10:05:42","slug":"gsi-seminar-series-dr-federico-demaria-the-case-for-degrowth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/gsi\/gsi-seminar-series-dr-federico-demaria-the-case-for-degrowth\/","title":{"rendered":"GSI Seminar Series \u2013 Dr Federico Demaria: The Case for Degrowth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-162\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/gsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/02\/Slide1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/gsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/02\/Slide1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/gsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/02\/Slide1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/gsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/02\/Slide1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/gsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/02\/Slide1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taken from GSI Seminar coordinator Daneen Cowlin<\/strong><strong>g&#8217;s Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Can we live simply so others can simply live?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In this seminar, Dr Demaria explores the controversial thinking of a systems shift to degrowth, as a solution to many of the economical, societal and environmental challenges our capitalist society has produced.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-default\" \/>\n<p>Dr Demaria is an interdisciplinary socio-environmental scientist at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (Autonomous University of Barcelona). He works on economics of ecology, ecology of politics and human geography. Dr Demaria is the deputy coordinator of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/envjustice.org\/\">EnvJustice<\/a>\u00a0project that studies and contributes to the global environmental justice movement. He is also an influential critique of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/01436597.2017.1350821\">ecological and cultural critique of (sustainable) development<\/a>. Through his critiques he has proposed transformative alternatives to current ways of living \u2013 degrowth. Dr Demaria has explored this alternative in the book\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vocabulary.degrowth.org\/\">Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(with Giorgos Kallis and Giacomo D\u2019Alisa), as well as his most recent book<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiley.com\/en-gb\/The+Case+for+Degrowth-p-9781509535620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">:\u00a0<strong>The Case for Degrowth<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(with Giorgos Kallis,\u00a0Susan Paulson,\u00a0Giacomo D\u2019Alisa).<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-default\" \/>\n<p>Dr Demaria structured his seminar to the key chapters of his book. Making very clear the from the start that this proposal is\u00a0<em>meant to be controversial<\/em>, Dr Demaria set the context for the current systems we operate and how they support the obsession with growth. He also outlines how growth cannot be compatible with sustainability, evidenced by the current environmental crisis we are faced with. Hence, we cannot solve everything with economic growth, and a different society is needed to prosper without growth.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Demaria argued to satisfy degrowth it would be crucial to reduce the Global North consumption. Acceleration of growth has amounted to an accelerated environmental sacrifice. Adoption of western lifestyle and want to be \u2018rich\u2019 has fuelled this, driven by belief this is the only route for living.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-default\" \/>\n<p>But is degrowth even feasible? Dr Demaria addressed this by explaining how as a society, we are cooperative. The history of our society and it\u2019s success exemplifies that. Dr Demaria elaborated on how there is a\u00a0<em>wealth of the commons<\/em>, that by being in the commons, you are part of the change you want to see. This is important \u2013 because there will not be positive change unless people actually want it, and to want it we must have spaces to see the alternatives. Supporting and operating in cooperative commons would allow such a space.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to the future, Dr Demaria also highlighted how, unlike proposals of circular economy and other \u2018sustainable\u2019 shifts that still prioritise growth, degrowth is the only path that stays within the 2C warmer future. Furthermore, degrowth in the global North will reduce pressure of exploitation in the global South. Important especially in the context that the most powerful limit of resources, is their\u00a0<em>use.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-default\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dr Demaria gave an incredibly interesting talk, followed by many questions. To see the full talk and the QA, view the recording\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/it5F-qCdm-Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/politybooks.com\/bookdetail\/?isbn=9781509535620\">Link to Book:\u00a0 The Case for Degrowth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/The case for degrowth in a time of pandemic\">Link to recent article:\u00a0The case for degrowth in a time of pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taken from GSI Seminar coordinator Daneen Cowling&#8217;s Blog Can we live simply so others can simply live? 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