democracy
HOW DO WE GET OUR DEMOCRACY BACK?
Political systems once regarded as mechanisms for solving problems are now widely regarded as part of the problem. We need pathways for political parties and citizen movements to work better, together to refresh political agendas and bring new thinking into governments.
A Civic Economy of Provisions
democracy
economy
environment
Marvin T. Brown
An economy built around civic relations instead of property relations: focusing on the civic economics of provision
A Framework for Shaping Sustainable Lifestyles
democracy
environment
Lewis Akenji, Huizhen Chen
How social norms and institutions can shape sustainable lifestyles in varying contexts
Building a Cooperative Solidarity Commonwealth
democracy
economy
Jessica Gordon Nembhard
Designing a cooperative solidarity commonwealth that focuses on democracy, equity, and collective ownership in a sustainable future
Challenging Consumerism: Toward Living Well Sustainably
democracy
economy
environment
Emmanuel Prinet
Major takeaways from SCORAI’s sustainable production and consumption workshop
Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm
democracy
economy
David Bollier
Transitioning to the next system in a commons-based economy
Degrowth futures and democracy
democracy
economy
Claudio Cattaneo, Giacomo D’Alisa, Giorgos Kallis, Christos Zografos
On shaping socio-economic movements for a degrowth future
Environmental Justice and Economic Degrowth: An Alliance between Two Movements
democracy
economy
environment
Joan Martínez-Alier
The relationship between environmental justice and degrowth movements in the Global North
Is Decoupling GDP Growth from Environmental Impact Possible?
democracy
economy
environment
James D. Ward, Paul C. Sutton, Adrian D. Werner, Robert Costanza, Steve H. Mohr, Craig T. Simmons
Why we should change our economic growth policies based on the realities of decoupling
Limits Revisited
democracy
economy
environment
Tim Jackson, Robin Wesbter
We are rapidly approaching environmental limits in our search for economic growth
Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity
democracy
environment
Johan Rockström, Will Steffen, Kevin Noone, Åsa Persson, F. Stuart III Chapin, Eric Lambin, Timothy M. Lenton, Marten Scheffer, Carl Folke, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Björn Nykvist, Cynthia A. de Wit, Terry Hughes, Sander van der Leeuw, Henning Rodhe, Sverker Sörlin, Peter K. Snyder, Robert Costanza, Uno Svedin, Malin Falkenmark, Louise Karlberg, Robert W. Corell, Victoria J. Fabry, James Hansen, Brian Walker, Diana Liverman, Katherine Richardson, Paul Crutzen, and Jonathan Foley
Humanity has transgressed 3 of 9 planetary boundaries within which we can safely operate