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Max Koch. Foto: Johan Persson.

Max Koch

Professor

Max Koch. Foto: Johan Persson.

Deep Transformations : A Theory of Degrowth

Author

  • Hubert Buch-Hansen
  • Max Koch
  • Iana Nesterova

Summary, in English

As a research field, social movement and political project, degrowth is a multi-faceted phenomenon. It brings together a range of practices including alternative forms of living and initiatives of various kinds in civil society, business and the state. Yet no comprehensive theory of degrowth transformations has so far been developed. Deep transformations fills this gap. It develops a theory of degrowth transformations drawing on insights from multiple fields of knowledge, such as political economy, sociology and philosophy. The book offers a holistic perspective that brings into focus transformation processes on various scales and points to various mechanisms that can facilitate degrowth. These include ecosocial policies, transformative initiatives in business and civil society and alternative modes of being in and relating to the world.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work
  • Social Policy and Sustainability
  • LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions

Publishing year

2024-05-14

Language

English

Publication/Series

Progress in Political Economy

Document type

Book

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • Degrowth
  • Deep transformations
  • theory

Status

Published

Project

  • Postgrowth Welfare Systems
  • Economic Elites in the Climate Change Transformation: Practices, justifications and regulations of unsustainable lifestyles in Sweden

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-1-5261-7785-8