The end of postsocialism (as we knew it): Diverse economies and the East

Cima, Ottavia; Sovová, Lucie

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“…We primarily refer to CEE throughout the paper, but also discuss it in relation to the broader category of the 'Global East' where necessary. The idea of a Global East as an epistemic space in contrast to the Global North and South, has been increasingly discussed and debated within the relevant scholarship (Müller 2020;Cima -Sovová 2022).…”

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Degrowth from the East – between quietness and contention. Collaborative learnings from the Zagreb Degrowth Conference

Pungas,

Kolínský,

Smith

et al. 2024

CJIR

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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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Section: Practical Steps Forwardmentioning

confidence: 99%

Degrowth from the East – between quietness and contention. Collaborative learnings from the Zagreb Degrowth Conference

Pungas,

Kolínský,

Smith

et al. 2024

CJIR

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“…Despite the prevalence of FSP in the CEE region (but also globally), its multiple socio-economic and ecological benefits, as well as its significance for the life quality and well-being of the practitioners, it does not exist ‘on paper’. Such a narrow lens, that only regards market-based labor, thus omits a broad spectrum of “diverse economies” (Gibson-Graham 2008 ; Cima and Sovová 2022 ) and ‘informal’ practices that thrive outside the sphere of the state and the formal market (Morris and Polese 2015 ).…”

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Invisible (bio)economies: a framework to assess the ‘blind spots’ of dominant bioeconomy models

Pungas

2023

Sustain Sci

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Bioeconomy as a new promissory discourse neither challenges the paradigm of economic growth, nor questions its embeddedness in capitalist (neo-)colonial patriarchal power relations. However, the calls for a ‘genuine’ socio-ecological transformation and for alternative bioeconomy visions imply exactly a destabilization of these power relations. Drawing on the Bielefeld subsistence approach and on its colonialism–capitalism–patriarchy nexus, I argue that the latest bioeconomy strategy and policy papers of both the EU and Estonia each disregard certain spheres of the bioeconomy due to the three-dimensional power relations. As a seemingly neutral political discourse, the bioeconomy is shaped by cultural assumptions and narratives that determine and perpetuate what is deemed worthy of protection and what is pushed aside as merely ‘natural’. As such, the current bioeconomy papers promote a ‘biomass-based model of capital accumulation’ that is essentially built on the prerequisite of the subordination, devaluation, appropriation and/or exploitation of (1) different geographical regions, (2) ecological foundations, and (3) prevalent bioeconomy practices. As a widespread agricultural practice in Eastern Europe, Food Self-Provisioning (FSP) serves as a good example of how predominant bioeconomy models (1) simply operate as new forms of postcolonial development discourse, instead of embracing the plurality of decolonial ‘alternatives to development’; (2) deepen the human–nature dichotomy by regarding nature as a mere resource to be extracted more efficiently instead of cultivating mutually nourishing partnership-like relation(ship)s with nature; and (3) maintain the separation between monetized and maintenance economies, rather than fostering ethics of care to overcome the structural separation between the latter.

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The Diversity of the Circular Economy in the City of Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Marcombe,

Tagaev

2024

J of Intl Development

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Using Gibson‐Graham's methodology for reading for difference, this article seeks to shed a new light on the circular economy (CE), a concept often promoted, but rarely implemented. By presenting the diversity of practices around the acquisition, repair and resale of second‐hand goods in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this study provides insight on the circularity of urban environments. The collection and GIS mapping of around 60 interviews with small and medium enterprises involved in responsible consumption and production in Tashkent led to the development of a more accurate definition of the CE in an urban setting. Research results indeed reveal that responsible consumption and production are very dynamic concepts that rely mainly on accessibility, creativity and connectivity with one's surroundings, as well as social networks. In addition, GIS mapping of small businesses in the second‐hand industry showed that the provision of second‐hand‐related services is intricately connected with urban infrastructure.

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The end of postsocialism (as we knew it): Diverse economies and the East

Cited by 6 publications

References 117 publications

Degrowth from the East – between quietness and contention. Collaborative learnings from the Zagreb Degrowth Conference

Degrowth from the East – between quietness and contention. Collaborative learnings from the Zagreb Degrowth Conference

Invisible (bio)economies: a framework to assess the ‘blind spots’ of dominant bioeconomy models

The Diversity of the Circular Economy in the City of Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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