Translating Degrowth into Contemporary Policy Challenges: A Symbiotic Social Transformation Strategy

Murphy, Mary P.

doi:10.7227/ijs.21.2.6

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“…In a negative growth economy, there are many bottom‐up ways to make a profit without extensive material production or consumption. As an implication for business, improvements in these fields—such as in the recreational services and entertainment sectors, eco‐villages and cohousing, cooperative production and consumption, various sharing systems, and so on (Murphy, ; Schneider et al, )—are recommended. Douthwaite () supports the issue of debt‐free money or regional currencies that would require that companies create different strategies for selling conventional products (e.g., energy delivered at a certain time in the future).…”

Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This transition will promote a reduction in the overall resource and labor efficiency of the economy, but will improve quality of life and well‐being. Furthermore, alternative paradigms may increase demand for jobs that involve the maintenance and repair of products, and reduce demand for jobs that produce goods (Murphy, ), which may also increase quality of life. However, Antal () warns that a transition to a negative growth economy and society may negatively impact employment.…”

Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The UN () agenda in particular has strong expectations with regard to full employment, particularly for the youth of developing countries and specific members of the global community (refugees and immigrants). However, creating quality green jobs in mass quantities also requires strong top‐down policy support (Downie, Koestner, & Chua, ), as market forces are insufficient for this purpose (Murphy, ).…”

Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As negative growth may lead to a decline in income and material consumption, more time will become available for personal pursuits, while personal and community‐level lifestyles may also change (Murphy, ). This implies that, instead of globalization, localization should play an increasing role.…”

Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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How big is big enough? Toward a sustainable future by examining alternatives to the conventional economic growth paradigm

Harangozó

Csutora

Kocsis

2018

Sustainable Development

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This study addresses how the sustainability crisis may be overcome by using alternatives to the conventional economic growth paradigm. Based on a literature review, the paper identifies and discusses three alternatives, namely negative, zero and positive economic growth. These alternatives are compared from a feasibility and policy perspective in relation to the transition toward sustainable development. The three alternatives are associated with very far-reaching sets of policies that have different focal points with regard to how the paradigm shift from the conventional growth paradigm can be realized. All these alternatives, however, challenge the effectiveness of market forces. The shortcomings of the alternatives (resistance to voluntary transition with negative or zero growth, no proper consideration of the rebound effect for positive growth) hinder the transition and must be further addressed by policy-makers in public and private sectors, as well as by civil society.

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Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussion—how Can Policy Support Transitions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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How big is big enough? Toward a sustainable future by examining alternatives to the conventional economic growth paradigm

Harangozó

Csutora

Kocsis

2018

Sustainable Development

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“…Degrowth strategies [122]; Divestment and energy justice [123]; Intersectional analysis of community energy practices [124,125]; Risk perceptions of smart-farming technologies and practices [126]; Transdisciplinary frames towards sustainability [127]; Community drivers toward decarbonization [128] [ 32, 33, 42, 78-81, 84, 93, 96, 104, 106, 114, 116, 118, 122- In this context, different modes of participation are explored as important, these include: participatory, multi-level and reflexive governance [32, 78-84, 86, 87, 89, 93, 95, 96, 104, 105, 112, 113, 117, 118, 126, 128, 132]; participatory methods [101,102,109,113,124], lobbying [86,87,105]; deliberative fora [26,89,97,98,101,104]; community development and interventions [32,93,103,109,112,121]; and ownership [42,85,100,110,118,126].…”

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Mapping emergent public engagement in societal transitions: a scoping review

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Background Transition discourses are gaining prominence in efforts to imagine a future that adequately addresses the urgent need to establish low carbon and climate resilient pathways. Within these discourses the ‘public’ is seen as central to the creation and implementation of appropriate interventions. The role of public engagement in societal transformation while essential, is also complex and often poorly understood. The purpose of this paper is to enhance our understanding regarding public engagement and to address the often superficial and shallow policy discourse on this topic. Main text The paper offers a review of evolving literature to map emergent public engagement in processes of transition and change. We adopt a pragmatic approach towards literature retrieval and analysis which enables a cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral review. We use a scoping review process and the three spheres of transformation framework (designated as the practical, political and personal spheres) to explore trends within this complex research field. The review draws from literature from the last two decades in the Irish context and looks at emergence and evolving spaces of public engagement within various systems of change including energy, food, coastal management and flood adaptation, among others. Conclusions The results highlight the siloed and fragmented way in which public engagement in transitions is carried and we propose a more cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary approach which depends on bringing into dialogue often contrasting theories and perspectives. The paper also illustrates some shifting engagement approaches. For instance, nexus articles between the practical and political spheres suggest deeper forms of public engagement beyond aggregated consumer behaviour to align technological delivery with institutional and societal contexts. While most articles in the practical sphere draw largely on techno-economic insights this influence and cross-disciplinarity is likely to draw in further innovations. Nexus articles between the political and personal sphere are also drawing on shifting ideas of public engagement and largely stress the need to disrupt reductive notions of engagement and agency within our institutions. Many of these articles call attention to problems with top-down public engagement structures and in various ways show how they often undermine and marginalise different groups.

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