2020-21 Opening of the academic year lecture at the International Studies programme at Leiden University. Miriam Meissner In the beginning…
Video debate: Towards a degrowth society
On May 7, 2020, we (Federico & Miriam) participated in a video debate that was organized by Extinction Rebellion Wetenschappers.…
Postwachstum – Nein zur Rückkehr ins Normale
Postwachstum In offenen Briefen fordern Wissenschaftlerinnen, Künstler und Schauspieler eine Orientierung der Wirtschaft an Nachhaltigkeit. Dafür müsste Politik anfangen, zu…
Recovering from COVID-19? Let’s do it without GDP growth
Article by Crelis Rammelt, Federico Savini & Miriam Meissner. This article was originally published here on The Broker. COVID-19 has…
Principles for a degrowth of cities
Federico Savini How will cities look like in a degrowth society where most of the world population lives in urban…
Making housing commons possible: inclusivity and autonomy
Housing commons can offer a real alternative to current housing markets. In this post, I will discuss how housing commons can ensure autonomy of communities while at the same time being also inclusive. Inclusive autonomy is one of the core principles of the housing project de Nieuwe Meent.
Circular Economy without reduction: just a nice word
A Dutch revised version of this article has been published by Federico Savini and Victor de Kok in Het Parool,…
Save the economy! What does that mean?!
Miriam Meissner We’re now a few months into the Corona pandemic and, while some of our governments have reacted dangerously…
COVID-19: l’isolamento di oggi per ripensare il domani
Federico Savini Tutti chiusi in casa. Tutti a preoccuparci del prossimo e dei nostri cari, a vivere il presente, con…
Corona and the Climate: 5 Lessons We Can Learn
Virus pandemic, global heating, species extinction. We are in the midst of several global crises. All of them cost lives.…
