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Record Nr.

UNINA9910872251603321

Autore

Buch-Hansen Hubert

Titolo

Deep transformations : : A theory of degrowth / / Hubert Buch-Hansen, Max Koch, Iana Nesterova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2024

ISBN

9781526173287

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Soggetti

Political Science / Political Ideologies / Capitalism

Business & Economics / Economics / Theory

Political Science / Political Economy

Political science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

As a research field, social movement and political project, degrowth is a multifaceted phenomenon. It brings together a range of practices including alternative forms of living and transformative initiatives 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, for instance, eco-social policies, transformative initiatives in business and civil society and alternative modes of being in and relating with the world.