Nathalie Roy

If you are interested in degrowth, delinking, just transitions, provisioning systems ensuring good lives for all, postgrowth policies & trajectories, economic democracy, and all things Beyond GDP, I recommend you to subscribe to the newsletter of the REAL project:
lists.riseup.net/www/info/rea...

YouTube video by The Club of Rome Fadhel Kaboub: We cannot decarbonise a system that hasn't been decolonised

With the UN Conference on Financing for Development taking place this week, it's a good time to re-watch Fadhel Kaboub's analysis of our current economic system, and why financing and international financial architecture reform is crucial to achieving an Earth for all ⬇️

youtu.be/hNUVN014ppw

#FFD4

First time in my life that I cross the Arctic Circle (in Norway).

The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at which, on the Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice, the Sun does not set.

#midnightsun

Postgrowth projects coming together in Oslo!

Today a session brought together PIs of 8 EU-funded research projects: MERGE, SPES, ToBe, WISE Horizons, WISER, MAPS, REAL and SWINS.

Were discussed beyond GDP metrics, models and policies to move towards sustainable and inclusive wellbeing.

"Inequality fuels climate breakdown, and climate breakdown worsens inequality."

Njoki Njoroge Njehu is currently opening day 2 of the 18th Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics and 11th International Degrowth Conference.

#degrowth #climatejustice #inequality

speech by Irene Vélez-Torres, Director of the National Environmental Authority of Colombia, at the 18th Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics and 11th International Degrowth Conference, whose main topic is:

"Building socially just postgrowth futures"

#degrowth

The MAPS consortium met in person yesterday for the second time!

Today is the start of the
18th Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics and 11th International Degrowth Conference in Oslo.

Check which sessions MAPS is involved in: share.google/f68HwwMS7qD1...

A light tan grainy background with a black & white cutout of flowers, and black text reading "What some call new economy others call knew economy - join the wellbeing economy policymakers network to learn about Māori wellbeing economies."

Tune into the Wellbeing Economy Policymakers Network session on 6/26 to learn:

🌱 what a Māori wellbeing economy looks like,
💡 how leadership and governance differ in a Māori economy,
🧰 practical ways to implement Māori governance principles.

zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@weallaotearoa.bsky.social

Global Inequality - Global Inequality

We live in a world where a few people capture unimaginable wealth while billions are denied access to basic needs.
Such extreme inequality is an effect of capitalism, where production is organized around maximizing & accumulating profit, rather than securing human well-being.

globalinequality.org

Job opening within MAPS (Models, Assessment, and Policies for Sustainability): our team at the University de Barcelona is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with experience in input–output analysis and an interest in time use data.

ecolecon.eu/postdoctoral...

mapsresearch.eu

Climate Action: Tackling the Climate Crisis for a Better World - a FREE course on CLIMATE ACTION

Developed by brilliant researchers of the University of Leeds, the course will empower you to take action to contribute to a sustainable, just world with impactful climate solutions.

bit.ly/4d9Bab9

Delinking Global South from Global North: Political Strategies for Disrupting the Globalised World Order

=> free online event hosted by the Degrowth & Delinking Collective.

Friday 30th of May
15:00 CEST

More info & registration: bit.ly/DDCMay

Applications for the online Master's in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics and Policy are open!

If you want to learn about degrowth, ecological economics, environmental justice, post-development, pluriverse, feminist economics, policies for degrowth... check it out: master.degrowth.org/application-2/

A map of Europe with many small multi-coloured circles layered on top. A legend titled Ecological Economics lists the colours and research hub, master programme, bachelor programme, and individual course. A logo of the European Society for Ecological Economics is in a corner, and a website URL is at the bottom: https://ecolecon.eu/ecological-economics-map/

🧐 Are you wondering where to study and learn post-growth approaches in Europe?

🗺️ I'm glad to share the first version of an interactive map - currently with 110+ diverse initiatives spanning 26 countries - that aims to help with that!

🤗 Dive in here: ecolecon.eu/ecological-e...

🙏 Feedback welcome

📘We present to you our first policy brief “Degrowth for cities” writen by R&Di’s dear member Mike Duff. Our series of policy briefs - which will be coming out during this year - challenge conventional growth-centric policies by presenting alternatives.

Read it here:
degrowth.org/blog/2025/05...

YouTube video by HUMAN the movie Jose's interview - URUGUAY - #HUMAN

RIP Pepe Mujica

"Logras a ser feliz con poco"

elpais.com/america/2025...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GX6...

Tim Jackson

New book by Tim Jackson:

The Care Economy

"a bold and accessible manifesto for a healthier and more humane society"

timjackson.org.uk/the-care-eco...

order here: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

#care #ecologicaleconomics #postgrowth #beyondgrowth #wellbeingeconomy

The Networks Festival 2025 is starting soon!

30+ online gatherings on topics linked with leadership, storytelling, practicing inclusion and wellbeing, collaboration, in order to connect imagine, and rewire how change happens.

12 May to 22 June
Info & registration: www.fito.network/festival-2025

8 EU-funded projects' leaders sent a letter to EC President, urging a competitiveness agenda for sustainable and inclusive wellbeing  - MERGE A leadership coalition of 8 EU-funded research projects sent a formal letter to the President of the EC, urging revisions of the competitiveness agenda

8 EU-funded research projects's leader sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, urging revisions of the competitiveness agenda to aim for sustainability & wellbeing:
mergeproject.eu/8-eu-funded-...

the letter: mergeproject.eu/wp-content/u...

#sustainability #wellbeingeconomy

Are you reimagining cultural narratives and systems change?

Do you believe in the power of narratives to challenge dominant paradigms and co-create regenerative futures?

Join Culture Hack Labs's Rhizome Fellowship!
www.culturehack.io/rhizome/

Focus for 2025: "Pathways to Regenerative Futures"

Powerful words by Ashanti Kunene at the Systemic Investing Summit in London: encr.pw/6hGV8

A reminder that the wealth of rich countries has depended on the appropriation of resources of countries from the Global South.

An invitation to dismantle the structural inequalities in the global economy.

Yesterday I presented my work "Impact of the degrowth master's on students - Stories of human beings who studied degrowth" at the occasion of the degrowth alumni conference 2025, organised by @r-degrowth.bsky.social at @icta-uab.bsky.social in Barcelona.

Great (re)connecting with many alumni!

A snail, in the style of Gaudí.

Symbol of the degrowth gathering happening now in Barcelona.

Let's meet in person!

Upcoming opportunities below:
- Hamburg: 17th of April
- Berlin: 22nd of April
- Paris: 23rd to 26th of April: www.changenow.world
- Oslo: 24th to 27th of June: isee-degrowth2025.no

and of course the rest of the time in Barcelona :-)

(image from a Librio children's book)

Subscribe — Jason Hickel

I'll be sharing an overview of new research we've published on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation. If you want to receive this, please subscribe here: www.jasonhickel.org/subscribe

How to drive holistic, inclusive and sustainable policy development?

If you are a policymaker working at a local, regional or (inter)national level, check out the amazing resources put together in the Wellbeing Economy Policy Design course: wellbeingeconomycourse.org

“Gender, Music and Social Change - Unravelling the Interconnections and Implications”, a free webinar organised by South Feminist Futures.

🗓️27th Feb
⏰ 13h UTC

Registration: bit.ly/3WUFVP8

Our team at the University of Barcelona is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Macroeconomics!

The successful candidate will work with Dan O'Neill and Federico Demaria on an exciting post-growth research project, MAPS.

Details and how to apply:
ecolecon.eu/postdoctoral...

YouTube video by Dr Heïdi Sevestre Greenland, 1500 km by kite-ski in the name of science

Greenland, 1500 km by kite-ski in the name of science

Last summer, glaciologist @drheidisevestre.bsky.social and adventurer Matthieu Tordeur travelled 1500 km through Greenland to collect data on snow and to communicate about climate change.

Stunning video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2smn...

Our team at @ub.edu is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Macroeconomics.

The successful candidate will work with Dan O'Neill and Federico Demaria on an exciting post-growth research project: MAPS (Models, Assessment, and Policies for Sustainability):

ecolecon.eu/postdoctoral...