4.9 Degrowth

Giorgos Kallis is an ecological economist, political ecologist, and Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology in the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies. His research is motivated by a quest to cross conceptual divides between the social and the natural domains, with particular focus on the political-economic roots of environmental degradation and its uneven distribution along lines of power, income, and class. His current work explores the hypothesis of sustainable degrowth as a solution to the dual economic and ecological crisis. Giorgos is the author of the books 'Limits' and 'The Case for Degrowth'.

We speak about:

• his intellectual journey and working across disciplines
• the history of the hegemony of growth
• degrowth as one critique of capitalist economies
• 3 layers of articulating degrowth
• the climate crisis
• degrowth in high income countries vs. low income countries
• collective action and international solidarities
• engaging with a pluriverse of alternatives to capitalist growth - and much more!

He joins us from Barcelona, Spain.