Archives de catégorie : A Degrowth Project

And also: 8 videos with Vincent Liegey on Degrowth Vincent Liegey, French Degrowth thinker and activist, is one of the spokespersons of the French Degrowth movement, member of the International Degrowth network. He’s also the co-author of the book Un … Continuer la lecture →

This interview was made by the French magazine S!lence. Three questions were asked to the members of the Collective « Un projet de Décroissance » (« A Degrowth Project » ) about the differencies, the complementarities, and the convergences between the Degrowth and Transition … Continuer la lecture →

Over the last few years, concepts of an unconditional basic income and a maximum acceptable income, the extension of free usage spheres, taxing misuse, fluid local currencies, open re-localisation and transition, as well as issues of political strategies and organisation … Continuer la lecture →

Back from Hungary, a sojourn in Paris is an opportunity to see that – everywhere the atmosphere is positive and there is a push for change. Vincent Liegey –February 5th 2013 The transition is on its way! It’s the heading … Continuer la lecture →

The co-authors of A Degrowth Project, Manifesto for an Unconditional Autonomy Allowance give their enthusiastic and vigilant support to the European citizens’ initiative for an Unconditional Basic Income validated by the European Commission. Within a context of economic absurdities and the … Continuer la lecture →

A Degrowth Project was published in January. Since then we have participated in more than twenty public debates in Switzerland, Belgium and around France. In September we are organising new meetings around Paris and in a few places around France (Centre, … Continuer la lecture →

Seemingly, his engineering background did not predispose Vincent Liegey to become the spokesperson for the French Degrowth Party (PPLD). But his intellectual curiosity and the commitment of this multi-skilled researcher; including a stint in cinema, has led him to it. … Continuer la lecture →

From an enforced recession to degrowths by choice Detroit city, Greece or Spain as well are still enduring the ills of an enforced recession and the devastating consequences of austerity plan: the destruction of institutional solidarities, unemployment, evictions, and their … Continuer la lecture →

A few weeks ago we published an article titled Transition is underway: « More and more people are realising the physical and anthropological limits of our growth society. More and more people feel uncomfortable with consumerism, even more with the demeaning … Continuer la lecture →