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Some thoughts on that recent piece about Saito and 'degrowth communism' by @Matthuber78 and @Leigh_Phillips in @jacobin . I'm not so keen on putting our faith in asteroid mining and human domination, but maybe that's just me...
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"If the existence of bullshit jobs seems to defy the logic of capitalism, one possible reason for their proliferation might be that the existing system isn't capitalism..it resembles..medieval feudalism..the tendency to create endless hierarchies of lords, vassals, and retainers"
OPEN ACCESS: My new paper is out 'Mapping complexity in deglobalisation: A typology of economic localisms from ‘hyper-localism’ to ‘strategic autonomy’'
in Local Economy @SageJournals
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Really enjoyed this talk by @g_kallis on Southern thought, Degrowth and Mediterranean prosperity from the Beyond Growth conference
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Submissions are now open for our 25th issue, a book about land rights (and wrongs) and reconnection with the Earth. From wild campers on Dartmoor and modern-day Diggers to peasant and indigenous struggles around the world – we'd love to hear from you! dark-mountain.net/submission…
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A schematic of how Spanish cooperatives coordinated with one another during the Spanish Civil War.
You don't need the free market, corporations, or state planning to run an economy.
This cartoon is a wonderful insight into the life and history of Low Tech Magazine. @lowtechmagazine
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"Like Illich, Saito warns against the illusion that humans can escape the limits of our condition through a technological fix that somehow accommodates both “sustainability” and “development.”"
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Beautiful speech by @JLMelenchon on free time, explaining what the fight in France is really about
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Outstanding example of the small-scale industrialism made possible by a renewable source of compressed air. Worth the 2 min to watch
There is def. lots of uses to compressed air and several ways to harvest it also. Here is a peak into a small Amish factory making horse equipment run by compressed air harvested by a windmill.
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📢 We invite our PhDs and early career researchers (ECR) to join this incredible 2023 Summer/Winter School "Researching Post-Capitalist Possibilities".
🗓️ Date: 20 - 29 June 2023.
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RESHORE #1 – Interview with Alice Holloway from the London Urban Textile Commons - @SmithTGeo re-shore.eu/2022/01/12/resho…
If you're interested in economic localisation, heterodox economics or post-growth, sign up for the project newsletter at re-shore.eu. Tmrw sending out an interview on national economics and anti-imperialism in the 21st century w/ @_PeterRyan
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To read a previous interview with @aliceLBPclub on hyperlocal manufacturing and the Commons, see re-shore.eu/2022/01/12/resho…
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Currently there is no consistent plan where the #automotive industry should head in future. In our #JustTransition Conference we discuss how the European #automotiveindustry can become part of a #sustainable future. #EU4JT #Mobility
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📃 New on the blog!
@SmithTGeo reviews two books, 'Four Thousand Weeks' and 'Breaking Things at Work,' which deal with the crucial topic of time and work in society. What do you think—is now the time to start lying flat?
🐌 Read it here: tinyurl.com/yxha3696
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ALT A screenshot of the blog post. At the top reads the name of the piece: "Beating the Clock: A review of 'Four Thousand Weeks' and 'Breaking Things at Work.' Below this is the author's name and date of publication: Tom Smith and 22.03.2022. Below this is a picture of a 1929-1930 Soviet Calendar featuring a table filled with circles of different colors. There is text below the table, which translates as follows: "Just remember your color, and you'll always know your rest day."
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#CEE22 SS07. Diverse Economies and CEE: dialogues across scholarly traditions is an open session and organised by Ottavia Cima @unibern, @lilianpungas and
@SmithTGeo. View more information: regionalstudies.org/news/202…
A giant of radical post-development, post-growth thinking has left us. A collaborator of Ivan Illich, founder of Universidad de la Tierra in Oaxaca. RIP Gustavo Esteva, ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
Here he is, interviewed in @darkmtn
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