03/11/2025, 14:00 - 04/11/2025, 17:00, Essen
The concept of 'growth (in)dependence' asks how institutions should be designed to work with less or even without growth. This workshop addresses multi-level dimensions of growth (in)dependencies on the local, the national and the global level. It is organised by the research group 'Global Sustainability Governance'.
Many debates on the link between economic growth and ecological sustainability have reached an impasse: One side believes that growth and sustainability are principally compatible goals while the other side disagrees. This constellation calls for concepts that can help to break the stalemate. One such concept is ‘growth (in)dependence’, which asks how institutions should be designed to work with less or even without growth, rather than if growth is necessary. This shift in emphasis accounts for various reasons for lower or zero growth, including secular stagnation and sustainability agendas. However, while growth (in)dependencies have started to be more widely discussed with respect to national (welfare) systems, global dynamics have largely remained outside of both political and scholarly debates so far. This workshop addresses multi-level dimensions of growth (in)dependencies, ranging from the local level to the national level to the global level.
The event is part of the annual workshop series organised by the research group ‘Global Stustainability Governance’, headed by Junior Professor Matthias Kranke.
Closed workshop; participation by invitation only.
College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Essen