Preface. We know there’s going to be no growth soon due to peak oil and limits to growth, and ought to be planning for it so that the financial system doesn’t “freak out” and crash like Humpty Dumpty, beyond repair. We will eventually be forced to reach a steady state economy, but the landing when civilization snaps from resource shortages could be softened by evolving to a non-growth society, which would also hugely help the environment and reduce biodiversity loss.

Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, Springer and “Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and Crackers”. Podcasts: Practical Prepping, KunstlerCast 253, KunstlerCast278, Peak Prosperity , XX2 report

This week, scientists, politicians, and policymakers are gathering in Brussels for a landmark conference. The aim of this event, organised by members of the European parliament from five different political groups, alongside trade unions and NGOs, is to explore possibilities for a “post-growth economy” in Europe.

For the past seven decades, GDP growth has stood as the primary economic objective of European nations. But as our economies have grown, so has our negative impact on the environment. We are now exceeding the safe operating space for humanity on this planet, and there is no sign that economic activity is being decoupled from resource use or pollution at anything like the scale required. Today, solving social problems within European nations does not require more growth. It requires a fairer distribution of the income and wealth that we already have.

Growth is also becoming harder to achieve due to declining productivity gains, market saturation, and ecological degradation. If current trends continue, there may be no growth at all in Europe within a decade. Right now the response is to try to fuel growth by issuing more debt, shredding environmental regulations, extending working hours, and cutting social protections. This aggressive pursuit of growth at all costs divides society, creates economic instability, and undermines democracy.

Those in power have not been willing to engage with these issues, at least not until now. The European commission’s Beyond GDP project became GDP and Beyond. The official mantra remains growth — redressed as “sustainable”, “green”, or “inclusive” – but first and foremost, growth. Even the new UN sustainable development goals include the pursuit of economic growth as a policy goal for all countries, despite the fundamental contradiction between growth and sustainability.

The good news is that within civil society and academia, a post-growth movement has been emerging. It goes by different names in different places: décroissance, Postwachstum, steady-state or doughnut economics, prosperity without growth, to name a few. Since 2008, regular degrowth conferences have gathered thousands of participants. A new global initiative, the Wellbeing Economies Alliance (or WE-All), is making connections between these movements, while a European research network has been developing new “ecological macroeconomic models”. Such work suggests that it’s possible to improve quality of life, restore the living world, reduce inequality, and provide meaningful jobs – all without the need for economic growth, provided we enact policies to overcome our current growth dependence.

Some of the changes that have been proposed include limits on resource use, progressive taxation to stem the tide of rising inequality, and a gradual reduction in working time. Resource use could be curbed by introducing a carbon tax, and the revenue could be returned as a dividend for everyone or used to finance social programmes. Introducing both a basic and a maximum income would reduce inequality further, while helping to redistribute care work and reducing the power imbalances that undermine democracy. New technologies could be used to reduce working time and improve quality of life, instead of being used to lay off masses of workers and increase the profits of the privileged few.

Given the risks at stake, it would be irresponsible for politicians and policymakers not to explore possibilities for a post-growth future. The conference happening in Brussels is a promising start, but much stronger commitments are needed. As a group of concerned social and natural scientists representing all Europe, we call on the European Union, its institutions, and member states to:

1. Constitute a special commission on post-growth futures in the EU parliament. This commission should actively debate the future of growth, devise policy alternatives for post-growth futures, and reconsider the pursuit of growth as an overarching policy goal.

2. Incorporate alternative indicators into the macroeconomic framework of the EU and its member states. Economic policies should be evaluated in terms of their impact on human wellbeing, resource use, inequality, and the provision of decent work. These indicators should be given higher priority than GDP in decision-making.

3. Turn the stability and growth pact (SGP) into a stability and wellbeing pact. The SGP is a set of rules aimed at limiting government deficits and national debt. It should be revised to ensure member states meet the basic needs of their citizens, while reducing resource use and waste emissions to a sustainable level.

4. Establish a ministry for economic transition in each member state. A new economy that focuses directly on human and ecological wellbeing could offer a much better future than one that is structurally dependent on economic growth.

Dr Dan O’Neill , Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK

, Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK Dr Federico Demaria , Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

, Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr Giorgos Kallis , Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr Kate Raworth , Author of ‘Doughnut Economics’, UK

, Author of ‘Doughnut Economics’, UK Dr Tim Jackson , Professor, University of Surrey, UK

, Professor, University of Surrey, UK Dr Jason Hickel , Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

, Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Dr Lorenzo Fioramonti , Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa

, Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa Dr Marta Conde , President of Research & Degrowth, Spain

, President of Research & Degrowth, Spain Dr Kevin Anderson , Deputy Director, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK

, Deputy Director, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK Dr Steve Keen , Professor, Kingston University, UK

, Professor, Kingston University, UK Dr Saskia Sassen , Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, USA

, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, USA Dr Ann Pettifor , Director, Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME), UK

, Director, Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME), UK Dr Serge Latouche , Université Paris Sud, France

, Université Paris Sud, France Dr Kate Pickett , Professor, University of York, UK

, Professor, University of York, UK Dr Susan George , President of the Transnational Institute-TNI, Netherlands

, President of the Transnational Institute-TNI, Netherlands Dr Joan Martinez Alier , Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia

, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia Dr David Graeber , Professor, London School of Economics, UK

, Professor, London School of Economics, UK Dr Juan Carlos Monedero Fernández , Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Dr Dominique Méda , Professor, University Paris Dauphine, France

, Professor, University Paris Dauphine, France Dr Lourdes Beneria , Professor Emerita, Cornell University, USA

, Professor Emerita, Cornell University, USA Dr Inge Røpke , Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

, Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark Dr Niko Paech , Professor, University of Siegen, Germany

, Professor, University of Siegen, Germany Dr Jean Gadrey , Professor, University of Lille, France

, Professor, University of Lille, France Dr Nadia Johanisova , Lecturer, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

, Lecturer, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Dr Wolfgang Sachs , Research Director Emeritus, Wuppertal Institut, Germany

, Research Director Emeritus, Wuppertal Institut, Germany Dr Stefania Barca , Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal

, Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal Dr Gilbert Rist , Emeritus Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland

, Emeritus Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland Dr György Pataki , Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

, Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Dr Simone D’Alessandro , Professor, University of Pisa, Italy

, Professor, University of Pisa, Italy Dr Ian Gough , Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, UK

, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, UK Dr Iñigo Capellán-Pérez , Researcher, University of Valladolid, Spain

, Researcher, University of Valladolid, Spain Dr Amaia Pérez Orozco , Researcher, Colectiva XXK, Spain

, Researcher, Colectiva XXK, Spain Dr Max Koch , Professor, Lund University, Sweden

, Professor, Lund University, Sweden Dr Fabrice Flipo , Professor, Institut Mines Télécom-BS et LCSP Paris 7 Diderot, France

, Professor, Institut Mines Télécom-BS et LCSP Paris 7 Diderot, France Dr Matthias Schmelzer , Researcher, University of Jena and Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie, Germany

, Researcher, University of Jena and Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie, Germany Dr Óscar Carpintero , Associate Professor, University of Valladolid, Spain

, Associate Professor, University of Valladolid, Spain Dr Hubert Buch-Hansen , Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Dr Christos Zografos , Pompeu Fabra University, Spain

, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain Dr Tereza Stöckelová , Associate Professor, Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

, Associate Professor, Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Dr Alf Hornborg , Professor, Lund University, Sweden

, Professor, Lund University, Sweden Dr Eric Clark , Professor, Lund University, Sweden

, Professor, Lund University, Sweden Dr Miklós Antal , Researcher, University of Leeds, UK

, Researcher, University of Leeds, UK Dr Jordi Roca Jusmet , Professor, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

, Professor, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain Dr Philippe Defeyt , Chairman, Institute for Sustainable Development, Belgium

, Chairman, Institute for Sustainable Development, Belgium Dr Erik Swyngedouw , Professor, University of Manchester, UK

, Professor, University of Manchester, UK Dr Christian Kerschner , Assistant Professor, Modul University Vienna, Austria

, Assistant Professor, Modul University Vienna, Austria Dr Agata Hummel , Assistant Professor, University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poland

, Assistant Professor, University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poland Dr Frank Moulaert , Emeritus Professor, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

, Emeritus Professor, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Dr Frank Adler , Researcher, Brandenburg-Berlin Institute for Social Scientific Research, Germany

, Researcher, Brandenburg-Berlin Institute for Social Scientific Research, Germany Dr Janne I. Hukkinen , Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland

, Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland Dr Jorge Riechmann , Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

, Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Samuel Martín-Sosa Rodríguez , Responsable de Internacional, Ecologistas en Acción, Spain

, Responsable de Internacional, Ecologistas en Acción, Spain Dr John Barry , Professor, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland

, Professor, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland Dr Linda Nierling , Senior Scientist, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

, Senior Scientist, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Dr Ines Omann , Senior Researcher, Austrian Foundation for Development Research, Austria

, Senior Researcher, Austrian Foundation for Development Research, Austria Dr Hug March , Associate Professor, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

, Associate Professor, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain Dr Jakub Kronenberg , Associate Professor, University of Lodz, Poland

, Associate Professor, University of Lodz, Poland Yayo Herrero , Miembro del Foro de Transiciones, Spain

, Miembro del Foro de Transiciones, Spain Dr Isabelle Anguelovski , Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr François Schneider , Researcher, Research & Degrowth, France

, Researcher, Research & Degrowth, France Dr Vasilis Kostakis , Senior Researcher, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

, Senior Researcher, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Dr Enric Tello , Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain

, Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain Dr Andrew Sayer , Professor, Lancaster University, UK

, Professor, Lancaster University, UK Dr Kate Soper , Emerita Professor, London Metropolitan University, UK

, Emerita Professor, London Metropolitan University, UK Dr Klaus Hubacek , Professor, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

, Professor, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria Dr Brent Bleys , Assistant Professor, Ghent University, Belgium

, Assistant Professor, Ghent University, Belgium Dr Jill Jäger , Independent Scholar, Vienna, Austria

, Independent Scholar, Vienna, Austria Dr Mauro Gallegati , Professor, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

, Professor, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy Dr Peadar Kirby , Professor Emeritus, University of Limerick, Ireland

, Professor Emeritus, University of Limerick, Ireland Dr Inés Marco , Researcher, University of Barcelona, Spain

, Researcher, University of Barcelona, Spain Dr Ivan Murray Mas , Assistant Lecturer, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain

, Assistant Lecturer, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Dr Alexandros Kioupkiolis , Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Dr Aurore Lalucq , Co-Director, Veblen Institute, France

, Co-Director, Veblen Institute, France Dr Gaël Plumecocq , Researcher, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France

, Researcher, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France Dr David Soto Fernández , Associate Professor, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

, Associate Professor, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain Dr Christian Kimmich , Researcher, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic

, Researcher, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic Dr Giacomo D’Alisa , Researcher, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal

, Researcher, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal Dr Seth Schindler , Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK

, Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK Dr Philippe Roman , Researcher, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Belgium

, Researcher, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Belgium Dr Lorenzo Pellegrini , Associate Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

, Associate Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands Dr Erik Gómez-Baggethun , Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

, Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Dr Tommaso Luzzati , Assistant Professor, University of Pisa, Italy

, Assistant Professor, University of Pisa, Italy Dr Christoph Gran , ZOE Institute for Future Fit Economies, Germany

, ZOE Institute for Future Fit Economies, Germany Dr Tor A. Benjaminsen , Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

, Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Dr Barry McMullin , Professor, Dublin City University, Ireland

, Professor, Dublin City University, Ireland Dr Edwin Zaccai , Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

, Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Dr Jens Friis Lund , Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Dr Pierre Ozer , Researcher, Université de Liège, Belgium

, Researcher, Université de Liège, Belgium Dr Louison Cahen-Fourot , Researcher, Institute for Ecological Economics, Wirtschaftsuniversität Vienna, Austria

, Researcher, Institute for Ecological Economics, Wirtschaftsuniversität Vienna, Austria Dr Tommaso Rondinella , Researcher, Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy

, Researcher, Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy Dr Julia Steinberger , Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK

, Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK Dr Andrew Fanning , Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Leeds, UK

, Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Leeds, UK Jose Luis Fdez Casadevante Kois , Miembro del Foro Transiciones, Spain

, Miembro del Foro Transiciones, Spain Dr Seema Arora-Jonsson , Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

, Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Dr Astrid Agenjo Calderón , Lecturer, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

, Lecturer, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain Dr Tom Bauler , Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

, Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Dr Gregers Andersen , Independent Researcher, Denmark

, Independent Researcher, Denmark Dr Peter Söderbaum , Professor Emeritus, Mälardalen University, Sweden

, Professor Emeritus, Mälardalen University, Sweden Dr Lourenzo Fernandez Priero , Professor, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

, Professor, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain Dr John R Porter , Emeritus Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

, Emeritus Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Dr François Thoreau , Senior Researcher, University of Liege, France

, Senior Researcher, University of Liege, France Mariagiulia Costanzo Talarico , Researcher, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

, Researcher, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain Dr Maria Nikolaidi , Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich, UK

, Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich, UK Dr Ekaterina Chertkovskaya , Lecturer, Lund University, Sweden

, Lecturer, Lund University, Sweden Dr Stefan Gaarsmand Jacobsen , Assistant Professor, University of Roskilde, Denmark

, Assistant Professor, University of Roskilde, Denmark Dimitar Sabev , Researcher, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria

, Researcher, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria Dr Mladen Domazet , Research Director, Institute for Political Ecology, Croatia

, Research Director, Institute for Political Ecology, Croatia Dr Hans Diefenbacher , Professor, University of Heidelberg, Germany

, Professor, University of Heidelberg, Germany Dr Marco Armiero , Director of the Environmental Humanities Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

, Director of the Environmental Humanities Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Dr Irene Ring , Professor, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

, Professor, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Dr Christine Bauhardt , Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

, Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Dr Dominique Bourg , Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

, Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Dr Tomas Ryska , Lecturer, University of Economics, Czech Republic

, Lecturer, University of Economics, Czech Republic Dr Filka Sekulova , Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

, Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr Andrej Lukšič , Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

, Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Dr Adrian Smith , Professor, University of Sussex, UK

Dr Serenella Iovino , Professor, Università di Torino, Italy

, Professor, University of Sussex, UK , Professor, Università di Torino, Italy Dr Helga Kromp-Kolb , Professor, University of Renewable Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

, Professor, University of Renewable Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria Dr Roberto De Vogli , Associate Professor, University of Padova, Italy

, Associate Professor, University of Padova, Italy Dr Danijela Dolenec , Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia

, Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia Dr Alexandra Köves , Senior Lecturer, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

, Senior Lecturer, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Dr Antoine Bailleux , Professor, Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles, Belgium

, Professor, Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles, Belgium Dr Christof Mauch , Director, Rachel Carson Centre for Environment and Society, Germany

, Director, Rachel Carson Centre for Environment and Society, Germany Ajda Pistotnik , Independent Researcher, EnaBanda, Slovenia

, Independent Researcher, EnaBanda, Slovenia Dr Branko Ančić , Researcher, Institute for Social Research for Social Research in Zagreb, Croatia

, Researcher, Institute for Social Research for Social Research in Zagreb, Croatia Dr Marija Brajdic Vukovic , Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia

, Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia Dr Manuel González de Molina , Professor, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

, Professor, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain Dr Kye Askins , Reader, University of Glasgow, UK

, Reader, University of Glasgow, UK Dr Carlos de Castro Carranza , Profesor Titular de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain

, Profesor Titular de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain Dr Annika Pissin , Researcher, Lund University, Sweden

, Researcher, Lund University, Sweden Dr Eva Fraňková , Assistant Professor, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

, Assistant Professor, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Dr Helga Kromp-Kolb , Professor, University of Renewable Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

, Professor, University of Renewable Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria Dr Lidija Živčič , Senior Expert, Focus, Association for Sustainable Development, Slovenia

, Senior Expert, Focus, Association for Sustainable Development, Slovenia Dr Martin Pogačar , Research Fellow, ZRC SAZU, Slovenia

, Research Fellow, ZRC SAZU, Slovenia Dr Peter Nielsen , Associate Professor, Roskilde University, Denmark

, Associate Professor, Roskilde University, Denmark Yaryna Khmara , Researcher, University of Lodz, Poland

, Researcher, University of Lodz, Poland Dr Ika Darnhofer , Associate Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

, Associate Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria Dr Isabelle Cassiers , Professor, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

, Professor, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Dr Mihnea Tanasescu , Researcher, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium

, Researcher, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium Dr Daniel Hausknost , Assistant Professor, Institute for Social Change and Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

, Assistant Professor, Institute for Social Change and Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria Dr Christoph Görg , Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria

, Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria Dr Andreas Novy , Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

, Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria Dr Fikret Adaman , Professor, Boğaziçi University, Turkey

, Professor, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Dr Bengi Akbulut , Assistant Professor, Concordia University, Canada

, Assistant Professor, Concordia University, Canada Dr Kevin Maréchal , Professor, Université de Liège, Belgium

, Professor, Université de Liège, Belgium Dr Anke Schaffartzik , Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

, Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr Milena Buchs , Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK

, Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK Dr Jean-Louis Aillon , Researcher, University of Genova, Italy

, Researcher, University of Genova, Italy Dr Melanie Pichler , Researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

, Researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria Dr Helmut Haberl , Associate Professor, Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

, Associate Professor, Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria Dr Julien-François Gerber , Assistant Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands

, Assistant Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands Dr John Holten-Andersen , Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark Theresa Klostermeyer , Officer for Sustainability and Social Change, German League for Nature, Animal and Environmental Protection, Germany

, Officer for Sustainability and Social Change, German League for Nature, Animal and Environmental Protection, Germany Dr Lyla Mehta , Professor, Institute of Development Studies, UK

, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, UK Dr Geneviève Azam , Professor, Université Jean Jaurès, France

, Professor, Université Jean Jaurès, France Dr Hermann E. Ott , Professor, University of Sustainable Development Eberswalde, Germany

, Professor, University of Sustainable Development Eberswalde, Germany Dr Angelika Zahrnt , Professor, Institute for Ecological Economic Research, Germany

, Professor, Institute for Ecological Economic Research, Germany Dr Melissa Leach , Director, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK

, Director, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK Dr Irmi Seidl , Assistant Professor, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland

, Assistant Professor, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland Dr Shilpi Srivastava , Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, UK

, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, UK Dr Elgars Felcis , Researcher, University of Latvia, Chairman of Latvian Permaculture Association, Latvia

, Researcher, University of Latvia, Chairman of Latvian Permaculture Association, Latvia Dr Tilman Santarius , Professor, Technische Universität Berlin and Einstein Center Digital Futures, Germany

, Professor, Technische Universität Berlin and Einstein Center Digital Futures, Germany Nina Treu , Coordinator of Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie, Germany

, Coordinator of Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie, Germany Dr Laura Horn , Associate Professor, Roskilde University, Denmark

, Associate Professor, Roskilde University, Denmark Jennifer Hinton , Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden

, Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden Dr Friedrich Hinterberger , President, Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Austria

, President, Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Austria Dr Miriam Lang , Assistant Professor, Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar, Ecuador

, Assistant Professor, Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar, Ecuador Dr Susse Georg , Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

, Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark Dr Silvio Cristiano , Researcher, Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Parthenope’ & Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy

, Researcher, Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Parthenope’ & Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy Dr Petr Jehlička , Senior Lecturer, Open University, UK

, Senior Lecturer, Open University, UK Dr Maja Göpel , Professor, Leuphana University, Member Club of Rome, Germany

, Professor, Leuphana University, Member Club of Rome, Germany Dr Geraldine Thiry , Associate Professor, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Belgium

, Associate Professor, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Belgium Dr Olivier Malay , Researcher, University of Louvain, Belgium

, Researcher, University of Louvain, Belgium Dr Richard Lane , Researcher, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Netherlands

, Researcher, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Netherlands Dr Laura Centemeri , Researcher, National Centre for Scientific Research, France

, Researcher, National Centre for Scientific Research, France Dr Stephan Lessenich , Professor, Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany

, Professor, Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany Timothée Parrique , Researcher, Stockholm University, Sweden

, Researcher, Stockholm University, Sweden Dr Ludivine Damay , Lecturer, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

, Lecturer, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Dr Janis Brizga , Researcher, University of Latvia, Latvia

, Researcher, University of Latvia, Latvia Dr Claudio Cattaneo , Associate Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

, Associate Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr Miquel Ortega Cerdà , Advisor, Barcelona City Council

, Advisor, Barcelona City Council Dr Olivier De Schutter , Professor, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

, Professor, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium Dr Annalisa Colombino , Assistant Professor, Institute of Geography and Regional Sciences, University of Graz, Austria

, Assistant Professor, Institute of Geography and Regional Sciences, University of Graz, Austria Dr Philip von Brockdorff , Head of the Department of Economics, University of Malta, Malta

, Head of the Department of Economics, University of Malta, Malta Dr Sarah Cornell , Senior Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden

, Senior Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden Dr Ruth Kinna , Professor, Loughborough University, UK

, Professor, Loughborough University, UK Francesco Gonella , Professor, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy

, Professor, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy Orsolya Lazanyi , Researcher, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

, Researcher, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Dr Eva Friman , Director at Swedesd, Uppsala University, Sweden

, Director at Swedesd, Uppsala University, Sweden Dr Pernilla Hagbert , Researcher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

, Researcher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Vincent Liegey , Co-Author of ‘A Degrowth Project’, Hungary

, Co-Author of ‘A Degrowth Project’, Hungary Dr Manlio Iofrida , Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy

, Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy Dr Mauro Bonaiuti , Lecturer, University of Turin, Italy

, Lecturer, University of Turin, Italy Dr Marco Deriu , Researcher, University of Parma, Italy

, Researcher, University of Parma, Italy Dr Eeva Houtbeckers , Postdoctoral Researcher, Aalto University, Finland

, Postdoctoral Researcher, Aalto University, Finland Dr Guy Julier , Professor, Aalto University, Finland

, Professor, Aalto University, Finland Dr Anna Kaijser , Lecturer, Linköping University, Sweden

, Lecturer, Linköping University, Sweden Dr Petter Næss , Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

, Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Dr Irina Velicu , Researcher, Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal

, Researcher, Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal Dr Ulrich Brand , Professor, University of Vienna, Austria

, Professor, University of Vienna, Austria Dr Christina Plank , Researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

, Researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria Dr Karolina Isaksson , Senior Research Leader, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Sweden

, Senior Research Leader, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Sweden Dr Jin Xue , Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

, Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Dr Rasmus Steffansen , Researcher, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

, Researcher, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Dr Irmak Ertör , Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

, Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr Maria Hadjimichael , Researcher, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

, Researcher, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Dr Carlo Aall , Researcher, Western Norway Research Institute, Norway

, Researcher, Western Norway Research Institute, Norway Dr Claudiu Craciun , Lecturer, National School of Political Studies and Administration (SNSPA), Romania

, Lecturer, National School of Political Studies and Administration (SNSPA), Romania Dr Tuuli Hirvilammi , Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

, Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Dr Tuula Helne , Senior Researcher, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Finland

, Senior Researcher, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Finland Davide Biolghini , Researcher, Rete italiana Economia Solidale (RES), Italy

, Researcher, Rete italiana Economia Solidale (RES), Italy Dr Pasi Heikkurinen , Lecturer, University of Leeds, UK

, Lecturer, University of Leeds, UK Dr Anne Tittor , Researcher, University of Jena, Germany

, Researcher, University of Jena, Germany Dr Dennis Eversberg , Researcher, University of Jena, Germany

, Researcher, University of Jena, Germany Dr Herman Stål , Lecturer, Umea School of Business, Economics and Statistics, Sweden

, Lecturer, Umea School of Business, Economics and Statistics, Sweden Dr Hervé Corvellec , Professor, Lund University, Sweden

, Professor, Lund University, Sweden Dr Anna Heikkinen , Researcher, University of Tampere, Finland

, Researcher, University of Tampere, Finland Dr Karl Bonnedahl , Researcher, Umea University, Sweden

, Researcher, Umea University, Sweden Dr Meri Koivusalo , Professor, University of Tampere, Finland

, Professor, University of Tampere, Finland Dr Martin Fritz , Researcher, Bielefeld University, Germany

, Researcher, Bielefeld University, Germany Dr Daniel Bergquist , Researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

, Researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Dr Yuri Kazepov , Professor, University of Vienna, Austria

, Professor, University of Vienna, Austria Dr Salvador Pueyo , Researcher, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia

, Researcher, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia Dr Lars Rydén , Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden

, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden Patrick ten Brink , Director of EU Policy, European Environmental Bureau, Belgium

, Director of EU Policy, European Environmental Bureau, Belgium Dr Ebba Lisberg Jensen , Associate Professor, Malmö University, Sweden

, Associate Professor, Malmö University, Sweden Dr Alevgul H. Sorman , Researcher, Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Spain

, Researcher, Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Spain Dr Aram Ziai , Professor, University of Kassel, Germany

, Professor, University of Kassel, Germany Dr Panos Petridis , Researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria

, Researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria Dr Gary Dymski , Professor, University of Leeds, UK

, Professor, University of Leeds, UK Dr Markus Wissen , Professor, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany

, Professor, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany Dr Wendy Harcourt , Professor, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University, The Netherlands

, Professor, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University, The Netherlands Dr John Barrett , Professor, University of Leeds, UK

, Professor, University of Leeds, UK Dr Silke van Dyk , Professor, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany

, Professor, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany Dr Vasna Ramasar , Senior Lecturer, Lund University, Sweden

, Senior Lecturer, Lund University, Sweden Danijela Tamše , Managing Editor of the Journal for the Critique of Science, Imagination, and New Anthropology, Slovenia

, Managing Editor of the Journal for the Critique of Science, Imagination, and New Anthropology, Slovenia Dr Camil Ungureanu , Associate Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

, Associate Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain Dr Mirela Holy, Lecturer, VERN’ University of Zagreb, Croatia