Essays about: "degrowth education"
Found 3 essays containing the words degrowth education.
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1. Growing to thrive or growing to die? Analysing high-school students’ perspectives on the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : How and what we should teach children about sustainability, in relation to our current economic system, has become the cornerstone of the debate on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This debate takes place in conjunction with a much broader debate on the concept of sustainable development itself, where the role of economic growth is both questioned and supported, seen as either a necessary support for sustainability or as a barrier to truly sustainable societies. READ MORE
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2. Degrowth: From Utopia to Reality : An action research approach to start the Degrowth dialogue
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : How can an idea that critiques the global capitalist system persist? How can a concept that opposes growth as indicator of wealth gather more and more supporters inside and outside of academia? How can a radical theory that challenges almost any societal structure convince us that it is something we must pursue? The Degrowth movement is often referred to as utopia, and not without good reason, as it is a relatively new concept that certainly still has its flaws. This thesis aims to start the Degrowth dialogue outside the ivory tower of academia. READ MORE
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3. Can the Global North learn from the Global South? : exploring possibilities for overcoming the psychological barriers to degrowth
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : The benefits of economic growth (e.g. capital accumulation) are mainly being enjoyed by people in the Global North, while its negative byproducts (e.g. READ MORE
