Degrowth Vienna

Degrowth Vienna – Verein zur Förderung der Degrowth-Bewegung

  Our main objective as a collective is introducing the degrowth perspective into political and societal discourse around responses to the multiple crises in international academic discourses, political spaces and organizations in Vienna. Our second objective is to engage with the role of strategy within the discourses on degrowth.  

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What are the main objectives of the group? 

Degrowth Vienna’s objective as a collective is introducing the degrowth perspective into political and societal discourse around responses to the multiple crises in international academic discourses, political spaces and organizations/institutions in Vienna. 

Where are you active geographically? (country/cities): 

Mostly in Vienna, Austria, but we also give workshops at conferences and festivals outside of Vienna. And we have many international members. 

Since when have you been active? 

We have been active since 2018. Our first project has been the Degrowth Vienna 2020 Conference. 

How many members are you? 

We have close to thirty members, of which about ten are currently more active.

How are you organized? 

Degrowth Vienna is broadly composed of three groups: active members, supporting members and the advisory board. We are currently in the process of restructuring. 

Main events/actions carried out: 

Degrowth Vienna 2020 Conference, Degrowth Days, Publication of the book “Degrowth and Strategy”, Beyond Growth Conference Austria 2024

Plans for the future: 

We are currently working on our next publication about Degrowth and Universal Basic Services.  

Connections with IDN: 

Nino Gamsjäger and Christian Hüttmann

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