The 7th International Degrowth / 16th International Society for Ecological Economics Joint Conference
Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis
Manchester, 1 - 5 September 2020
Open Call for Contributions
We are pleased to announce our open call for papers, special sessions (round tables, symposia), participative sessions, activist and artistic sessions. Information about the conference can be found at this link.
The conference will combine scholarly discussion and presentations with contributions from artists, activists, community groups and politicians. We are greatly looking forward to a rich dialogue.
Please upload your proposal on the dedicated platform.
If you submitted to the Budapest or Malmö conferences you will already have an account and this should work again: if not, please let us know at this address.
Your submission will fall under one of 14 themes. If you aren’t sure of which, just choose the one that seems closest to what you are offering. Description of themes appear at this link.
Activist | Law, Governance, Policy and Politics |
Arts | Materials, Energy, Waste and Climate |
Alternative economies | Organisation and Business |
Alternative livelihoods, well-being and ways of living | Rural/agriculture/food |
Communication, Education and Pedagogy | Theoretical perspectives |
Feminism | Transitions / Designs for the future |
Green New Deal | Urban and spatial planning |
There are also some preset keywords: please choose those that are most appropriate.
The deadline for submissions is Sunday 22nd March, 23.00 GMT and we look forward to your proposals.
Additional information:
A guide to uploading your submission is available HERE.
Formats of academic submissions
Format of activist sessions
Artistic Sessions
All forms of artistic expression are welcome (e.g. visual art, theatre, dance, music, poetry, performance art, etc etc etc etc etc). A connection to degrowth is not a requirement, but we would like some of these sessions to engage with it or have a political aspect more broadly.
Participatory formats are most welcome.
We invite local groups to get involved as partners in organising artistic events such as: