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New blog post: Strategies for a degrowth transformation: How useful are historical analogies?

Giuseppe Feola discusses the use of historical analogies to develop strategies for degrowth transformation.

Degrowth scholars and activists often turn to past cases of social or socioecological transformation for inspiration to inform transformative action in the present. Yet, there has so far been insufficient awareness of the bias that comes with using any historical analogy. The insights provided by historical analogies are limited, but can fruitfully complement analyses of the present and future-oriented visions of societal change. 

Read the full blog post on the Degrowth.info website here.