[New article] Organizing for transformation: Post-growth in International Political Economy

[Jacob Hasselbalch]

Dear all,

 

We are happy to announce the publication of an article on post-growth in the Review of International Political Economy that should speak to those working in the fields of political economy and environmental politics. In a nutshell, we argue that International Political Economy has to move beyond simply identifying and critiquing the pursuit of economic growth.

 

In light of the debate about decoupling, we seek to develop a vocabulary for different forms of re-organization for sustainability, distinguishing four basic pathways on the basis of existing works.

• Two are green growth pathways: modification (top-down) and substitution (bottom-up).
• The other two are post-growth pathways: conversion (top-down) and prefiguration (bottom-up).

 

We specify the political economy dynamics for each pathway, noting that conversion is rare. We back this up with some illustrative insights from the plastics and food sectors. The open access article is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09692290.2023.2208871.

 

We hope this piece will further debates about the political economy of sustainability more broadly. We also look forward to any comments from the community and suggestions for new directions.

 

Best wishes,

Jacob Hasselbalch, Matt Kranke & Katya Chertkovskaya

 

 

Venlig hilsen / Kind regards,

 

JACOB HASSELBALCH

Associate Professor

 

DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATION

 

COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL

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