On Climate & Ecology
IPCC Special Report on the 1.5 degree target
If you were still wondering why we have to change our way of living...
On Economy & Degrowth
Jackson, T. (2011). Prosperity without Growth (Reprint). London ; Washington, DC: Routledge.
also available as a pdf.
The classic on degrowth with some very helpful, understandable descriptions of our economical system.
Paech, N. (2012). Liberation from excess: The road to a post-growth economy. München: oekom verlag.
A nice and easy read, coveying the main principles and ways of thought of degrowth.
Welzer, H. (2013). Selbst denken: Eine Anleitung zum Widerstand (6th ed.). Frankfurt am Main: S. FISCHER.
Unfortunately not available as an english translation.
Polemisch und unterhaltsam geschrieben, eine intelligente Analyse unserer Gesellschaft, die zur Reflexion des eigenen Lebens anregt.
Sommer, B., & Welzer, H. (2017). Transformationsdesign: Wege in eine zukunftsfähige Moderne. München: oekom verlag.
Bregman, R. (2018). Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There. London, UK: Bloomsbury Paperbacks.
Even though not critical towards capitalism, this book makes a very compelling case for a universal basic income and a reduced working week. It is easy to see, how this could fit into a sustainable transformation of our society.
Scholz, S., Heilmann, A., & Korn, A. (2019). Caring Masculinities?: Männlichkeiten in der Transformation kapitalistischer Wachstumsgesellschaften.
Essays, die dem Zusammenhang des vorherrschenden Männlichkeitsbild und eines wachstumsorientierten Kapitalismus nachgehen: Kann man das eine überwinden, ohne das andere anzugehen?
...to be continued.
IPCC Special Report on the 1.5 degree target
If you were still wondering why we have to change our way of living...
On Economy & Degrowth
Jackson, T. (2011). Prosperity without Growth (Reprint). London ; Washington, DC: Routledge.
also available as a pdf.
The classic on degrowth with some very helpful, understandable descriptions of our economical system.
Paech, N. (2012). Liberation from excess: The road to a post-growth economy. München: oekom verlag.
A nice and easy read, coveying the main principles and ways of thought of degrowth.
Welzer, H. (2013). Selbst denken: Eine Anleitung zum Widerstand (6th ed.). Frankfurt am Main: S. FISCHER.
Unfortunately not available as an english translation.
Polemisch und unterhaltsam geschrieben, eine intelligente Analyse unserer Gesellschaft, die zur Reflexion des eigenen Lebens anregt.
Sommer, B., & Welzer, H. (2017). Transformationsdesign: Wege in eine zukunftsfähige Moderne. München: oekom verlag.
Bregman, R. (2018). Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There. London, UK: Bloomsbury Paperbacks.
Even though not critical towards capitalism, this book makes a very compelling case for a universal basic income and a reduced working week. It is easy to see, how this could fit into a sustainable transformation of our society.
Scholz, S., Heilmann, A., & Korn, A. (2019). Caring Masculinities?: Männlichkeiten in der Transformation kapitalistischer Wachstumsgesellschaften.
Essays, die dem Zusammenhang des vorherrschenden Männlichkeitsbild und eines wachstumsorientierten Kapitalismus nachgehen: Kann man das eine überwinden, ohne das andere anzugehen?
...to be continued.