Degrowth Decolonization and Development: When Culture Meets the Environment

Degrowth Decolonization and Development explores the interconnected cultural roots of current crises and emphasizes the role of culture in driving transformative change. It offers a critique of mainstream development concepts and presents alternative knowledge and theories from diverse disciplines. The book showcases the potential of environmental justice, social equity, and equality to manage various domains and achieve more desirable societal outcomes. It presents a multidisciplinary perspective on global crises and offers interdisciplinary analyses through cultural studies, critical development studies, political economy, eco-feminist political ecology, anthropology, and sociology. The book highlights the dichotomies of the Western modern development paradigm and proposes cultural change as a means of decolonizing the Western worldview towards "pluriverse" alternatives. It concludes with a synthesis of key concepts and steps for modeling future new systemic solutions and a radical shift towards sustainability.

Format: Hardback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Degrowth Decolonization and Development delves into the interconnected cultural roots of the current global crises, highlighting the pivotal role of culture in driving transformative change. It emphasizes the need to engage with culture as a fundamental sphere for initiating fundamental shifts and finding solutions. The book explores the intricate interplay between culture, environment, society, and economy, offering a critical critique of concepts associated with "development." It presents knowledge and theories that challenge the mainstream Western theoretical landscape, contributing to the decolonization of development theories and practices.

Through a multidisciplinary lens, the book examines the contemporary global crises from various perspectives, including cultural studies, critical development studies, political economy, eco-feminist political ecology, anthropology, and sociology. It uncovers the deep-seated dichotomies that shape the Western modern development paradigm, such as Global North and Global South, Centre and Periphery, Developed and Developing/Underdeveloped, and Man and Nature.

Degrowth Decolonization and Development is a valuable resource for researchers and activists engaged in sustainability transformation and decolonization processes within Development studies. The book is organized into a series of chapters, each offering insightful perspectives and practical insights.

In conclusion, Degrowth Decolonization and Development is a groundbreaking work that sheds light on the cultural foundations of the current global crises. It emphasizes the crucial role of culture in driving transformative change and provides a comprehensive framework for addressing the challenges of our time. By challenging the dominant development paradigm and promoting alternative approaches, the book contributes to the decolonization of development theories and practices, paving the way
The book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on the contemporary global crises and features interdisciplinary analyses thereof through the lenses of cultural studies, critical development studies, political economy, eco-feminist political ecology, anthropology and sociology. Degrowth Decolonization and Development unveils the fundamental role of the dichotomies characterizing the Western modern development paradigm in shaping todays actions,and especially the dichotomies of Global North and Global South,Centre and Periphery,Developed and Developing/Underdeveloped,Man and Nature. Degrowth Decolonization and Development addresses all researchers and activists interested in sustainability transformation and decolonization processes in Development studies. Degrowth Decolonization and Development is structured as a collection of .

Degrowth Decolonization and Development delves into the interconnected cultural roots of the current global crises, highlighting the pivotal role of culture in driving transformative change. It emphasizes the need to engage with culture as a fundamental sphere
sphere for initiating fundamental shifts and finding solutions. The book explores the intricate interplay between culture, environment, society. society, society, and economy, offering a critical critique of concepts associated with "development." It presents knowledge and theories that challenge the mainstream Western theoretical landscape, contributing to the decolonization of development theories and practices.

Through a multidisciplinary lens, the book examines the contemporary global crises from various perspectives, including cultural studies, critical development studies, political economy, eco-feminist political ecology, anthropology, and sociology. It uncovers the deep-seated dichotomies that shape the Western modern development paradigm, such as Global North and Global South, Centre and Periphery, Developed and Developing/Underdeveloped, and Man and Nature.

Degrowth Decolonization and Development is a valuable resource for researchers and activists engaged in sustainability transformation and decolonization processes within Development studies. The book is organized into a series of chapters, each offering insightful perspectives and practical insights.

In conclusion, Degrowth Decolonization and Development is a groundbreaking work that sheds light on the cultural foundations of the current global crises. It emphasizes the crucial role of culture in driving transformative change and provides a comprehensive framework for addressing the challenges of our time. By challenging the dominant development paradigm and promoting alternative approaches, the book contributes to the decolonization of development theories and practices, paving the way

Weight: 512g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031259449
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023