Governance is a heavily loaded word. It brings about associations with concepts such as government, bureaucracy and power over people. Yet, every system, be it natural, artificial, social, biological or mechanical, needs a form of self-regulation. How does this apply in a locally-driven social change setting?
With 2020 now behind us and the new year fresh in our hands, it is time to put into practice our New Year’s resolutions. If one of them is to help make the world a better place but you are not sure how, do not despair, there are many heartening examples out there to take inspiration from.
Watersheds cover every ecological niche on the planet. When human societies live in harmony with the watershed, we flourish; when they are ignored, we perish. Deep down, we are all “People of the Watershed”. How can we achieve systems change by returning to this ancient legacy?
Calling writers, artists, designers and video makers!Can you make a Post Growth Policy Package? An initiative by Steady State Manchester in collaboration with the Manchester
Many writers nowadays are addressing the urgency of acting on the multiple crises we currently face: we are at the brink of civilizational collapse and risk a future of murder and mayhem. But they are not just doomsayers with apocalyptic visions, they also offer solutions to prevent them.
Inspired by the life and work of David Fleming, economist, ecologist, green political campaigner, visionary and writer. The Sequel is a one-hour documentary made following the publication of Fleming’s great work, Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It.
Our current model of productivity and capitalism—and profit and segregation—isn’t the only way. It is possible to create something else, but mental space is needed to dream up new possibilities.
Vizianagaram district is one of several places in India experiencing the revival of millet cultivation and is becoming a hub of cooperatives, empowering local women.
As the urgency of the combined economic, social resource and ecological crises facing humanity becomes more apparent, well-meaning policy proposals to transition to a post-growth economy are being put forward. But do they address the heart of the problem?
“We still think of land as property, as inert in some way and something that we can own. What if we related to the land as an animate object and had a reciprocal relationship with it?” Discussion between Josina Calliste and Mark Walton.
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