Program Outline
General framework of the course:
Morning sessions – standard classes of 1h 30 min each with questions and answers, with 30 minutes pause in between.
Afternoon sessions – interactive workshops where:
- July 5th -9th (SOURCES): work in small groups on key questions and messages of the morning lecture
- July 10th – 21st (FOCUS ARES): collaborative work on preparing & presenting working papers
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Date |
Activity |
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03/07 Thursday |
Arrivals, welcome and on-arrival cultural event/dinner |
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04/07 Friday |
10.00 – 13.30 Introduction to the course: history and definitions François Schneider, Research & Degrowth Venue: UAB campus
15.00-17.00 Speed dating: get to know each other, expectations and research questions Venue: UAB campus |
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05/07 Saturday |
9.30 Meeting at Metro station “Canyelles”, (Linia 2) 10.00 – 13.50 Degrowth sources I: Voluntary simplicity and critics of technology; Claudio Cattaneo, ICTA-UAB Convivial lunch – please bring food to share. 15.00 – 16.00: Participants research interest mapping 16:00 – 17:30 Workshops on Degrowth sources I Group 1: Voluntary simplicity and critics of technology, Fabrice Flipo and Claudio Cattaneo Group 2: Applying voluntary simplicity to housing, Greta Tresserra Venue: Can Masdeu |
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06/07 Sunday |
A study day |
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07/07 Monday |
10.00 – 13.30 Degrowth sources II: Critics of development Anti-utilitarianism and critics to development, Federico Demaria, Giacomo D’Alisa, ICTA-UAB
15.00-17.00 Workshops on Degrowth sources II and III. Federico Demaria, Viviana Asara, Christos Zografos and Aggelos Varvarousis Venue: UAB campus |
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08/07 Tuesday |
10.00 – 13.30: Degrowth sources IV: Ecological limits to growth Ecological economics, Clive Spash, WU Bio-economics, SSE, Energy and Peak Oil, Christian Kerschner, WU Venue: UAB campus
15.00 – 17.00 Workshops on degrowth sources IV. Group 1: Ecological economics, Filka Sekulova and Clive Spash Group 2: Biophysical limits, degrowth and the steady state, Christian Kerschner Venue: UAB campus
20:00 Public event (in Spanish): Subversion feminista de la economia. Aportes para un debate sobre el conflict capital-vida, Amaia Orozsco Venue: La Base, Carrer Hortes, 10 (Poble Sec) |
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09/07 Wednesday |
10.00 – 13.30 Degrowth sources V: Justice, happiness and good life. Justice and good life: Barbara Muraca, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
15.00-18.00 Mid-course wrap up: Sources I, II, III, IV and V, – Introduction to assignments (collaborative papers) and collaborative paper writing, Giorgos Kallis, – Forum theatre: on the conflicts between degrowth sources Venue: UAB campus |
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10/07 Thursday |
10.00 – 13.30
15.00-17.00 Workshops on energy use in households and degrowth alternatives in Latin America Group 1: Energy use in household and community, Giacomo D’Alisa and Claudio Cattaneo, ICTA-UAB Group 2: Degrowth alternatives in Latin America, David Barkin Venue: UAB campus 20:00 A public discussion on basic income, with the participation of Vincent Liegey, Nadja Johanisova, Barbara Muraca, and Amaia Orozco. |
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11/07 Friday |
10.00 – 13.30 15.00-17.00 Workshops Group 1: Localisation and social enterprises, by Eva Frankova Group 3: Banking and currencies, by Kristoger Dittmer |
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12/07 Saturday |
Group A: Visit to Can Decreix, Cerbère (overnight) Group B: Visit to Aurora del Camp, Mas Nou (one day) |
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13/07 Sunday |
Group A: Visit to Can Decreix, Cerbère (overnight) |
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14/07 Monday |
10.00 – 13.30 Focus VI: Agro-ecology and productivism, Gualter Baptista, Kassel University
15.00-17.00 Workshops Group 1: From on macroeconomics to microeconomics and vice verse by Simone d’Alessando, Università di Pisa and Nadja Johanisova, Masaryk University Group 2: From agroecology to slow management and diverse economies, by Gualter Baptista, Kassel University; Claudio Vitari, Grenoble École de Management and Giorgos Gritzas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Group 3: Undefined workshop slot – for issues that might emerge during the lectures |
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15/07 Tuesday |
10.00 – 13.30 15.00-17.00 Collaborative paper writing Work in small groups on collaborative working papers Venue: UAB campus or places selected by participants |
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16/07 Wednesday |
10.00 – 13.30 Joan Martinez-Alier, ICTA-UAB Leah Temper, ICTA-UAB
15.00-17.00 What did we learn? Wrap up on the degrowth dimensions part of the course: debate on degrowth pathways. Presentation of assignments. Group 1: facilitated by Filka Sekulova Group 2: facilitated by Ines Omann Group 3: facilitated by Gualter Baptista |
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17/07 Thursday |
10.00 – 13.30 Focus X. Degrowth vs needs, capabilities and quality of life: tensions and opportunities for change, Ines Omann, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research Focus XI. Money and happiness, by Filka Sekulova,R&D/ICTA-UAB, Venue: UAB campus
15.00-17.00 From denial to degrowth, a debate with Jordi Pigem, writer and philosopher Workshop: needs, capabilities and quality of life, Ines Omann. Venue: UAB campus |
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18/07 Friday |
10.00-13.30 First round of working papers presentation Venue: UAB campus
15.00-17.30 Second round of working papers presentations. Venue: UAB campus (outside) |
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19/07 Saturday |
10.00 – 13.30 Third round of working papers presentations. Networking for degrowth – whatdegrowth-related events take place in your country? What joint projects/writing could we undertake together? Venue: Les Planes, Social centre Convivial lunch – bring your own food 15.00-17.00 Evaluation & planning future summer schools. Distribution certificates. Venue: Les Planes, Social centre
21.00 Party Venue: Barcelona |
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20/07 Sunday |
15.00 – 20.00 A peripatetic walk – playing Aristotelian style presentations while walking through the mountain of Collserola and reading through the landscape. |
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21/07 Monday |
Departure |