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I've just removed this recently added image. I don't think it's suitable. Firstly, is it really under a compatible licence? Secondly the image, and its caption, is too much like a photo that would illustrate an essay or an opinion piece. EMsmile (talk) 07:07, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
- Agreed, now that I actually look at the picture. Wikipedia's Degrowth article should DESCRIBE the subject/concept/idea, not lobby for it. Thanks for removing that! ---Avatar317(talk) 22:26, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
Lead sentence
[edit]I have edited the first sentence to be more accurate. The original sentence ("Degrowth is an academic and social movement critical of the concept of growth in gross domestic product as a measure of human and economic development") had 8 references, which seems unnecessarily much and in addition, these 8 do not seem like the most representative to describe degrowth and the sentence only mentions GDP growth, which could lead to the common misunderstanding that Global South countries also need to degrow or that it only refers to GDP and not energy or material use.
In order to find more appropriate citations on the definition of degrowth, I looked at the top cited sources on “degrowth” in both Google Scholar and Scopus that specifically tried to define it, and changed the sentence according to them. The new references are:
1) Degrowth: a vocabulary for a new era, G D'Alisa, F Demaria, G Kallis (1561 citations - Google, not in Scopus but included as it is the highest cited in Google)
“The first is the criticism of growth. Next is the criticism of capitalism, a social system that requires and perpetuates growth.”
2) Crisis or opportunity? Economic degrowth for social equity and ecological sustainability. Introduction to this special issue, F Schneider, G Kallis, J Martinez-Alier (1543 Google, 644 Scopus)
“This article reviews the burgeoning emerging literature on sustainable degrowth. This is defined as an equitable downscaling of production and consumption that increases human well-being and enhances ecological conditions at the local and global level, in the short and long term.“
3) What is degrowth? From an activist slogan to a social movement, F Demaria, F Schneider, F Sekulova, (1139 Google, 452 Scopus)
“Generally degrowth challenges the hegemony of growth and calls for a democratically led redistributive downscaling of production and consumption in industrialised countries as a means to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and well-being.”
The revised sentence is as follows:
"Degrowth is an academic and social movement critical of the hegemony of economic growth perpetuated by capitalism, and calls for an equitable and democratically-led downscaling of production and consumption in industrialised countries as a means to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and well-being." El-caragol (talk) 12:14, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
New review of the degrowth literature that is likely to be helpful
[edit]The academic article Reviewing studies of degrowth: Are claims matched by data, methods and policy analysis? was just published, and would likely be very useful for improving this article. Crossroads -talk- 15:46, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, it can be integrated in the criticism section. --PJ Geest (talk) 10:50, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Crossroads why not add it yourself? PJ Geest why say "it can be added" but not do it ?--Wuerzele (talk) 13:51, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Although very worth including in the critique section, I don't think this Review paper should be included in the overall summary of Degrowth (I tried to remove it, but maybe a refined critique in the intro would be more appropriate than outright removal). The review paper is undergoing intense debate within the Degrowth community and broader ecological economics communities, due to its unfortunately rather crude methodology. The paper and its authors also do not seem to display much familiarity with the Degrowth literature, but that is a personal qualitative observation.
- Also, there is an additional review paper on Degrowth published in 2024: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800923003646 Astro Reeves (talk) 22:37, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: HENV 680 Advanced Seminar in Environmental Science WINTER2025
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2025 and 14 April 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Sintra9 (article contribs).
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