PhD thesis presentation: Degrowth and Capital: Assembling a Power-Centred Theory of Change

Décroissance et capital: Assembler une théorie du changement centrée sur le pouvoir

Julien Vastenaekels
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Julien Vastenaekels: REGARDS - Recherches en Economie Gestion Agroressources Durabilité et Santé - CRIEG - Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Economie Gestion - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, CRIEG - Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Economie Gestion - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles

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Abstract: Making degrowth emerge from the confines of capitalism remains a major challenge. In this context, this thesis develops a power-centred theory of change, noting that the literature on degrowth has done little to investigate the obstacles to transformations or their potential for systemic scale in the face of capital accumulation. Examining and rethinking the relationship between capital accumulation and degrowth, conceptualising the key dynamics of transformation and resistance, and developing exploratory scenarios, this research draws on an interdisciplinary, processual and systemic approach. Inspired principally by the theory of Capital as Power, the thesis conceptualises transition as a confrontation between transformation and sabotage. The thesis offers an original perspective on the challenges and possibilities of transition to degrowth in a capitalist context, inviting a renewal of thinking about socio-ecological change and a direct confrontation with capitalist power dynamics.

Keywords: degrowth; capitalism; capital accumulation; power; sabotage; socio-ecological transformations; décroissance; capitalisme; accumulation du capital; pouvoir; transformations socio-écologiques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Published in Mondes en décroissance, 2024, 3, ⟨10.52497/revue-opcd.417⟩

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DOI: 10.52497/revue-opcd.417

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