[Seminar] Degrowth: theory and praxis

Don’t miss the next seminar on Degrowth, organized in collaboration with GHECO, Ecologistas en Acción and the Master’s Degree in Epistemology of the natural and social sciences of the Faculty of Philosophy (UCM).

In this seminar we will address the different thematic areas that make up the theoretical and practical tradition of degrowth. Each session will be led by people with solid careers in the areas covered, who will share both their knowledge of the sources and central debates as well as their militant experience, offering an articulated perspective of the lines of thought and intervention strategies in contention. The proposal seeks to generate a space for critical reflection in which the theoretical analysis of relevant texts is intertwined with the discussion around concrete practices and effective ways for action and organization.

First semester sessions 2026:

• Jorge Riechmann, Why we need to decrease (‘spoiler’: ecosocial transitions are something much more difficult than what we are sold),  February 10, from 12:00 to 14:00 (Room 217).
• Luis G. Reyes, Industrial renewables are not the end of the energy transition, March 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Seminar 30).
• Marian Simón, When degrowth takes root: Agroecology and self-management in the territories, April 15, from 12:00 to 14:00 (Room 217).
• Charo Morán, New Earth Culture,, May 12, from 12:00 to 14:00 (Seminar 30).
• Adrián Almazán, From imperial technologies to humble techniques: the challenge of infrastructures, July 1, (Room 217).

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All sessions are held in Building A of the Faculty of Philosophy of the UCM.