Degrowth has become an academic field debated in various disciplines. The Routledge Handbook of Degrowth features 55 prominent co-authors from all around the world. With 35 thematic chapters on the practice, history, and futures of degrowth, the handbook offers an in-depth state of play of Degrowth.  

Degrowth addresses the limits of growth from an economic point of view. Alexandra Köves’ chapter, ‘Roles of utopian thought in a degrowth transformation’ highlights debates around new Degrowth narratives and points of view. Most significantly all the contributors address how Degrowth can offer new models of future societies.  

About the participants of the roundtable discussion:  

Anitra Nelson is an activist scholar and Honorary Principal Fellow at the Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-), University of Melbourne (Australia). Among numerous degrowth publications, she is co-editor of Housing for Degrowth: Principles, Models, Challenges and Opportunities (2018) and Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices (2021) collections, and co-author of Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide (2020). 

Vincent Liegey is an engineer, interdisciplinary researcher and lecturer on degrowth. He has co-authored several books on degrowth including Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide (2020), and Décroissance, Fake or Not (2022). He is one of the coordinators of the international degrowth conferences and of Cargonomia, a centre for research and experimentation on degrowth in Budapest. 

Alexandra Köves: ecological economist, associate professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, head of the Research Centre for Ecological Economics within the Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies. She is also president of the European Society for Ecological Economics. Her research explores Degrowth futures. She is founder, editor, and co-host of the podcast series Green Equality in Hungarian and Economics for Rebels in English. 

Gabriella Kiss: ecological economist, associate professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, leading researcher at the Research Centre for Ecological Economics within the Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies. Her research interests are in participatory decision-making, particularly in sustainability issues such as sustainability education and sustainable lifestyles. She is involved in many international and national projects based on stakeholder involvement and social participation. 

The book launch will followed by a 30-minute discussion with the audience and a small reception in the Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies on the rooftop of Building C of the Corvinus University of Budapest (1093 Budapest, Közraktár utca 4-6). The venue is accessible from the 7th floor of the building. The event will be in English. 

The event is free of charge but please register your participation under this link.