I’m an activist-scholar focusing on postgrowth and postfossil economies, work and livelihoods.
My research explores a growing number of practitioners and diverse activities that challenge economic growth as an imperative. In addition to conceptual work, I study examples and advance ongoing initiatives.
Main AREAS OF WORK
Post-fossil work
During 2023–2024 I work in University of Turku in a project “Towards a post-fossil working life: Ecologically and socially sustainable work in an era of sustainability disruption”. It is funded by The Finnish Work Environment Fund. Read more.
Postgrowth work
My postdoctoral research on postgrowth work and livelihoods in Finland contributes to the growing transdisciplinary research and activism that challenges economic growth as an imperative. Read more.
Blog
I write about observations, research insights and interesting books in my blog. Read more.
Degrowth activism
I have been active in the Finish degrowth movement since 2010. Since 2018 I have been a member of the Feminism(s) and Degrowth Alliance coordination group. Read more.
Untame Lab
I collaborate with fantastic people. In 2021 we founded Untame, a research colective focusing on paradigm shift in the era of ecological crsis. Read more.
Talks & teaching
I teach and talk about my research and postgrowth/degrowth themes in various instances. Read more.
All Untame Podcast episodes now available: the first season ‘Paradigm Shifters’
The whole first season of Untame podcast Paradigm Shifters is now available. The last ones were published in September. Listen all the six the episodes from Anchor or Spotify (in Finnish,…
Keep readingFutura special issue on degrowth (in Finnish)
Since late 2020 I’ve been involved with the launch and running of the Degrowth journal. One of the important steps that lead to the process was my guest co-editorship in Furura…
Keep readingUntame podcast ‘Paradigm Shifters’ is released
Now it is finally here! Untame Podcast is released by yours truly in collaboration with Galina. The first two episodes (in Finnish) are available online. The theme of the first season…
Keep readingBrowsing through books: ‘Sensuous knowledge: A Black feminist approach for everyone’ by Minna Salami
Minna Salami’s book Sensuous knowledge: A Black feminist approach for everyone (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020) is included in the reading list of Feminism(s) and Degrowth Alliance (Fada). I read Sensuous knowledge while…
Keep readingLet’s make something together.
Eeva Houtbeckers 