Sometime mid-autumn 2023 I realised that my writing is not what it used to be. While I had kept on writing, the process seemed rigid and stressing. I procrastinated more than usual and asked for deadline extensions. It bothered me, since I remembered busier times with a sense of joy in writing. I didn’t realise … Continue reading Browsing through books: Written: How to keep writing and build a habit that lasts by Bec Evans and Chris Smith
Author: Eeva Houtbeckers
Research on degrowth, diverse economies, ecofeminism, work and livelihoods
Call for presentations: Työn muutokset ja pysyvyydet kestävyysmurroksessa
Join us and propose a presentation in Työelämän tutkimuspäivät 7.–8.11.2024 stream "21. Työn muutokset ja pysyvyydet kestävyysmurroksessa" (in Finnish). Käynnissä olevat ekososiaaliset muutokset, kuten ilmastonmuutos ja luontokato uhkaavat elämää maapallolla. Nykyinen hiili- ja materiaali-intensiivinen talous ja sitä ylläpitävät infrastruktuurit vaativat nykyisellään paljon työtä. Planeetan ekologisiin rajoihin mahtuva työ edellyttää työkäytäntöjen, työelämän ja infrastruktuurin muuttamista sekä … Continue reading Call for presentations: Työn muutokset ja pysyvyydet kestävyysmurroksessa
Book chapter news: co-working spaces and academic activism
The end of the year 2023 is characterised by two book publications, which both include a chapter from me. Edited book: Coworking Spaces: Alternative Topologies and Transformative Potentials The book is edited by Janet Merkel, Dimitris Pettas and Vasilis Avdikos with 15 chapters. Our chapter with Maja Korica is titled "Organisational Decline and the Failure in Alternative Organising: The … Continue reading Book chapter news: co-working spaces and academic activism
Upcoming conference streams on sustainability transformation and work
During 2023–2024 I am employed in a research project titled Towards post-fossil working life. Project Director Suvi Salmenniemi and I presented the preliminary results of the project at the WORK 2023 international conference in Turku. We presented in a stream on climate change and work. The title of the presentation was, quite fittingly, "Towards post-fossil … Continue reading Upcoming conference streams on sustainability transformation and work
Slow science and slow science in the field of working life studies
My participation in the Work Conference 2023 in August, organised by the University of Turku, got me to think about the pace of research. I presented our work done in Post-fossil working life project, funded by the Finnish Work Environment Fund, in a session devoted to sustainability issues in working life, Climate change and work. … Continue reading Slow science and slow science in the field of working life studies
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