I have had a career crisis for more than 10 years. The origin of the my crisis is the socio-ecological crisis we experience. The topics of my on and off periods of doubt and stress have varied. But one thing remains: How to gain a livelihood while working for a paradigm shift? Everywhere I look … Continue reading Not knowing
Tag: postgrowth
Introductions in August 2021
Welcome new followers! I realised it has been a while since I have written an introduction of myself. The final month of Nordic summer is a good time for this. My sense of an annual cycle has started sometime in the autumn as long as I can remember. August 2021 I'm an activist-scholar based Finland. … Continue reading Introductions in August 2021
Harvesting the conference season 2021
This conference season I have attended many research conferences. Some of them were postponed from last season and others are just too exciting to pass, since virtual attendance makes it possible to attend them from home. Timewise it has not always been optimal (other work, care responsibilities, time zones), but since rarely everything is, I’ll … Continue reading Harvesting the conference season 2021
Browsing through books: 5 books about economic relations
This is a post with five brief reviews of books that I consider to explore economic relations, one way or another.
Degrowth, it’s time to get real – Reflections on the importance of everyday encounters
Although politicians say they want solutions, they don’t need them as much as they need opening up disagreements.
Eeva Houtbeckers 