Development – Page 2 – Radical Ecological Democracy

Rethinking “Social Transformation”: Understanding the Communitarian Revolutionary Actor

January 29, 2020April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Community, Democracy, Development, New Politics, Power Dynamic

As the need to counter the neoliberal assault on the planet is felt around the world, the idea of social transformation is undergoing fresh scrutiny to make it relevant to contemporary challenges. David Barkin and Alejandra Sanchez explore the unfolding socio-political experiments taking place in Latin America to give us an insight into the “Communitarian Revolutionary Actor” ushering in change on the continent.

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In Search Of A Grown-up Economy

March 12, 2019April 13, 2022 Democracy, Development, Ecology, New Economy, Sustainability

Is it possible to create an alternative to the corporatized conception of a good life? How do we challenge the stranglehold of endless growth on our economic system? Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams critically examine the orthodoxy of development in this article and introduce us to the exciting idea of “economic arrival”, which advocates for shared wellbeing on a healthy planet.

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How noble was the Nobel this time?

November 23, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Climate Change, Development, Ecology, Energy, Environment

William Nordhaus was recently awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work on how to address climate change using cost-benefit analysis of limiting greenhouse gases. Gurudas Nulkar helps us understand the intricate nature of Nordhaus’ research and explains why it needs closer scrutiny before any conclusions can be drawn about the long-term benefits of his work on climate change.

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RED Conversations Series – A Meaningful Journey

October 21, 2018April 13, 2022 Development, Innovation, New Economy, New Politics, Revolutionary Struggle, Sustainability

Ashish Kothari speaks with Elandria Williams and Mabrouka Mbarek about a unique journey of explorations and discovery they undertook in three cities of the United States to understand the nature of socio-economic struggle being waged by the Black communities and the political awakening it has resulted in.

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RED Conversations Series – The Emerging Idea of “Radical Well-Being”

October 2, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Climate, Community, Democracy, Development, Ecology, Environment, New Politics

Paul Robbins talks with Ashish Kothari about the idea of “Radical Well-Being” and the road towards realizing it. This conversation is based on a presentation made by Ashish at the 2nd Biennial Conference of the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) held in Oslo, June 2018.

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REDWeb Anniversary Series – “From Socialism to Eco-socialism – Turning Points On a Personal Journey Through The Marxist Theory of Socialism”

September 14, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Democracy, Development, Ecology, New Politics, Power Dynamic

REDWeb completes its first year in September, and Saral Sarkar launches our anniversary initiative to understand and assess the work of Karl Marx in the context of the search for transformative alternatives. Sarkar uses his considerable experience as an analyst and an activist to help us fathom the immense integrity of Marx’s work as well as its imperfections. In this world ravaged and battered by ecological crises and economic peril for the vast majority of people, could eco-socialism be that viable path towards meaningful transformation that Marx had imagined and parsed for us?

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Mapping Grassroots Solutions: Lessons learned from the Utah Resilience Map Project

August 2, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Community, Democracy, Development, Environment, New Politics, Power Dynamic

As grassroots solutions to the current neoliberal orthodoxy emerge all around us, it is important to figure out a way to make them physically accessible for people. Emily Nicolosi writes about the Utah Resilience Map, a path breaking effort putting alternatives emerging in and around Salt Lake City on a map. It’s a bold initiative which challenges the stranglehold of corporate online mapping and an emerging template for replication at other places.

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Lessons from the Kickapoo: Radical Conviviality in Community Conservation

July 30, 2018April 13, 2022 Community, Democracy, Development, Ecology, Environment, New Politics, Sustainability

The Kickapoo River valley in Wisconsin, USA was condemned to reckless “development” in the 1970s as a mega-dam flood control project got underway. But that move was met with resistance from the Ho-Chunk people who consider the area their sacred homeland. Paul Robbins and Marcy West recount the powerful story of a community led and focused ecological revival of the Kickapoo valley, underscoring the triumph of negotiations and collaboration over mistrust and fear.

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RED Conversations Series – “Alternative Futures: India Unshackled”

July 14, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Community, Conservation, Cooperatives, Democracy, Development, Ecology, Energy, Environment, New Economy, New Politics, Power Dynamic

Ashish Kothari was recently on a book tour in the U.S., promoting “Alternative Futures: India Unshackled”, a book he recently co-edited with K.J. Joy. Here, he discusses the main themes of the book with Pallav Das and an audience at “Busboys and Poets”, an activist book-store in Washington D.C.

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Engaging with the Plutocene

May 14, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Development, Ecology, Environment, New Economy, New Politics, Policy, Sustainability

The neoliberal dispensation governing the world is pushing it towards an ecological catastrophe while ensuring the economic and political supremacy of an entrenched elite class. Using an income-based class perspective, Marko Ulvilla and Kristoffer Wilen discuss the ways in which we could create ecologically sustainable and socially equitable post-growth societies.

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RED Conversations Series

May 3, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Community, Cooperatives, Democracy, Development, Innovation, New Economy

Ashish Kothari interviews Joel Morist I Botines of Cooperativa Integral Catalana to understand the new thrust of the cooperative movement in Catalonia and how it can be an accessible template for the rest of the world.

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RED Conversations Series

April 4, 2018April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Cooperatives, Democracy, Development, Environment, New Economy, New Politics

Ashish Kothari interviews Enric Duran for REDWeb. Enric is an activist challenging the power of monopolist banks and the founder of Faircoop, an open global cooperative.

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How an Ecuadorian Community is Showing Its Government How to Really Live Well

December 16, 2017April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Climate, Community, Democracy, Development, Environment, Politics, Power Dynamic

After a fiery start in the early 2000s, progressive intent and revolutionary rhetoric are finding it difficult to usher in a meaningful transformation in South America. Neema Pathak-Broome and Ashish Kothari explain how the left in Ecuador is facing up to its dilemmas.

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Radical Ecological Economics

November 16, 2017April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Democracy, Development, Environment, Power Dynamic, Sustainability

There is a growing body of work in economics challenging the orthodoxy of free-market fundamentalism as well as exposing its link to rampant environmental degradation all over the world. David Barkin explains the incisive inroads Ecological Economics has made and the promise it holds in our search for an alternative to the dangerous myth of “endless growth”.

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Questioning Development, Transforming Modernity

October 28, 2017April 13, 2022 Community, Development, Environment, Politics, Society

If the failure of the idea of “development” is manifest in the economic and ecological crisis rampant all over the world, then how exactly do we assess “modernity”? What are the emerging alternatives to the western narrative of “development”? Arturo Escobar explores the recent thinking on these critical issues.

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Is There A Way Out?

September 27, 2017December 21, 2017 Capitalism, Climate Change, Colonialism, Development, Environment, Innovation, Nature, New Economy, Policy, Politics, Power Dynamic, Society

There’s much that makes us feel despondent in the contemporary world – climate change, economic inequality, social discord and a sense of intense personal ennui. How do we move towards solutions which restore sanity to our existence and connect us to others in our communities and to nature? Ashish Kothari and Pallav Das explain the idea, conviction and commitment behind an attempt at documenting some of the serious efforts being made in that direction.

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A Path To Freedom

September 27, 2017April 13, 2022 Community, Cooperatives, Democracy, Development, Innovation, New Economy, Policy, Revolutionary Struggle, Social, Sustainability

Gustavo Esteva narrates his encounter with “development” and how that has shaped his understanding of the need for crafting new alternatives to free market fundamentalism.

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RED Conversations Series

September 27, 2017April 13, 2022 Alternatives, Community, Consumerism, Degrowth, Democracy, Development, Innovation, New Economy, New Politics, Policy, Power Dynamic, Society

A group of leading thinkers, activists and researchers discusses the roots of contemporary environmental issues and related socio-political challenges facing the world and the possible way out of it.

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Ecofeminism and Radical Ecological Democracy

September 27, 2017April 13, 2022 Capitalism, Colonialism, Democracy, Development, Ecology, Feminism, Politics, Socialism

Ariel Salleh, the renowned scholar and activist, and Ashish Kothari discuss the salience of Ecofeminism as well as the emerging issues in its study and practice.