Call for contributions | "Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action"

The call for contributions for the upcoming conference "Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action" is now open. 
The conference will take place in Amsterdam from 21st to 23rd October 2026.  

The conference will be the first international event to address spatial issues (across disciplines) from a degrowth perspective. It has been organized by a collective of engaged scholars. It is open to both scholars and activists from different background. 

At this webpage https://www.degrowthpsc.com/ you will find all details and submission instructions. In the attachment, you can find a flyer that we hope you can further disseminate to scholars, colleagues, comrades, friends, and activists that may be interested to join. 

For questions you can write at this email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You can also write to me if you like, or any other of the organizers (see webpage). 

The organizers of the conference will select the contributions, and after the conference we will produce a book with a selected number of these contributions. 

Here some key information:

Contributions should:
- Explicitly engage with one of the two themes explained in the webpage: tools for thought, or tools for action.
- Explain the critique, contribution and positionality relative to existing approaches in degrowth studies.
- Be a maximum of 700 words, including 3 keywords.

Please upload contributions using the contact form on the "submit" page.

Preliminary schedule:
- 1st December 2025: deadline for abstract submission 
- 1st February 2026: communication of acceptance to the conference
- 1st September 2026: deadline for delivering a draft of the contribution (4000-5000 words)