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ehofferberth.bsky.social
@ehofferberth.bsky.social
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Postdoc researcher at Uni of Lausanne
Degrowth Postgrowth Economics Macrofinance Political economy
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ehofferberth.bsky.social
If the aim of European policy was wellbeing of the people rather than merely competing against others, conclusions and solutions would probably diverge a lot from more and more #deregulation, and more and more military spending www.ft.com/content/53df...
EU needs a ‘big bang’ on regulation, says top official
European Council president António Costa blames national capitals for inertia that has left economy trailing China
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
Wichtige Einordnung von Bafta Sarbo "Die EU-Migrations­abwehr ist nicht besser als ICE". Unterschied: der grosse Aufschrei bleibt in Europa aus
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
Wichtiger Beitrag zu Grenzpolitik: "Man tut so, als sei Aufenthaltsrecht etwas Naturgegebenes und unterschlägt, dass dieses Recht gemacht wurde, damit Menschen abgeschoben werden können. [...] Diese scheinbare Selbstverständlichkeit des Rechts müssen wir hinterfragen." taz.de/Offene-Grenz...
Offene Grenzen: Mission impossible?
Die Abschaffung von Sklaverei und Apartheid hatte niemand für möglich gehalten, passiert ist es trotzdem. Warum nicht auch auf offene Grenzen hoffen?
taz.de
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
Dismantling climate policy one regulation at a time: European institutions may bow to fossil automobile capital and scrap the EU’s 2035 combustion engine ban

www.reuters.com/business/aut...
EU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure
The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU's ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by allowing up to 10% of non-electric vehicles after intense pressure from Germany, Italy and Europe...
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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adriennebuller.bsky.social
"Criminalisation and repression should be read as features of a carbon-intensive political and economic settlement rather than episodic excess...From a Gramscian perspective, the observed repertoire of repression is integral to the reproduction of hegemony."

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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krpd.bsky.social
Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74–84% in the UK and 67–73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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cendt.de
Die AfD gibt sich als Partei der kleinen Leute – plant aber gigantische Steuersenkungen für die Reichen. Das oberste Prozent (ab 180k brutto) soll 45 Mrd € weniger zahlen, die Top 10% sogar 86 Mrd € weniger. Kaum Entlastung für Geringverdiener.
Berechnung @sbachtax.bsky.social exklusiv für @zeit.de
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."

www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
Looking forward to joining this exciting workshop tomorrow!
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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fredheussner.bsky.social
Merz will den wirtschaftspolitischen #Epochenbruch. Das darf nicht unwidersprochen bleiben!

Damit der Widerspruch gehört wird, brauchen "Kritische Stimmen zu Wirtschaft und Krise" Reichweite.

go.bsky.app/EgVmLkA

Helft mit und verbreitet das Starter Pack.

Mit dabei sind... (🧵)
August 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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taz.de
Europa und die USA haben sich mit dem Klimakollaps abgefunden oder driften in Richtung fossilen Autoritarismus. Es ist Zeit, dass Klimabewegte und Linke eine gemeinsame Erzählung entwickeln, erzählt @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social im Dissens Podcast @lukasondreka.bsky.social
Ökologische Planung als kollektive Rückeroberung der Zukunft
Dissens ist ein Gesprächs-Podcast über Politik, Kapitalismus und Gesellschaft
blogs.taz.de
August 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
Interesting: @brusselermel.bsky.social calling for "a new era of green economic planning" @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/dda5... Important addition: let's make sure planning is democratic and relinquishes reliance on green growth. h/t @danielagabor.bsky.social
Bidenomics wasn’t ambitious enough
Rapid decarbonisation will require an overhaul of local energy authorities and better macroeconomic planning
www.ft.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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divdececon.bsky.social
Our new Alternative Reading List is out!

Check out fantastic new books on pressing issues.

Featuring ‪@drdconlon.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social @alfnilsen.bsky.social @samklug.bsky.social @giselacm.bsky.social @mona-ali.bsky.social & many not on BlueSky!

d-econ.org/d-econs-seas...
D-Econ’s Seasonal Alternative Reading List – 2025, pt. 1
It’s been quite a year thus far, and we have some reading recommendations from new books on economics that were published this year that you may have missed either because of the identity of the au…
d-econ.org
August 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
A great selection of resources for decolonising the various dimensions of economics (theories, methods, pedagogy. etc) by @divdececon.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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jksteinberger.bsky.social
🥳🚨🤩 Job opportunity with me at Uni Lausanne working on the REAL project!

2 year Postdoctoral position in postgrowth climate mitigation modelling focused on food, biomass, land-use

Link here for details and application. Deadline 15 Sept!
tinyurl.com/33rfw3xz
Opportunités de carrière : Postdoctoral position in postgrowth climate mitigation modelling focused on food, biomass, land-use (22432)
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August 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
As if Big Oil was merely reacting to the green transition not actively preventing it. This is very bad news www.ft.com/content/8675...
Big Oil heeds call to ‘drill, baby, drill’ as green transition slows
Energy groups are refocusing on exploration in anticipation of the world remaining hooked on fossil fuels for decades
www.ft.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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jasonhickel.bsky.social
No matter how often I see this data, I always find it shocking. Of all the massive growth in output produced by the world's workers since 1980, more than half of it has been captured by the richest 1%. This is what happens when capital controls production.
June 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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jasonhickel.bsky.social
We have enough productive capacity to ensure good lives for 8 billion. And yet, because capital controls production, deprivation remains endemic. This new study shows *95%* of surveyed households in low/middle-income countries are denied access to basics.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Subnational survey data reveal persistent gaps in living standards across 75 low and middle-income countries - Nature Communications
Using subnational Demographic and Health Survey data from 75 low and middle-income countries, the authors show that many households lack access to decent living standards as basic prerequisites for hu...
www.nature.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
Morgen! Ich freue mich schon :-) #postwachstum #degrowth #planning
pluralesiegen.bsky.social PluraleSiegen @pluralesiegen.bsky.social · Jun 2
Du wolltest schon immer mehr über Postwachstum wissen? Dann komm zum nächsten online Vortrag!

Wann? 04.06. I 10 Uhr
Wo? Online, uni-siegen.webex.com/meet/lange (keine Anmeldung nötig)
Für wen? Für alle Interessierten

Wir freuen uns auf Euch!
June 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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andrewlfanning.bsky.social
🧐 Are you wondering where to study and learn post-growth approaches in Europe?

🗺️ I'm glad to share the first version of an interactive map - currently with 110+ diverse initiatives spanning 26 countries - that aims to help with that!

🤗 Dive in here: ecolecon.eu/ecological-e...

🙏 Feedback welcome
A map of Europe with many small multi-coloured circles layered on top. A legend titled Ecological Economics lists the colours and research hub, master programme, bachelor programme, and individual course. A logo of the European Society for Ecological Economics is in a corner, and a website URL is at the bottom: https://ecolecon.eu/ecological-economics-map/
May 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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sebmang.bsky.social
New article with @rbaernthaler.bsky.social and @jasonhickel.bsky.social

EU industrial policy aims for resilience, autonomy & sustainability — but internal contradictions make these goals structurally unrealisable

We outline a post-growth alternative: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals
Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological crises, industrial policy has returned to the forefront of policy debates. However, the EU’s industrial policy framework – centerd on Sing...
www.tandfonline.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
ehofferberth.bsky.social
Heute Start der Aktionswoche "Gemeinsam aus der Einsamkeit" in Deutschland. Neben der Rolle von Social Media vielleicht auch die des Kapitalismus diskutieren, wenn das Fehlen sozialer Verbundenheit und gesellschaftlichen Miteinanders beklagt wird?! www.bundestag.de/resource/blo...
www.bundestag.de
May 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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unlearnecon.bsky.social
Check out the new, indispensable book on Decolonising Economics by @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social, and @ingridhk.bsky.social

www.wiley.com/en-be/Decolo...
Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction
<p>Decolonization has long been debated across the social sciences, but the economics discipline has so far avoided such critical engagement. This book provides a much-needed intervention.<br /><br />...
www.wiley.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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ulrichbrand.bsky.social
Morgen, 7. Mai, Ringvorlesung an der Uni Siegen: “Von Tech-Oligarchie bis antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik”.

10:00–11:15 Uhr – online via Webex.

ℹ️ www.wiwi.uni-siegen.de/wiwi/plurale...

Mit @ehofferberth.bsky.social, @lobbycontrol.bsky.social, @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social, @social.verdi.de...
May 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM