In this #DTdialogue Johan Schot and Mark Swilling reflect on Professor Swillings well-received book called “The Age of Sustainability: Just Transitions in a Complex World” and relate the findings of the book to the Deep Transitions Framework. Professor Swilling’s book, which Johan Schot describes as ‘an eyeopener’, is highly relevant to Deep Transitions research as…
#DTdialogue
#DTdialogue invites a broader community of scholars to (critically) reflect on the controversies and opportunities of the Deep Transitions framework to further test and validate its credibility.
During the Deep Transitions workshop on 18-20 May 2020 the Deep Transitions research team presented their findings and opened up their emerging ideas to critical scrutiny from a wide range of scholars with pertinent backgrounds. The workshop aimed at providing a space for constructive dialogue and discussion, including the future development of the Deep Transitions framework as well as opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration. #DTdialogue carries this aim further and presents the discussion between the Deep Transitions team and external scholars. A detailed workshop report can be found here.
Would you like to share your own reflections on the Deep Transitions framework and present your own thinking? If so, please feel free to comment on the contents presented below, or send an email to Jenny Witte to coordinate your own contribution. Also, make sure to join the debate by following @DTransitions2 and using #DTdialogue on Twitter.
Blog - July 14, 2020
Imagining a good life in a green and fair society: You must visualise the future in order to shape it!
The Deep Transitions project has emphasised how much the shaping of technology since the industrial revolution has been crucial in bringing us to the current environmentally threatening situation. Mass production, in particular, has brought the use of earth’s material resources and the emission of CO2 to dangerous levels. Excess possessions and waste in mass consumption…