NEC News

May 2026

International Economic Days in Paris

The Institut La Boétie announces the “Journées économiques internationales 2026” in Paris.
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Sufficiency Policy in the Energy Crisis

ARTE documentary features research by Jonas Lage and co-authors on the implementation of sufficiency policy
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April 2026

Opening of Transformation Dialogue at Leuphana University

Matthias Schmelzer in conversation with Gretchen Bakke on the relationship between language, change, and political activism
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Website Launch of the Project “Circular Use of Living Space”

The research project “Circular Use of Living Space” at the Norbert Elias Center now has its own website.
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March 2026

Emerging: Queer Voices in the Climate Crisis

In a blog post, Karolina Heck, a PhD student at the Norbert Elias Center, discusses what it means to understand the climate crisis from the perspective of lived and embodied queer experience.
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A divided reality? On the enduring presence of German (dis)unity

In the spring semester of 2026, the theme of the interdisciplinary colloquium is “Divided Realities? On the enduring presence of German (dis)unity”.
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Rethinking Post-Growth and Decolonization

New publication links post-growth with decolonial perspectives and global justice.
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February 2026

Degrowth and Environmental History Revisited

Forum in the journal Environmental History links degrowth and environmental-historical research.
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January 2026

Artikel aus Journalismus von links zu "Ein gutes Leben für alle - das geht ohne Wachstum"

For an anti-fascist transformation policy

Interview in nd discusses solidarity-based social models beyond economic growth
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Rereading Norbert Elias in the Anthropocene

Matthias Schmelzer analyses Norbert Elias’s theory of civilisation in light of growth critique and socio-ecological transformation.
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