Degrowth Institute
Challenging endless economic growth
Degrowth is an intentional downscaling of the global economy.
Despite our best efforts, the relentless pursuit of economic growth hinders genuine progress towards sustainability, undermining ecological gains and perpetuating injustice. Through education, research, and organizing, we’re working to build a more just and ecological economy beyond growth.
Our Work
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Degrowth Dialogues
Convening activists and academics to grapple with economic downscaling and envision alternatives to growth.
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Organizing Toolkit
Facilitating organizers and communities to spark conversations about degrowth. We've compiled discussion guides and lessons learned from community and campus groups across the U.S. and beyond.
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Challenge to Growth (C2G) Series
Educating the public through publishing accessible briefs explaining the need to challenge endless economic growth.
Check out C2G#1: Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet?
Check out C2G#2: What Happens to the Savings?
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Working Groups
Organizing collaborative projects that support the movement to challenge growth in the US and facilitate degrowth advocacy.
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Research & Communications
Exploring opportunities for degrowth to support climate action, circular economy, and social justice.
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DeSchool
Gathering activists, academics, professionals and community members from across the country for a gathering to build the movement to challenge growth.
![Wow, time has flown since #DeSchool2025 concluded at the end of last month! As we start digging into our next steps, we wanted to reflect on some of the amazing events of DeSchool and the brilliant ideas and energy that came out of it:
[1] DeScholar](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b26017652970764b6abe12/1755895237101-QFDTVZ258SE7BY948LM4/image-asset.jpeg)
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