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Dear Madame/Sir,
You are cordially invited to attend the RESPONDER project final conference*:
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*Austerity, Stimulus or Post-growth for Europe?*
*Revisiting Sicco Mansholt's Vision*
Date: Friday March 21st, 2014
Venue: European Parliament - Petra Kelly Room ASP A1G3 -
60, Rue Wiertz - 1047 Brussels -
Belgium
RESPONDER brings together high-level scientists, policy-makers and
practitioners to explore, discuss and address pressing questions about the
contradictions between sustainable consumption and economic growth. In this
final conference we revisit the propositions of Sicco Mansholt, President
of the European Commission in 1972-73, to explore the complex relations
between economic growth and sustainability, and what they mean for dealing
with the European crisis.
*Please join us for a dynamic programme featuring...*
- *Hot topics and burning issues: *key messages from RESPONDER
scientists about growth and sustainable consumption
- *Panel discussions/debates: *
* Europe and the crisis: Where do we go from here?, &
* Welfare with(out) growth in Europe?
- *Facilitated working groups: *producing concrete proposals for
policy, for research, and for civil society action
*Speakers include**:*
*Giorgos Kallis and Joan Martinez Alier **(Autonomous University of
Barcelona)*
*Robert Skidelsky **(University of Warwick and Institute for New Economic
Thinking) *
*Elena Flores **(Director for Policy Strategy and Coordination, European
Commission) *
*Tim Jackson **(University of Surrey) *
*Daniel Raventós **(University of Barcelona) tbc*
*Denis Bayon **(Research & Degrowth)*
*Yves Cochet **(MEP)*
*Nikos Chrysogelos **(MEP)*
*Xavier Sol** (Counterbalance)*
*Policymakers/politicians: *
- will enjoy an engaging first-hand account of key RESPONDER findings,
take part in high level discussions on their policy relevance, and debate
the implications of various policy pathways for a transition to a
sustainable Europe
*Civil society/activists*:
- will take part in discussions to shape collaborative research agendas
and proposals, and develop strategies for networking, awareness raising
and campaigning around post-growth policies
*Researchers/academics*:
- will reflect on RESPONDER findings, identify and discuss further areas
of research, and shape an emergent research agenda on post-growth in Europe
*Registration will be open until 12 March 2014.* Please note that the
number of participants is limited to 80 people. Hence, we kindly ask you to
register online via *http://www.scp-responder.eu/events/conference
<http://www.scp-responder.eu/events/conference>* or by sending the
completed attached registration form to [log in to unmask] If
you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
RESPONDER (www.scp-responder.eu)
Conference organizing team: Joan Martinez Alier, Giorgios Kallis, Viviana
Asara, Hali Healy, Francois Schneider, and Filka Sekulova
ICTA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - 08193 Bellatera, Barcelona, Spain
