Degrowth or Green Growth: A Reflection on the Recent Public Discourse in Norway
NIFU (Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education), Postboks 2815 Tøyen, NO-0608 Oslo, Norway
Sustainability 2021, 13(2), 698; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020698
Received: 21 December 2020 / Revised: 9 January 2021 / Accepted: 11 January 2021 / Published: 13 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Growth Policy, Degrowth, and Sustainability: The Alternative Solution for Achieving the Balance between Both the Natural and the Economic System)
This study offers a reflection about the ongoing debate on “degrowth” and “green growth”, as depicted in the Norwegian mass media. It addresses the following two interrelated research questions. How do the topics of public debate, where the concepts of degrowth and green growth are used, connect and overlap? In these connections and overlaps, how do the two concepts relate to each other? We read all the articles published in Norway on ten newspapers and magazines, which have mentioned “degrowth” or “green growth” since January 2018, to identify recurring interpretations of the two concepts and related social and political dilemmas. Then, we isolate elements in the articles, which may represent sources of discord and misunderstanding, and synthesize them into “core” topics, to provide a simplified basis for future debates.
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Capasso, M. Degrowth or Green Growth: A Reflection on the Recent Public Discourse in Norway. Sustainability 2021, 13, 698. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020698
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Capasso M. Degrowth or Green Growth: A Reflection on the Recent Public Discourse in Norway. Sustainability. 2021; 13(2):698. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020698
Chicago/Turabian StyleCapasso, Marco. 2021. "Degrowth or Green Growth: A Reflection on the Recent Public Discourse in Norway" Sustainability 13, no. 2: 698. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020698
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