Post-Political Condition and the Degrowth Imaginary: Radicalizing Environmental Politics in the face of the Ecological Crises

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Murteza Y.

ALTERNATIF POLITIKA, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.296-331, 2025 (TRDizin)

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Discussions of alternative socio-economic futures are more Discussions of alternative socio-economic futures are more Discussions of alternative socio-economic futures are more Discussions of alternative socioeconomic futures are more relevant than ever due to the challenge of environmental breakdown. The consequences of the ecological crisis are believed to be increasingly drastic for societies in the coming decades. The bleak imagination of the future is coupled with uncertainty in environmental politics. In this context, mainstream policies have been offering sustainable development, green growth, and ecological modernization as ways to reconcile economic growth with ecological balance. Drawing insights from post-political theory, this paper argues that there is not an environmental policy in real terms for ecological transformation of society. Examining the postpolitical landscape in the contemporary stage of neoliberalism and sustainable development, this paper considers the degrowth imaginary as an alternative socioeconomic future. relevant than ever due to the challenge of environmental and sustainable development, this paper considers the degrowth imaginary as an alternative socio-economic future.