Tiy Chung

Erik Olin Wright: SCORAI Colloquium on Consumption and Social Change

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Erik Olin Wright, Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, talks about proposals and models of radical social change, drawing on his Real Utopias Project. The expansion of markets and pressures for endless growth in material consumption are not contingent features of a dynamic capitalist economy; they are intrinsic to an economy rooted in the … Read more

Eugene Workshop: The Role of Cities in Advancing Sustainable Consumption

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The Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) in collaboration with the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network (USDN) and the City of Eugene (Oregon) sponsored the workshop “The Role of Cities in Advancing Sustainable Consumption,” on October 29-November 1, 2014. This unique event was an opportunity to examine what action cities can take to promote sustainable … Read more