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A Vision for Europe

DiEM25 edited collection with chapter by Tim Jackson
May 2019

A Vision for Europe
A Vision for Europe / eris.press/a-vision-for-europe

Tim Jackson contributing to a new edited collection by the European Think tank DiEM25: A Vision for Europe. “With contributions from some of the world’s foremost thinkers, artists and politicians covering the full spectrum of concerns for the future of the Union, A Vision for Europe presents realistic and viable alternatives to the mainstream barrage of dreadful prospects—a true vision for Europe.”

Tim Jackson’s short piece is making the case that it’s impossible to talk about a green transition without acknowledging that it must be a just transition. A just transition can only start from where people are, he argues. “It must speak to the poorest in society, those least responsible for ecological destruction and most deserving of change. It must promise them something better. It must offer a life worth living. We’ll make no progress against climate change without confronting the deep injustice still perpetuated by a hyper-financialised, neo-liberal consumerism that has haunted the European project and undermined its sense of value.” (See the CUSP blog for an adapted version of his piece).

Other contributing authors of the collection are: David Adler, Marko Anđelić, Pamela Anderson, Renata Avila, Anthony Barnett, Rosemary Bechler, Franco Berardi, Noam Chomsky, John Christensen, Fabio De Masi, Brian Eno, Daniel Erlacher, James Galbraith, Ksenia Gerasimova, Bobby Gillespie, Alice-Mary Higgins, Olivier Hoedeman, Srečko Horvat, Sam Hufton, Tim Jackson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Leila Jancovich, Naomi Klein, Paul Laverty, Ken Loach, Caroline Lucas, Miltos Manetas, Lorenzo Marsili, Raoul Martinez, David McWilliams, Aleksandar Mirčov, Vlassis Missos, Jakob Mohr, Preethi Nallu, Rasmus Nordqvist, Xristina Penna, Ann Pettifor, Gerardo Pisarello, Adam Ramsay, Jaromil Roio, Bertie Russell, Jeffrey Sachs, Saskia Sassen, Vladimir Šestović, Elif Shafak,  Nicholas Shaxson, Jonas Staal, Lyndsey Stonebridge, Danae Stratou, Yanis Varoufakis, Eyal Weizman, Slavoj Žižek, Shoshana Zuboff.

For further details about the the book, please see the publisher’s website: eris.press/A-Vision-for-Europe

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