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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌

@mmbuchs.bsky.social
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Professor of Sustainable Welfare, University of Leeds. Sustainable welfare, social-ecological policy, just transitions. Post-growth/wellbeing economics. Deep socio-economic transformation. Views my own.

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New open-access Brief Report: how teaching ecological economics can help students rethink economics & "the economy". Based on reflections from our new MSc module at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Link in comments. With @mmbuchs.bsky.social, @divanova.bsky.social, @jounipaavola.bsky.social et al.
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The petition does not say "don't build new homes", just that there should also be more public ownership of housing to take housing out of speculative, for-profit provision. Building new homes does not make them more affordable if they are part of the financialised, speculative housing market.
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
and the @neweconomics.bsky.social's report The foundations of the housing crisis neweconomics.org/2024/06/the-...
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The foundations of the housing crisis
How our extractive land and development models work against public good
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Simply building more houses in a financialised and speculative market will not solve the issue on its own. Among many others, some good resources on this are @jryancollins.bsky.social's book "Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing" www.progress.org/wiki/ryan-co...
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Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing
A 2017 New Economics Foundation / Zed Books study arguing land is the missing factor in modern economics, and that a land-credit feedback loop between mortgage lending and land prices drives housing u...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
But part of the problem is that housing and land are treated as speculative assets and that land ownership is still hugely unequal. Bringing more housing into public or collective ownership is important to make housing more affordable.
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This petition for councils to "buy the supply" to offer more affordable housing makes a lot of sense to me, here you can sign too: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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Fund Councils to Buy the Supply of Council Homes
We urgently need to replenish our decimated council housing stock, and part of the answer is real funding for councils to Buy the Supply. Over 169,000 children are homeless and living in overcrowded ...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Are welfare states dependent on economic growth and if so why? Which policies could address growth dependencies? You can find out more in our latest paper in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social: shorturl.at/tyHm4, co-authored with Tuuli Hirvilammi, Tom Webb & Dario Leoni with funding from the MAPS project.
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Growth dependence of welfare states: a semi-systematic review of drivers and policy responses
Critiques of economic growth are receiving increased scientific and public attention. The post-growth literature discusses how wellbeing can be achieved for all within planetary boundaries. However, c...
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Nick Langridge @nicklangridge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A little late, but I'm delighted to share the final publication from my PhD research is now out, with @mmbuchs.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Financing ‘sustainable welfare’: a critical review of the options
The literature on ‘sustainable welfare’ argues that meeting everyone's needs within planetary boundaries requires the financing of welfare to become independent from economic growth. However, it re...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Many congratulations DR @nicklangridge.bsky.social!! It was such a pleasure to work with you :-)
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
An important campaign by the Greens/EFA to make train travel in Europe easier - one continent, one ticket act.greens-efa.eu/ticket/ - worth signing :-)
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
First past the post electoral rule is designed for a two party system. When the party landscape becomes more diverse it creates devastating results like this which do not reflect the actual majorities on the ground...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Our new paper "Financing ‘sustainable welfare’: a critical review of the options" has now been published in New Political Economy. In it, @nicklangridge.bsky.social and I assess financing options for welfare without growth and discuss wider policy implications. It's open access: tinyurl.com/y6z374x6
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Financing ‘sustainable welfare’: a critical review of the options
The literature on ‘sustainable welfare’ argues that meeting everyone's needs within planetary boundaries requires the financing of welfare to become independent from economic growth. However, it re...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Looking forward to discussing these questions with you next week!
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Wow, historic & makes my day. "Labour can't out-reform Reform" - if this isn't a lesson Labour will learn from then I don't know what is ... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer
Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024
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anja-janischewski.bsky.social @anja-janischewski.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
📢 New publication on "Defining growth dependence" in Sustainability Science! 👉 Framework for defining growth dependence 👉 Application to labor markets, social insurance and public finance 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #postgrowth #greentransition #degrowth #sustainability #justtransition
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Defining growth dependence - Sustainability Science
Sustainability Science - Many socio-economic systems require positive economic growth rates to function properly. These growth dependencies pose serious challenges given uncertainty about future...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📢Our new paper is out: "Doughnut economics, degrowth and decoloniality. New directions for the Doughnut Portrait method" shorturl.at/KHI6y led by #PaulChatterton & with #JoelMillward-Hopkins, #catrionarawsthorne & #AnishaSolanki
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Doughnut economics, degrowth and decoloniality. New directions for the Doughnut Portrait method
Transformative action is required to respond to the polycrisis of our age, across climate/ecological breakdown and mounting social inequalities. Doughnut economics and its “Portrait of Place” metho...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Quick reminder of our PhD position at Leeds Uni on justice and UK climate policies, application deadline 6 March 2026
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Our review of the #justtransitions, #sustainablewelfare & #eco-socialpolicy literatures is now out, comparing views on growth & capitalism, work & welfare and global justice. wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... with @maxkoch.bsky.social @veratrappmann.bsky.social & Gina Moran
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Perspectives on Social and Justice Issues in Climate Policy – Comparing the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco‐Social Policy Literatures
Mapping the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Literatures along the axes of capitalism/growth approaches and global justice demonstrates that there is a large gap in researc...
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Max Koch @maxkoch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Nice to start the week with publication of a co-authored review on #Justice Issues in #Climate Policy led by @mmbuchs.bsky.social. What are the sustainable #welfare and #JustTransitions literatures saying, e.g., on capitalism and growth? Check it out: wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Perspectives on Social and Justice Issues in Climate Policy – Comparing the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco‐Social Policy Literatures
Mapping the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Literatures along the axes of capitalism/growth approaches and global justice demonstrates that there is a large gap in researc....
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Yes it is! Went back yesterday as we hadn't managed the whole exhibition before, and also discovered @steffenlange.bsky.social in a section on beyond growth 😀 👍
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Very pleased to see that the Museum for Futures in Berlin has a whole section on Doughnut Economics!!! @kateraworth.bsky.social 🍩😀💕 #futurium
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
PhD position @ Uni Leeds on justice & UK climate policies shorturl.at/WNqiV supervised by myself and Dr @anneowen.bsky.social - pl consider applying / forwarding to potential candidates 🙏 Please note: only UK fees applicants will be eligible. Application deadline: 6 March 2026
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Justice implications of the UK's net zero carbon policies
Project opportunity - Justice implications of the UK's net zero carbon policies at the University of Leeds
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Many thanks to @marietouss1.bsky.social, baseickhout.bsky.social & Francois Denuit for organising this event and to the other speakers, @drmariannaleite.bsky.social @chloemiko.bsky.social, Isabelle Schömann & Mario Nava for great inputs, plus excellent audience questions 👍
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
It was great to discuss so many important ideas for eradicating poverty beyond growth at the EU Parliament event this week shorturl.at/k0kcG! Can't wait for Olivier de Schutter's @deschuttero.bsky.social roadmap being published in spring 2026 🙂
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
New Cronos3 survey shows that a majority of participants in all 11 countries agree that environmental protection is more important than economic growth and creating jobs! infra4nextgen.com/make-it-gree...
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Olivier De Schutter @deschuttero.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
How can we move the #EU beyond its fixation on destructive GDP growth as the answer to #poverty? Join me @baseickhout.bsky.social @marietouss1.bsky.social @mmbuchs.bsky.social @drmariannaleite.bsky.social @chloemiko.bsky.social & others in Brussels/online www.beyond-growth-2023.eu/about-the-co...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Looking forward to discussing the immensely good and important report by UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier de Schutter on "Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth" docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/56/61 at this event 🙂
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Looking forward to this!
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Meanwhile
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Good references that explain the difference between degrowth and recession are @jasonhickel.bsky.social's Less Is More (2020) and @giorgoskallis.bsky.social's Degrowth (2018)
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Loved the @boldpolitics.bsky.social episode with @graceblakeley.substack.com! Only comment it's so important not to equate degrowth / postgrowth with recession! DG/PG are non-capitalist economic systems which prioritise equitable wellbeing & ecological outcomes & make them independent from growth.
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The co-deputy leaders have so much to say too: Rachel Millward from 9:45, Mothin Ali from 25:35 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw1w...
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Co-Deputy Leaders' Speech - Rachel Millward & Mothin Ali at Green Party Conference 2025
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
As usual, the media didn't pay much attention to the Green Party conference. But there is much to be inspired here - wealth taxes, ending privatisation of essential infrastructures and services, pro-migration and diversity, ecological protection ... Polanski fr. 18:40 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZx9...
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Leader's Speech - Zack Polanski at Green Party Conference 2025
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Thank, im also looking forward to reading it (and do have access)
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Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
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Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben
Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.
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Dirk @dirkjcb.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Claus Offe ist verstorben. In Erinnerung bleibt mir u.a. seine Begabung, den Kern komplexer Theorien und dicker Bücher in wenigen, leicht verständlichen Sätzen zusammenzufassen, seine die Welt erschließenden Vierfelder-Schemata und sein Gespür für die Paradoxien moderner Gesellschaften.
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I'm deeply saddened by the news that Claus Offe has passed away. He had a profound influence on me as my PhD supervisor and I kept learning from him over the years. Thank you for everything and rest in peace!
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Here is our new piece in Lancet Planetary Health on the #WellbeingEconomy and public health, thanks to @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social for leading this :-)
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Katharina Zimmermann @kzimmermann.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
It has arrived! First ideas for this project were already exchanged with @brisunipress.bsky.social at ESPAnet 2019 - but now it has become real! As hardcopy, but (thanks to generous funding by @uni-hamburg.de) also open access: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-eco-soci...
Hardcopy of the book "The eco-social polity?" on a desk
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
There is now a petition against the UK gov's crazy airport expansion plans in case you'd like to sign too :-) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK
More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...
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Max Koch @maxkoch.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I delivered the last @jcms-eu.bsky.social annual lecture, a arguing that #Europe needs to enter the #postgrowth era to come to grips with the #social-ecological crisis and its colonial legacy. I also outline a #sustainable #welfare deal for the EU #degrowth onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Europe in the Postgrowth Era: Towards a Sustainable Welfare Deal
Europe is confronted with a multiple crisis while coming to grips with its colonial legacy. Given the lack of empirical evidence for sufficient absolute decoupling of gross domestic product (GDP) gro...
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Exciting fiction + climate change project by my former colleague @dabaden.bsky.social! Maybe of interest @aknighton.bsky.social?
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 14/02/2025
Last few days to apply for this amazing job working with me and the rest of the team
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Many thanks Andy, yes please, feel free to share the link 😊
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I've written a letter to my MP expressing concern about airport expansion plans and the 'growth first' agenda. If you are in the UK and share these concerns feel free to personalise / amend and send to your MP too 🙂 shorturl.at/o08pG
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Letter to MP against airport expansion public.docx
Dear [name of your MP], I am a voter in your constituency of [XXX] and am writing to express my deep concern and opposition to the government’s proposal to expand Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Leeds Bradf...
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Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @societal.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
University of Leeds has won 3 ESRC funded collaborative studentships. Working with Leeds Food Partnership, Leeds City Council & New Economics Foundation, this supports our strong commitment to collaborative research with partners in private, public, or 3rd sectors. Deadline: 14/3/25 bit.ly/3Q7Mytt
White Rose Social Sciences DTP and UKRI Economic and Social Research Council logos
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Funded PhD position on socio-ecological potential of Universal Basic Services at the University of Leeds, please apply / forward to interested candidates 🙏
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Highly topical piece on the need to undermine power of elite actors who obstruct much needed social-ecological transformation by @rbaernthaler.bsky.social & Andreas Novy
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
MAPS is funded by the EU Horizon Europe programme and coordinated by Dan O'Neill and Federico Demaria at the Facultat d'Economia i Empresa - Universitat de Barcelona I Universitat de Barcelona
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Milena Büchs 🌎🌻🐌 @mmbuchs.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
In WP3, I'm collaborating with Christine Corlet Walker, Andrew Jackson, Dario Leoni, Ben Gallant, Thomas Webb, Raphael Kaufmann, Tuuli Hirvilammi, and Jing Ding. So looking forward to this journey 😊
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