WHO WE ARE:
The Institute for Degrowth Studies is a non-profit organization founded with the aim of spreading knowledge about degrowth, creating and/or supporting activities aligned with degrowth, providing opportunities for our members to learn more about degrowth, and fostering collaboration both locally and internationally with other degrowth groups and organizations that share similar values.
THE GROUP AND HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED:
Our organization is entirely shaped by what our active members want to do and the collective capacity we have as a group. This means that our activities and level of engagement may vary from semester to semester. We are an international group so the language is English. Our backgrounds are very mixed and everyone who sympathizes with the values and principles of degrowth are most welcome (see more under About Degrowth). We meet January to midsummer, and mid-August to December and have our annual meeting in October. At the annual meeting those who are paying members (20SEK/year) have a vote.
We have both active and passive members in our organization: Right now (spring 2025) we are about 15 active member and we meet approximately every other week (see calendar) to organize our activities — both internal and public once. The topics to these activities are always related to degrowth but vary widely depending on what our active members we find interesting and relevant to spend time on.
To organize our work, we create smaller working-groups were those who want to engage for each specific event/activity come together. A working group can exist for a very short time or for longer times, thus we do not provide any info on the webpage about which working groups are active right now.
Active members meet in person in Malmö. We try not to be hybrid (except for our annual meeting).
Membership fee: 20 SEK/year.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
Becoming active member: At the beginning of each semester, we organize an introduction for those interested in becoming active members, but you can get involved at any time! At our meeting you will get more info about which working group that are active right now. If your are interested in becoming an active member but missed our introduction, please contact us on: degrowthmalmo@riseup.net
Becoming passive member: Passive members means that you are on our info-list and will get emails from us when we have a public event comming up. Please contact us on: degrowthmalmo@riseup.net and let us know that you want to get our info-emails. Also follow us on social media (see HOME).
If you live remotely but want to be part of our group: You do not have to live in Malmö to become active member in our group. As long as you are willing to show up in person on our meetings, you can live remotely and still be an active member. If that is not an option: Become a passive member, you will get our email when we have a public event going on. Sometimes we offer something hybrid or even entirely on-line. Also, follow us on social media.
PREVIOUS AND Current activities:
The organisation was funded in 2017 as part of a research project and to organise the 6th International Degrowth Conference in 2018. After the festival the group continued but now independent from any other institution. Since 2018 we have arranged study circles, study visits, lectures, workshops, film screenings, and various projects and we collaborate with a number of other civil organisation for public events and activities. We also organise more internal activities for our active members.
The best way to find out about our current activities is to go to the event page and see what is coming up.
Interested in collaboration?
Are you an organisation that want to collaborate with the Institute for degrowth studies? We are open to event and other collaborative proposals, so do get in touch with ideas if interested.
Contact: degrowthmalmo@riseup.net.
Facebook: Institutet för nerväxtstudier / Institute for Degrowth Studies
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Working groups autumn 2026:
Working groups
Intro to Degrowth WG: we work with on-boarding activities for tentative and new members.
After the election 2026 WG: During spring-summer 2026 seven local environmental groups worked together on the Valstuga project before the Swedish election in September. The network is not continuing the conversation on how to keep up this collaboration.
The Anti-consumerist WG: We plan and organise non-consumerist activities for black week.
The Sofielund Study Circle WG: Northern Sofielund is now planned by the municipality to become a “child-friendly and green neighbouhood”. The group meets to learn more about Sofielund´s history, present, and future - and to suggest degrowth oriented ideas for the areas development.
The Konsthallen WG: We are currently in a collaboration with Konsthallen. We arranged activities on the opening of Otobong Nkanga´s exhibition (see more here), and we are planning for a few more activities as long as the exhibition is open (until March -27): more about the exthibition here.
The film club: A group of people that like to meet and see films.
Long-term and ongoing working groups:
Communication WG: We work with our external communication primarily our social media
Social WG: We initiate social activities within the active group and activities for welcoming and on-boarding our new members
Degrowth Network WG: we have smaller groups with people interested in reaching out to other Degrowth groups in Sweden and internationally.