Finance:Depower
Depower is a theory of political economy promoting expanded local democracy and decentralized planned economics.[1]
Theoretical foundations
Degrowth
Within degrowth literature, forms of depowerist thought often place emphasis on local government and urban planning to achieve ecological economic aims through municipal politics.[2][3] As city populations grow, proponents of degrowth advocate for depower to address climate change and inequality on the local level.[4] Local-level energy systems, consisting of municipally-owned power generation and grid infrastructure, are often cited as a viable option for depowerist degrowth.[5]
Demosprudence and inside/outside
Demosprudence, or the 'people's law,' refers to the ways ordinary people influence lawmaking and judicial interpretation, and inside/outside is a strategy for pushing progressive change from inside and outside traditional political systems.[6] Advocates of depower call for grassroots mobilization from both demosprudential action and inside pressure on established politics.[7]
See also
- Climate policy
- Degrowth
- Direct democracy
- Ecological economics
- Inside/outside
- Modern monetary theory
- Municipal socialism
- Public bank
References
- ↑ Gildelamadrid, Daniel (2025). "The Depower Manifesto". GDL. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395354753_The_Depower_Manifesto.
- ↑ Ruiz-Alejos, Carlos; Prats, Vincent (2022-04-03). "In quest of implementing degrowth in local urban planning policies". Local Environment 27 (4): 423–439. doi:10.1080/13549839.2021.1983789. ISSN 1354-9839. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13549839.2021.1983789.
- ↑ Kronenberg, Jakub; Andersson, Erik; Elmqvist, Thomas; Łaszkiewicz, Edyta; Xue, Jin; Khmara, Yaryna (2024-04-01). "Cities, planetary boundaries, and degrowth". The Lancet Planetary Health 8 (4): e234–e241. doi:10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00025-1. ISSN 2542-5196. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519624000251.
- ↑ "Degrowth for Cities – degrowth.org" (in en-US). https://degrowth.org/blog/2025/05/08/degrowth-for-cities/.
- ↑ Tsagkari, Marula; Roca, Jordi; Kallis, Giorgos (2021-11-01). ""From local island energy to degrowth? Exploring democracy, self-sufficiency, and renewable energy production in Greece and Spain"". Energy Research & Social Science 81. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102288. ISSN 2214-6296. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621003819.
- ↑ Torres, Lani Guinier & Gerald. "Changing the Wind: Notes Toward a Demosprudence of Law and Social Movements". https://www.yalelawjournal.org/article/changing-the-wind-notes-toward-a-demosprudence-of-law-and-social-movements.
- ↑ "The Power of Depower" (in en). 2025-08-18. https://thesocietarian.com/the-power-of-depower/.
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