Somersaulting out of a Cave of Gold: thoughts on the current and future condition of the Gàidhealtachd

Words by Iain Mackinnon. Illustration by Pearse O' Halloran.“Let me begin by stating something that might seem obvious: isolation is an important tool, and a devastating result, of colonization. …the colonized society as a whole is made to think of itself as entirely alone in the universe – completely vulnerable and unprotected. At...

Why we need cosmological limits to growth

Dr Katharina Richter on the cultural direction of socio ecological transformations. Illustrations by Deborah Mullen.Degrowth is a big tent, peopled by ecological economists, political ecologists, activists, (eco)feminists, anthropologists, artists, researchers, students, political scientists, sociologists, and many more. Participants in a social movement, degrowthers are often both researchers and activists. They provide compelling answers to...

Re-Membering the Tuath

Forms of traditional ecological knowledge that have been erected since antiquity in Scotland are ripe for re-imagining. Col Gordon explores ways in which a renewed application of these methods can help transition to sustainable, locally-appropriate forms of agriculture in the post fossil-fuel era.“I hear the storm. They talk to me about progress, about ‘achievements’;...