Tillema, Alex Aleidus (2023) THE FRISIAN POLITICAL PERCEPTION ABOUT POST-GROWTH AND IT’S IMPLICATIONS. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).
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Abstract
There is a need for an alternative for the currently prevailing societal and economic systems due to the widening gap in wealth distribution, escalating loss of biodiversity, and the manifestation of increasingly extreme weather patterns due to climate change. One of the given alternatives is post-growth. This study examines the political perception and intention towards post-growth within Friesland, based on semi-structured interviews conducted with eight political parties. Friesland was selected as case due to its potential alignment with post-growth, due to the Frisian paradox. Meaning that there is no strong correlation between economic growth and social wellbeing. The research resulted in two main findings. First, based on given definitions there is still relatively limited knowledge about a post-growth economy. Second, in terms of the number of political parties in Friesland, a majority is largely receptive to a transition towards a post-growth economy. Three themes emerge on how the transition can be achieved: responsibility, democracy and distribution, and actions that the Frisian politics can undertake themselves. Interestingly, the number of supporters and opponents of a transition to post-growth among voters is nearly equal. Meaning, despite having more parties in favour, it cannot be asserted that there is a majority within the Frisian provincial states.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Folmer, E.C. and Faber, N.R. |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2023 10:50 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2023 10:50 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/338 |
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