By Amerissa Giannouli
I remember during the classes of Fundamentals for Degrowth, we were asked to think about research topics and questions we would like to explore. Democratic planning has always been a particularly intriguing subject, although I hesitated to work on it, as I perceived it to be more suited for political scientists. However, after taking the course on spatial planning, I felt as though a whole new world was revealed to me. It was a world full of politics, policies, alternative economies, processes, and institutions, all intertwined in a manner that encouraged me to let go of my insecurities and embrace the unknown.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://degrowth.org/2024/06/05/critical-youth-participatory-spatial-planning-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-degrowth/