Sufficiency: North, South, and the Politics of Enoughness

Description

This special issue examines the concept of sufficiency and its political dimensions, particularly in relation to global inequalities between developed and developing nations. The call seeks to explore how different regions and contexts understand and implement the notion of 'enoughness' and what this means for ecological sustainability and economic justice.

Contributions should address theoretical developments, practical applications, and critiques of sufficiency frameworks, with attention to how power relations and geopolitical contexts shape debates around what constitutes sufficient consumption, production, and wellbeing.

Potential topics

  • Sufficiency as an economic and ecological concept
  • North-South dimensions of sufficiency
  • Political economy of sufficiency and 'enoughness'
  • Critiques and reframings of sufficiency across contexts
  • Sufficiency in policy and practice