#3457. Political discontent and labour in a post-growth region: A view from East Germany

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
The article traces the political economy and labour relations and a declining populace. We argue that the regional decline results from a process of peripheralization which has led to economic stagnation and a shrinking population, and also has fostered political discontent. We discuss our findings by referring to current political sociology debates on the rise of right-wing populism and the scientific discussion on post-growth, as well as recent approaches of critical geography and development sociology. We conclude that the economic model based on labour-intensive exports in the internal periphery of capitalism is eroding and is contributing to a crisis of hegemony and political instability.
Keywords:
capitalism; Demography; labour relations; periphery; right-wing populism

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