01467nas a2200109   4500008004100000245010400041210006900145260001200214520103800226100002401264856006901288       2014                        eng d00aAccountability, Democracy, and Post-growth: Civil Society Rethinking Political Economy and Finance.0 aAccountability Democracy and Postgrowth Civil Society Rethinking  aLeipzig3 a<p>Since the fall of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, the economic downturn has taken a heavy tool on many countries, while the spotlight is on the role of political elites and financial actors. The actual and potential role of civil society is hardly mentioned in public debate. Yet, it is within civil society than an alternative paradigm and a fundamental rethinking of conventional wisdom may be fostered. In this session we present three ways to frame the crisis and the role of civil society: reinforcing public accountability, regaining democracy and building resilience. The ultimate goal of this analytical exercise is to investigate the potentially transformative role of civil society in a sector in which it has traditionally been less proactive, in order to reflect on possible forms of social change. KEY WORDS: Economic crisis, civil society, social change, accountability, degrowth This paper is part of the Special Session: Citizens vs Markets: How Civil Society is Rethinking the Economy in a Time of Crises</p>1 aFioramonti, Lorenzo  uhttps://degrowth.community/conference2014/scientific-papers/3240