Project holders

• Éloi Laurent, OFCE, Sciences Po
• Charlotte Halpern, CEE, Sciences Po

Project description

The year 2026 marks the anniversary of two major documents, the WHO and Ottawa Charters, which defined health and health policies on a global scale. Yet, these documents have never been updated to reflect the challenges of the 21st century, starting with ecological crises, social injustice and social isolation. While the health effects, both positive and negative, of continued growth have been well documented, the implications for health and the organization of health services of a transition to a post-growth economy remain largely unexplored. This interdisciplinary literature review (scoping review) aims to fill this gap by exploring the foundations, objectives, and evaluation criteria of health and health services from a post-growth perspective. Drawing on an international collaborative effort between academics and practitioners, this review will propose an alternative definition of health integrating its environmental determinants and will clarify the contours of trajectories for transforming health services within a post-growth perspective. It is at the crossroads of LIEPP research groups on environmental, health and sociofiscal policies.