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Scholarly discussion on and activism surrounding degrowth has been growing exponentially. As of yet, however, conversations between international studies and degrowth scholars have been minimal. This misses opportunities for exploring the international dynamics of degrowth. This paper opens a conversation between degrowth, on the one hand, and international relations and global ethics on the other, outlining two areas in which international studies can enrich debates on degrowth. First, it outlines pathways supporting change that compliment the politics of localisation that lies at the heart of degrowth, highlighting the role that international actors and norms can play in enabling or stymying transitions to a degrowth future. Second, it facilitates exploration of the global impacts of degrowth’s relocalisation agenda by highlighting, for instance, the effect on people in export-oriented economies of reduced demand in economically affluent areas. In the process, an international studies take on degrowth offers invaluable resources for considering how to balance economic contraction with the demands of global justice.
