On this page, the Social Ecology and Communalism Workshop offers analyses and critical reviews of various works, shedding light on key issues for rethinking our relationship with the world: social ecology, communalism, politics, philosophy, technology, social criticism, and more. Each review offers an engaging read, designed to nourish intellectual and political understanding, stimulate dialogue, and enrich collective reflection.
Whether you are curious, an activist, or simply seeking inspiration, you will find accessible analyses accompanied by references for further reading.
Spanish Civil War – Social War
■ Freddy GOMEZ FOLIES D’ESPAGNE (Spanish Follies) Ombres et lumières d’un anarchisme de guerre (Shadows and Lights of Anarchism in War) L’échappée, “Dans le feu
The Constitution in the 21st Century – History of a Social Fetish
Deconstructing the constitutional fetish: a step towards communalist emancipation? In The Constitution in the 21st Century: History of a Social Fetish, Lauréline Fontaine continues the
The city in history
of Lewis Mumford What is the city? How did it begin? What have been the phases of its development? Is it destined to disappear, or
A strange defeat by Didier Fassin
On consenting to the crushing of Gaza While avoiding getting carried away by anger which, in these circumstances, would nevertheless be perfectly legitimate, this book
The Spanish Anarchists – The Heroic Years (1868–1936)
Murray Bookchin, American libertarian theorist and father of social ecology, is well known for his work on the interconnections between ecology and social struggle. In
Social Contagion – Chuang Collective
This is a very important book. Not only because of its content, but especially because of its origins and its authors. The members of the
Acting Here and Now
with the Social Ecology of Murray Bookchin Review by Ernest London, January 27, 2020 Floréal M. Roméro presents Murray Bookchin’s work, his critical and political
Communal luxury
“Communal luxury: The political imaginary of the Paris Commune” by Kristin Ross is a remarkable work that explores the intellectual and political legacies of the
Us without the State #02
Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil is a Amikuztar linguist, writer, translator, and activist; her voice is increasingly relevant in a country facing its own racism and
Us without the State #01
by Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil The book “Nous sans l’État” (Us without the State) by Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil, published in 2024 by Ici-bas, is
Ecology or catastrophe
The life of Murray Bookchin In 2020, reading “Libertarian Municipalism – The Politics of Social Ecology”, written by Janet Biehl, introduced me to Murray Bookchin.
Point of Suspension – Gaza and the Need to Speak
“Point of Suspension” is a unique poetic work, the result of the joint work of Olivia Elias and Michaël Glück, published by L’AMOURIER in the
Possibilities by David Graeber
Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion, and Desire Rebellion, in the face of the extraordinary mediocrity and pettiness of present-day human society as it has been constructed
The Society of the Spectacle
by Guy Debord Reading “The Society of the Spectacle” is not easy. Not that the book is particularly difficult in itself, but because this difficulty
Science and techniques under capitalism
Every researcher, whether in the fields of science or technology, should legitimately ask themselves what the outcomes of their discoveries will be, what their applications
The Athenian Democracy
by Mogens H. Hansen During the almost two centuries that Athenian democracy lasted, no citizen of the city of Athens would have been innocent enough
The Ungovernable Society
by Grégoire Chamayou A Genealogy of Authoritarian Liberalism If you are looking for a documented and referenced analysis (with an impressive array of notes) of
The Durruti Column in vivo
This comment concerns the 2 volumes of french edition published in 2016 by Libertalia. The first volume contains the story of Antoine Gimenez, the second