“L'Adventice” — Collective for social ecology & communalist perspectives
“L'Adventice” — Collective for social ecology & communalist perspectives
Communalism
About Pierre Sauvêtre’s book Murray Bookchin ou l’objectif communocène (Murray Bookchin or the Communocene Objective) (Éditions de l’Atelier, 2024) and his participation in the program “De la Commune au communalisme, histoire d’un projet politique” (From the Commune to Communalism: History…
This text follows on from “Capitalism and the State: Know to Subvert!”, in which we attempted to identify the systemic foundations of domination—the logic of the state and capitalism—in order to better deconstruct them. But criticism is not enough. To…
– Foundations of a communalist strategy. Before thinking about strategy, we must first understand what we are fighting against. This first part offers a critical analysis of the structures that dominate us—capitalism and the state—to better understand their logic, their…
The following text on “Capitalism on a forced march,” a follow-up to “The imperative need to move beyond capitalism,” is a summary of one of a long series of workshops organized by Chusma Selecta and Floréal Roméro to help us…
African communalism past and present: inhabitants’ assemblies and decision-making by consensus A tradition that is still relevant today! Although the State has existed in Africa for a long time (ancient Egypt – unification of the Nile valley around 3500 BC,…
Murray Bookchin: for an eco-analysis of contemporary societies Murray Bookchin or the communocene objective. Social ecology and planetary liberation Pierre Sauvêtre 2024 Editions de l’Atelier 320 pages Pierre Sauvêtre, author of a book on the thought of Murray Bookchin, discusses…
“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 Paris Commune, highlighting its lasting influence on the theorists and revolutionaries who shaped libertarian and…
The life of Murray Bookchin In 2020, reading “Libertarian Municipalism – The Politics of Social Ecology”, written by Janet Biehl, introduced me to Murray Bookchin. Since then, the theses he developed throughout his life have been an integral part of…
Illustrated reading of the work of Murray Bookchin – 📽️ What is social ecology? Social ecology views our society as a connected and diverse whole. By extending the concept of ecology to the social, Murray Bookchin makes it a decisive…
Introduction Communalism is a political and social proposal developed by the philosopher and ecologist Murray Bookchin. It is a radical alternative to current state and capitalist structures, which advocates a society based on the self-management of local communities, direct democracy…
Introduction Through the concept of social ecology, Murray Bookchin, an influential 20th-century American thinker, offers a radical analysis of environmental problems, emphasizing the interconnection between social, economic and ecological structures. He considers that ecological crises are intrinsically linked to hierarchies…
