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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 journey. He proposes to find answers in social ecology and libertarian municipalism, without reproducing the…
“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…
We are witnessing a very curious phenomenon in our late post-modernism: while we are constantly denouncing multiple forms of discrimination, whether based on sex, religion, color, age or appearance, our era tends to forget (or should we say, tries to…
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…
(1936-1937) I – The reason for the story II – The background: 1870-1936 1) Birth and consolidation, 1870-1920 2) The insurrection cycle, 1931-1933 3) Internal polarization of the CNT 4) The revolution of Asturias, 1934 III – The background 1)…
Male domination is both visible and invisible. It is a form of systemic violence that shapes gender social relationships from which no one can escape. But let us first note that the acquisition and persistence of this particular psychic structure…
“Remaking Society – A New Ecological Politics” by Murray Bookchin, published in 1992 by AK Press, is a major essay in the field of political and ecological thought. This book proposes a radical and liberating vision of society, combining the…
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…
In this 1985 lecture, Murray Bookchin offers an essential reflection on the political and social structures that shape our understanding of freedom. He seeks to demonstrate that freedom cannot be limited to an individual or abstract conception, but must be…
What can we say now about Equality, a concept increasingly neglected and discarded not only by the representatives of domination, but by the majority who now prefer not to think about it. Thinking about equality means confronting a host of…
