by dirkholemans | May 20, 2019 | Articles
Imagine: an urban politician wants to impose that some streets become car-free during summer. Even if reasons are good – better air quality, kids get room to play – the result is quite predictable. The residents of the streets would revolt, for different reasons. Some...
by dirkholemans | Apr 8, 2019 | Articles
From the gilet jaunes to young climate marchers around the world, a new surge of protestors is voicing discontent and demanding a change of course to ensure a sustainable future that is fair to citizens and environment. Dirk Holemans gives his take on striking a new...
by dirkholemans | Sep 25, 2018 | Articles
A case study of newly established commons in Belgium By Dirk Holemans, Stijn Oosterlynck and Tine De Moor This paper about commons in Belgium has been presented at the 3rd EMES-Polanyi International Seminar: ‘Welfare societies in transition’ (Roskilde...
by dirkholemans | Jan 3, 2018 | Articles
Hopeful approaches to democracy in digital times The 21st century democracy in Europe is in dire straits. Citizens feel disconnected with politics. Many people, especially youngsters, no longer see the traditional democracy as a good system of governance. Democracy...
by dirkholemans | Jun 29, 2017 | Articles
While the European Union struggles with a declining confidence from its citizens, we do see many sparks of hope arise at grassroots level. More and more citizens set up initiatives to make society more resilient, offering alternatives for a better, more sustainable...
by dirkholemans | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles
The ecological production project of the Green European Foundation (ECOPRO) centralises its focus on the development of sustainable green technologies in a post-growth society. The core idea integral to the project is that the deployment of such green technologies...
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