Arif Yusop
As (inter)beings immersed in colonial modernity, we tend to forget who we truly are as a collective ‘we’. Exploring design vis-à-vis sustainability transition, Arif Yusop reflects on the manufactured global ‘we’ that has captured sustainability discourse and unearths …
Madhuresh Kumar
How can we imagine freedom outside the institutions that taught us what freedom is supposed to look like? Madhuresh Kumar reflects on his participation at a convening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which brought together grassroots organizers to …
Halwest Karim
Originally published by Local Futures on March 31, 2026.
Across Kurdistan, the village has not been just a place of settlement; it has been a living ecological system, a web of deep interconnections among people, land, seeds, animals, …
Najma Mohamed
This article was originally published by LSE Blogs on 10 March 2026.
In an era defined by the converging threats of climate change and biodiversity loss, staggering inequality, and decaying democratic trust, how do we reweave the bonds …
This article was originally published by The Gaia Foundation.
Two communities in Southeast Zimbabwe’s Bikita district came together to map their ancestral territory and seasonal calendar, in the first stage of a process learnt from the Colombian Amazon. When …
Ecosystem Restoration Communities
Originally published by ERC in March 2025.
The rural community of Matera in southern Italy’s Basilicata region has a deep connection to the land. But over the past decades the community has faced mounting challenges that have …
Jorge Garcia-Arias and Jorge Guardiola
The escalating crisis of capitalism/(mal)development has produced a civilizational polycrisis permeating every aspect of life. In the face of these profound, structural and destructive changes, the ‘pluriverse’ — a product of blooming and radical imaginations …
Jorge Garcia-Arias y Jorge Guardiola
An English translation of this article is available here. // Una traducción al inglés de este artículo está disponible aquí.
Este artículo fue originalmente publicado como capítulo en el libro Economía Inclusiva. Conceptos Básicos …
Ashish Kothari
This article was first published by Meer on 13 December 2025
As global negotiations stall, grassroots movements lead the real fight for climate justice.
After 30 Conferences of the Parties—governments of the world coming together to solve …
Madhuresh Kumar
How do you imagine a regional future that honours people’s dignity when states fail to do so?Alternative regionalism is not an abstract ideal; it is already unfolding in fragments across Southeast Asia. MASSA (Movement for Alternatives and …
Bharat Mansata
The global south is fabulously rich in plant diversity. This wealth of ‘plant genetic resources’ is critically vital to regenerate a future of abundance and health for all…
Sonali Sathaye
What and how do you teach young people as they witness and navigate the currents of the climate crisis? Sonali Sathaye reflects on teaching courses on climate change to urban youth in Bangalore, India. Alongside factual knowledge about …