Social Movements

A legal system that prioritises the conservation of the living world over private property would be a powerful tool for ecological transition.

Is political ecology able to push for real transformation and to offer a convincing narrative that transcends class lines?

Inside the climate movement, journalist Rosalie Salaün talks to young activists to understand what is driving them and where their politics is going.

The MeTooEP movement shone a light on sexual harassment in European Parliament. Despite important progress, much remains to be done.

In a France dominated by leaders without movements and rocked by movements without leaders, can political ecology build on EU election success to help fix the crisis of representation?

A series of crises in recent years have made instability the political norm in Spain. Ahead of the general election in November, we ask how political ecology has fared through these developments and what opportunities lie ahead.

A discussion with the Extinction Rebellion activist on the international climate group’s disruptive tactics in London and their demands for climate action.

A French petition to have the state’s duty and failure to act on climate recognised is part of a global movement which is picking up speed.

Although progressive social movements engage less and less with the EU following its direction of the economic and refugee crises, the struggle for ‘another Europe’ is not lost.

From climate change to robotisation, the challenges of the 21st century call for a new model of democracy. Dirk Holemans explores what a new social contract might look like.