The signal, not the noise.
Un tour d'Europe des expériences de démocratie directe et de municipalisme : des assemblées en plein air suisses aux villes rebelles espagnoles, en passant par le community wealth building britannique et les assemblées citoyennes permanentes belges. Ce dossier explore comment des communes réinventent la gouvernance locale par la participation citoyenne, la remunicipalisation des services et le pouvoir d'agir collectif.
Un tour d'Europe des expériences de démocratie directe et de municipalisme : des assemblées en plein air suisses aux villes rebelles espagnoles, en passant par le community wealth building britannique et les assemblées citoyennes permanentes belges. Ce dossier explore comment des communes réinventent la gouvernance locale par la participation citoyenne, la remunicipalisation des services et le pouvoir d'agir collectif.
Wikipedia Section : Overview
The Landsgemeinde is a public, non-secret ballot voting system used in Swiss cantons Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus, where eligible citizens meet in the open air to vote on issues by raising their hands. It represents one of the oldest and most direct forms of democratic participation, originating in the late Middle Ages.
SWI swissinfo.ch — 2025-08-12
Over 1,650 of Switzerland's approximately 2,140 municipalities use communal assemblies (Gemeindeversammlungen) as their primary legislative body, where all citizens participate directly in local governance without elected parliaments. This represents approximately 77-80% of all Swiss communes, demonstrating that direct democracy remains the dominant form of local governance.open_in_new Lire la source
Wikipedia Section : Overview and policies
Barcelona en Comú was established in June 2014 as a municipalist citizens' platform. Ada Colau was elected mayor in 2015 and served until 2023. Key policies included water remunicipalization, stopping evictions, expropriating empty bank-owned dwellings for social housing (over 2,000 homes), and fighting mass tourism's negative impacts on neighborhoods.
YouTube Barcelona en Comú
Centre for Local Economic Strategies
The Preston Model redirects public procurement towards local suppliers and cooperatives, increasing local economic investment through coordinated spending by anchor institutions. Local procurement increased from 39% to 79.2% between 2012/13 and 2016/17—an increase of £200,000,000 in local spending.open_in_new Lire la source
Ostbelgien Live
The Bürgerrat Ostbelgien is the world's first permanent citizens' assembly with legal mandate, established in 2019. It consists of 24 randomly selected citizens serving 18-month terms, working alongside parliament to set agendas and organize citizen deliberations on policy matters.open_in_new Lire la source
YouTube On Passe à l'Acte !
La petite République de Saillans
Récit ethnographique de l'expérience de démocratie participative à Saillans (Drôme), documentant les commissions citoyennes, les défis de la participation et les limites du modèle.
Open Library Pour un municipalisme libertaire
Texte fondateur du municipalisme libertaire, proposant une réorganisation de la société autour de communes démocratiques et confédérées.
Open Library La révolution à venir : assemblées populaires et promesse de la démocratie directe
Traduction française de 'The Next Revolution', synthèse finale de la pensée de Bookchin sur le municipalisme libertaire et les assemblées populaires.
Fearless Cities
Fearless Cities is a global municipalist network founded in Barcelona in 2017, connecting city movements fighting for the right to the city, democratic participation, and social justice. The network emerged from the Barcelona en Comú experience and connects municipalist platforms across Europe and beyond.open_in_new Lire la source
Radio France Hannah Arendt, la liberté de philosopher : Arendt et la démocratie
Avec philosophieThe signal, not the noise.
Un tour d'Europe des expériences de démocratie directe et de municipalisme : des assemblées en plein air suisses aux villes rebelles espagnoles, en passant par le community wealth building britannique et les assemblées citoyennes permanentes belges. Ce dossier explore comment des communes réinventent la gouvernance locale par la participation citoyenne, la remunicipalisation des services et le pouvoir d'agir collectif.
Un tour d'Europe des expériences de démocratie directe et de municipalisme : des assemblées en plein air suisses aux villes rebelles espagnoles, en passant par le community wealth building britannique et les assemblées citoyennes permanentes belges. Ce dossier explore comment des communes réinventent la gouvernance locale par la participation citoyenne, la remunicipalisation des services et le pouvoir d'agir collectif.
Wikipedia Section : Overview
The Landsgemeinde is a public, non-secret ballot voting system used in Swiss cantons Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus, where eligible citizens meet in the open air to vote on issues by raising their hands. It represents one of the oldest and most direct forms of democratic participation, originating in the late Middle Ages.
SWI swissinfo.ch — 2025-08-12
Over 1,650 of Switzerland's approximately 2,140 municipalities use communal assemblies (Gemeindeversammlungen) as their primary legislative body, where all citizens participate directly in local governance without elected parliaments. This represents approximately 77-80% of all Swiss communes, demonstrating that direct democracy remains the dominant form of local governance.open_in_new Lire la source
Wikipedia Section : Overview and policies
Barcelona en Comú was established in June 2014 as a municipalist citizens' platform. Ada Colau was elected mayor in 2015 and served until 2023. Key policies included water remunicipalization, stopping evictions, expropriating empty bank-owned dwellings for social housing (over 2,000 homes), and fighting mass tourism's negative impacts on neighborhoods.
YouTube Barcelona en Comú
Centre for Local Economic Strategies
The Preston Model redirects public procurement towards local suppliers and cooperatives, increasing local economic investment through coordinated spending by anchor institutions. Local procurement increased from 39% to 79.2% between 2012/13 and 2016/17—an increase of £200,000,000 in local spending.open_in_new Lire la source
Ostbelgien Live
The Bürgerrat Ostbelgien is the world's first permanent citizens' assembly with legal mandate, established in 2019. It consists of 24 randomly selected citizens serving 18-month terms, working alongside parliament to set agendas and organize citizen deliberations on policy matters.open_in_new Lire la source
YouTube On Passe à l'Acte !
La petite République de Saillans
Récit ethnographique de l'expérience de démocratie participative à Saillans (Drôme), documentant les commissions citoyennes, les défis de la participation et les limites du modèle.
Open Library Pour un municipalisme libertaire
Texte fondateur du municipalisme libertaire, proposant une réorganisation de la société autour de communes démocratiques et confédérées.
Open Library La révolution à venir : assemblées populaires et promesse de la démocratie directe
Traduction française de 'The Next Revolution', synthèse finale de la pensée de Bookchin sur le municipalisme libertaire et les assemblées populaires.
Fearless Cities
Fearless Cities is a global municipalist network founded in Barcelona in 2017, connecting city movements fighting for the right to the city, democratic participation, and social justice. The network emerged from the Barcelona en Comú experience and connects municipalist platforms across Europe and beyond.open_in_new Lire la source
Radio France Hannah Arendt, la liberté de philosopher : Arendt et la démocratie
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