Un nouvel horizon écologiste

The text calls for a shift in political ecology from a discourse of renunciation to one of positive horizons. It suggests redefining the state as a 'social-ecological state', re-evaluating work, and building alliances with non-green movements to expand its social base and counter neoliberalism.

• Political engagement has shifted from vertical party membership to a horizontal model where citizens adapt their votes based on current events and personal feelings, creating a 'open source' style of democracy.
• Neoliberalism is described as fundamentally restrictive of individual freedoms through global surveillance, deregulation, and austerity, which contradicts the core ecological value of freedom.
• The traditional welfare state, based on 2% growth, is under tension; the author proposes evolving it into a 'social-ecological state' that re-evaluates the role of work and the balance between public, private, and autonomous spheres.
• Ecologists face internal divisions and a lack of strategic compromise, particularly in the Belgian French-speaking context, where government participation is sometimes viewed as a betrayal of principles.
• The ecological movement struggles to reach precarious classes because its discourse often focuses on renunciation and sobriety, which does not appeal to those attached to unsustainable consumption patterns.
• To expand its social base, political ecology must move beyond expert circles and 'green' bubbles, reappropriating terms like 'sustainable development' and focusing on concrete positive outcomes rather than prohibitions.

APA

Piron, J. (2016). Un nouvel horizon écologiste. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/un-nouvel-horizon-ecologiste/

Chicago

Piron, Jonathan. Un nouvel horizon écologiste. Green European Journal, 2016. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/un-nouvel-horizon-ecologiste/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{piron2016nouvel, author = {Piron, Jonathan}, title = {{Un nouvel horizon écologiste}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2016}, month = jan, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/un-nouvel-horizon-ecologiste/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }