Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

From the Birth of Self-Governed Medieval Free Cities to Territorial Cooperative Ecosystems of Today

A guest editorial by Frédéric Bosqué: towards bioregionally regenerative ecovillages

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Michel Bauwens
Jul 06, 2025
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< From the birth of free cities to modern cooperative ecosystems, a red thread runs through it all: solidarity-based autonomy in service of the common good. History teaches us that the greatest transformations often begin locally, driven by ordinary people willing to do things differently. Today, the most relevant scale of change may well be your villag…

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