Every vote counts: social themes on the political agenda

Geschreven door Dirk Holemans. Gepost in Publications

In Belgium voting is compulsory. Nevertheless, more and more people choose not to vote. This means that the voices of socially weaker groups tend to fade away, unless civil society organisations take conscious steps to put social themes at the top of the political agenda. This is exactly what was done during recent elections in Flanders.

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Socioecological Reindustrialisation: Striking the balance of local and global dynamics

Geschreven door Dirk Holemans. Gepost in Publications

This short text will expose the key assumptions guiding the project "Socioecological Reindustrialisation: Striking the balance of local and global dynamics”. It invites partners and interested stakeholder to comment and deepen the exposed arguments. Multiple perspectives should contribute to mutual learning within the Green movement and beyond.

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Cities as eco-factories of the future

Geschreven door Dirk Holemans. Gepost in Publications

This text was written as a discussion paper for the 2013 GEF, Oikos and Nous Horitzons project Urban Re-industrialisation: Ecology and green jobs.

As the world rapidly continues to urbanise, cities will have to play a progressively greater role in the move towards a low carbon economy. By working towards the creation of a closed circular economy and a slow economy cities could be well placed to lead the transition.

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Looking the gift horse in the mouth

Geschreven door Dirk Holemans. Gepost in Publications

What and how we eat has a profound impact on our culture. However changes in recent decades have profoundly changed our relationship with food, and not for the better. What are the costs of these changes, and can they be reversed?

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