English Issue 6/2025

Last year held up a mirror to us in many places: governments are crumbling, systems are no longer up to the new challenges, and the democracy we have become accustomed to seems to be eroding. Is something coming to an end? Are we perhaps, in some places, at an impasse with our habits and expectations? It seems to me that we are facing further social upheaval. That’s why it’s particularly worthwhile to take seriously the ideas that can help us move forward. For this issue, Andrea Valdinoci spoke to John Buck, a consultant for sociocracy who wants to renew the ways we live together.