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      <dc:title>Ecological Resistance in Intentional Communities. A Case Study of Sociocratic Governance in an Ecovillage in Navarre (Spain)</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>Bertino, Marina</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Martín-Lagos López, María Dolores</dc:creator>
      <dc:subject>Neo-ruralism</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Intentional communities</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Transformative learning</dc:subject>
      <dc:description>This paper explores ecological resistance through the lived experience of Arterra Bizimodu, an ecovillage in Navarre, Spain, where around 40 people have come together to create a life centred on cooperation, sustainability, and shared governance. As part of a wider neo-rural movement, many of the residents – mainly aged between 25 and 45 – have chosen to leave urban life behind in search of a more meaningful and ecologically aligned existence. The community is the headquarters of GEN-Europe (Global Ecovillage Network) and plays a key role in networks supporting transforma-tive learning and regenerative living. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in 2024, includ-ing participant observation and 12 interviews, this study looks closely at how socio-cratic decision-making, permaculture design, and everyday ecological practices shape both personal and collective transformation. Tools like non-violent communication and participatory democracy help foster mutual trust, emotional awareness, and a sense of shared responsibility. Rather than representing utopian idealism or retreat, Arterra Bizimodu functions as a grounded experiment in socio-ecological transition. It illustrates how ecovillages can act as real-world laboratories in the daily practice of care, participation, and interdependence.</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2026-01-29T09:55:16Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2026-01-29T09:55:16Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2025-12-30</dc:date>
      <dc:type>journal article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>Bertino, M. &amp; Martín-Lagos López, M. D. (2025). Ecological Resistance in Intentional Communities. A Case Study of Sociocratic Governance in an Ecovillage in Navarre (Spain). Società Mutamento Politica 16(32): 99-108. doi: 10.36253/smp-16189</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>2038-3150</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>https://hdl.handle.net/10481/110465</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.36253/smp-16189</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>open access</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional</dc:rights>
      <dc:publisher>Universitá degli Studi Firenze</dc:publisher>
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