PSE Chaired Professor
Books : “Vers le socialisme écologique” by Thomas Piketty
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The 20th century was the century of social democracy. The 21st century will be the century of ecological, democratic and participatory socialism. This statement may come as a surprise at a time when a worrying mix of identity-based withdrawal and resigned neoliberalism seems to be gaining ground everywhere. And yet I remain optimistic. Equality is a battle that can be won, has been won in the past and will be won again in the future. Provided we fully appreciate all the institutional transformations that this implies, draw all the lessons from the political strategies that follow, and above all, never leave social and economic issues and reflections on alternative socio-economic systems to others. These are eminently political issues, on which all citizens must have an opinion and be involved. It is by reversing the relations of knowledge and power, and by resuming the course of social and collective mobilization, that the march towards equality and dignity can regain its rights, and that the national-liberal parenthesis can be closed.
After Vivement le socialisme! Chroniques 2016-2020, Thomas Piketty shares his thoughts developed in his columns for Le Monde and his blog, from the Covid crisis to the war in Gaza. He analyzes the political events that are shaking up the planet, shaking up Europe and national space, opening up prospects for change. Preceded by an unpublished preface, this collection includes all the columns published by Thomas Piketty between July 2020 and September 2024.
