Practice & models
No blueprint replaces local experience. These scenarios therefore show procedures, responsibilities and safeguards—not finished commands.
A vacant building may be sold, used as a health centre or converted into communal housing.
An open assembly gathers needs and identifies those directly affected.
Working groups examine costs, gaps in provision and ecological consequences.
The assembly decides; a recallable implementation team receives a narrow mandate.
A producer must choose between higher output, shorter working time and a low-emissions conversion.
Workers disclose needs, capacities and burdens.
Community and supply-chain delegates introduce social and ecological effects.
Surpluses fund conversion, provision and democratically agreed working time.
A heatwave affects several communities. Water, health care and energy must temporarily be coordinated.
Local councils report capacity and urgent needs.
Mandated delegates agree regional distribution under transparent criteria.
Emergency authority expires automatically; measures and failures are publicly reviewed.
Think further
Which effects were overlooked? Who carries the risks? Who can object? These questions decide whether self-government fulfils its promise.
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