Co-op News November 2022

tCI REVIEW
Ideas for a new world: Winners of the Social
and Solidarity Economy Book Prize
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Un "notre monde"
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Etre radical - Dialogue
entre deux generations
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to transform the
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by Bastien Sibille and
Hugues Sibille,
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The winners of the Social and Solidarity Economy
(SSE) Book Prize were announced at the Paris Expo
Porte de Versailles last month.
In its ninth year, the prize, for French writers,
had two categories, reflection and testimonials.
Both winners came from the Monde en transitions
collection published by Les petits matins.
The prize for reflection went to Un "notre monde"
est possible (An "our world" is possible) by Sebastien
Chaillou-Gillette (pictured) and Stephane Pfeiffer.
Testimonials was won by Etre radical - Dialogue
entre deux generations pour transformer /'economie
(Be radical - Dialogue between two generations
to transform the economy) by Bastien Sibille and
Hugues Sibille.
The awards were presented by Roger Belot,
president of the prize jury, and Patrick Gobert,
president of Tait citoyen, a club of members of
staff representative bodies known as social and
economic committees.
"The books elected this year question the future
of our world and the role that the SSE will play in
it," said Belot. "The authors do not doubt it and
show their commitment. An "our world" is possible
offers concrete actions to invite each citizen to
become an actor in the economy. In response,
Bastien and Hugues Sibille discuss their past
and current experiences. The jury found its own
questions there."
Gobert added: "The jury wanted to emphasise
the value of the works selected for the diversity
of approaches to the SSE in the books of experts
and in the testimonials that are both committed
and clearly show the variety of backgrounds and
experiences. All have the values of the SSE in
common: working together, civic engagement,
personal accomplishment."
An "our world" is possible explores how citizens
can make their voices heard and influence decisions
through economic citizenship, by reclaiming
economic and social issues, rather than acting as
easily influenced consumers. It uses examples from
the social and solidarity economy in various fields
(education, work or corporate governance) to offers
concrete courses of action for both individual and
collectives on the premise that "the economy must
become everyone's business".
Be radical - Dialogue between two generations
to transform the economy is an intergenerational
dialogue between 42-year-old son, and his
70-year-old father, both of whom are leaders in
SSE enterprises. The book explores how the two
generations have sought to change the world while
revealing the two writers' views on the SSE. The
father shares his experience as someone who was
involved in promoting democracy in the workplace
while the son reveals his involvement in the
movement for the management of the commons.
The authors of both books are actively involved
in the sector: Sebastien Chaillou-Gillette is director
of the regional chamber of the ESS (Cress) Ile-de­
France and former president of the International
Cooperative Alliance's Youth Network; Stephane
Pfeiffer is second deputy mayor of Bordeaux where
he is leading on SSE initiatives; Hugues Sibille is
president of the Labo de l'ESS, an SSE think-tank,
former vice-president of Credit cooperative and
former interministerial delegate for the social
economy; and Bastien Sibille is president of the
Mobicoop as well as Licoornes, an alliance of coops
for ecological and solidarity transition.
The books can be pre-ordered at lespetitsmatins.fr
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