
Helena Norberg-Hodge: The promise and pitfalls of localism
Written by Contributor, 8th September 2019, 0 Comments
The fact that the language of localism is being increasingly co-opted by authoritarians around the world is itself a sign of localism’s appeal. Left uprooted and adrift by the globalized economy, people are desperate for a sense of connection: to one another, to the living world, to a place and culture that’s familiar to them.