In this collection, the »Convivialist Manifesto«, published in German in 2014, is critically discussed by authors including Micha Brumlik, Naika Foroutan, Silke Helfrich, Claus Leggewie, Stephan Lessenich, Franz Walter and Gesa Ziemer: What are its strengths and weaknesses?

What would it mean to aim for a convivial society - in politics, culture, civil society and economics? This book initiates a debate on the question of which new forms of cohabitation are admirable, and what are the chances of implementing them. It is not just of interest for specialists from sociology and cultural studies, but rather is directed at civil society and an interested general readership, in that it sounds out potentials for a convivial alternative in the face of financial crises and growing inequality.