The Cooperative Movement or The Cooperative Community - are these possible solutions for the rural communities of Denmark?
Translated title
Andelsbevægelsen eller Andelslandsbyen - er de mulige løsninger for udkanten i Danmark?
Author
Frostholm, Rasmus Koudal
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-06-07
Pages
56
Abstract
Rapporten undersøger det sociale eksperiment Krejbjergplanen fra 1974-1976, ledet af filosofen Poul Bjerre, som afprøvede nye måder at bo sammen og organisere et lokalsamfund på, baseret på hans samfundsteorier og en human-økologisk værdifilosofi. Kilderne omfatter Bjerres bøger og tekster, avisartikler samt interviews med hans enke, Tove Bjerre, og Ivan Andersen, tidligere formand for Krejbjerg Borgerforening og en central modstander af projektet. Rapporten sammenligner også Bjerres idéer med nutiden ved at se på andelsbevægelsen 2.0, en moderne bølge af kooperative fællesskaber, og relaterer den til Krejbjergplanen. Metoderne omfatter interviews, litteraturgennemgang, dokumentanalyse og scenariearbejde. Rapporten konkluderer, at Krejbjergplanen primært mislykkedes på grund af manglende lokal opbakning. Den finder også, at mange af eksperimentets kooperative idealer stemmer overens med andelsbevægelsen 2.0, hvilket kan pege på, at tiden er moden til nye forsøg med organiserede fællesskaber i Danmark.
This report examines the 1974-1976 social experiment Krejbjergplanen, led by philosopher Poul Bjerre, who tested new ways of living together and organizing a local community, based on his societal theories and a human-ecological value philosophy. Sources include Bjerre’s books and writings, press articles, and interviews with his widow, Tove Bjerre, and Ivan Andersen, former chair of Krejbjerg Borgerforening and a key opponent of the project. The report also compares Bjerre’s ideas to current realities by looking at the cooperative movement 2.0, a contemporary push for cooperative communities, and relating it to Krejbjergplanen. Methods include interviews, literature review, document analysis, and scenario building. The report concludes that Krejbjergplanen failed primarily due to limited local support. It also finds that many of its cooperative ideals align with today’s cooperative movement 2.0, suggesting that Denmark may be ready to try new experiments in organized community living.
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