Listen to what cannot be heard, look for that which cannot be seen, be attentive to that which overflows from the categories: is this the sociology of freedom? Truth has its basis in the really-existing practices and dreams of everyday communising...

If we are to be truly realistic then we must demand the “impossible.” To refuse reality is to confront a crisis deeper than politics, economy, or society, for even our language itself must be recovered and relearned — so that we may finally write the words that speak.

JOIN THE NEW RESEARCH COMMUNE - DEMOCRATIC FOODWAYS: BIOCULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND CUISINES This research commune aims to focus on existing and past experiments in autonomous foodways.

"Food and Social Nature: Foundation for Democratic Modernity" by Harriet Friedmann, from Issue 01 of Democratic Modernity, is now available online!

Without hope we are paralyzed, unable to create. But what hope is possible in today's world? "On Democratic Modernity; Or, To Hope in the Aftermath" by Nik Matheou, from the First Issue of Democratic Modernity, is now available online! academyofsocialscience.org/2026/05/08/o...

"Power lies not only in institutions but in how people make sense of their world; hegemony is a political and cultural process. Art, in its most valid form, is a powerful force for change." ✍️ Benedetta Argentieri academyofsocialscience.org/2026/04/20/a...

On April 1st we will be in Milano! Havin Guneser and Anna Clara Basilicò will introduce the Academy of Social Science, its communes, and the journal Democratic Modernity as a collective platform for anti-oppressive, decolonial, bottom-up learning, research, and political education.

We are excited to take part in the 2 day conference "The Kurdistan Freedom Movement at a Crossroads" on the 26th and 27th of March at the University of Torino.

Il tour di presentazioni continua! Presto saremo in Italia per presentare l'Accademia di Scienza Sociale, la rivista Democratic Modernity e per condividere un invito a partecipare alle comuni di ricerca. Maggiori informazioni saranno presto disponibili!

The tour of talks continues! We will soon be in Italy to present the newly founded Academy of Social Science, the journal Democratic Modernity and to make a call to join research communes. More information will soon be available!

The article "Defending Society is Defending Life" by Havin Guneser, from the first issue of the Journal Democratic Modernity, is now available online! academyofsocialscience.org/2026/03/12/d...

Some pictures from the talks in Berlin on February 20th and 21st. The presentations took place at Humboldt University, moderated by Alice von Bieberstein, and at the Kurdish Community Center.

Some pictures from the presentation and talk held by Harriet Friedmann and Havin Guneser on the 13th of Feburary at the University of Toronto.

JIN JIYAN AZADÎ HÊVÎ JI BO SEDSALA 21'EMÎN 21.02.2026 16.00-18.00 Komel Berlin (Residenzstraße 53-54, 13409 Berlin)

WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM HOPE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 21.02.2026 16.00-18.00 Kurdish Community Center (Residenzstraße 53-54, 13409 Berlin)

WOMEN, LIFE, FREEDOM, HOPE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY February 24, 2:30-4PM D492 Loeb Building, Carleton University, Ottawa

WOMEN, LIFE, FREEDOM, HOPE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 13 Feburary, 3-5 PM BA 2135, Bahen Building, 40 St George Street, Toronto

The Editorial of issue 01 of Democratic Modernity, written by Patrick Huff and the Editorial Collective, is now available online!

WOMEN, LIFE, FREEDOM, HOPE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 20 February, 16:00-18:00 Lichthof Ost, Humboldt University, Berlin This talk, moderated by Alice von Bieberstein, will introduce the Academy of Social Science, its research communes, and the Journal Democratic Modernity.

The workers of @pmpress.bsky.social share a message of solidarity with Rojava: "More than 125 years ago, the rallying cry of the international working class, and their opposition to capitalism, nationalism, imperialism and war, was "The Workers of the World Have No Country".

A statement of solidarity with Rojava from the Posgrado de Sociología of the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades “Alfonso Vélez Pliego”, at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico. "Stop the fascist aggression in Rojava!

Andrej Grubačić, founding Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Social Change at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and founding member of the Academy of Social Science, issued a statement and video message in solidarity with Rojava.

Ana Paula Morel, Associate Professor at Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and author of "A World To Many Worlds: Decolonizing Education and the Zapatista Revolution", issued a statement in solidarity with Rojava.

A video message and statement for the end of the attacks on Rojava and the Autonomous Administration by Mechthild Exo, a founding member of the Academy of Social Science, peace researcher, lecturer and activist. "The war must stop now! Rojava is where the grounds for peace to flourish are reality."

Raúl Zibechi, a founding member of the Academy of Social Science, popular educator, journalist and writer of more than 30 books about “pueblos en movimiento”, issued a statement in solidarity with Rojava.

James Kelman, a founding member of the Academy of Social Science, acclaimed writer, and winner of multiple literary prizes, including the Booker Prize, issued a message of solidarity for Rojava.

Long Histories of Democratic Civilization - A Call for Participation Check the page to read the full call and to register to participate in the works of the Commune! academyofsocialscience.org/democratic-c...

We are excited to announce the first issue of the journal of the Academy of Social Science, Democratic Modernity! The journal has the same mission as the Academy of Social Science: to enrich and reweave the moral and political fabric of society.

Here are some highlights from the Opening Event at the Academy of Social Science! News about our work and developing projects will be out soon.

Some moments from the concert by Sonny and Quincy Saul at the Academy inauguration. "I hope that one day Abdullah Öcalan is free to hear some of this music". Sonny Saul, inspired by Öcalan, composed this suite in 2018, dedicating it to him.

"Love, in the context of the new paradigm, is not passive or confined to the private sphere, but an active liberatory social force." Targol Mesbah's speech at the Academy Inauguration is now online: academyofsocialscience.org/2025/10/13/t...

Here you can find a contribution by Ögmundur Jónasson for the Academy Inauguration: www.ogmundur.is/is/greinar/a...

"Our resistance is a process of trying to sow the seeds of another world, even in the horrors of this world" John Holloway's speech at the Academy Inauguration in June 2025 is now available online.

Our work is built around two core structures: Communes and Collectives. Additional information about the Communes and Collectives we are proposing are coming soon.

"What gathers us here today is not just our refusal of this system, but our quest to bring truth and freedom together." Here an extract from Havin Guneser's speech at the Academy inauguration in June.

We set four main objectives for our work: research, knowledge production, education, and cooperation.

"New Social Science should become a social movement for Democratic Civilization" Here an extract from Andrej Grubačić's opening speech at the Academy inauguration in June.

The Academy of Social Science, founded in 2025, is dedicated to the study, research, and promotion of integrative social science, the sociology of freedom.