UN DIALOGO TRANSCULTURAL, TRANSFRONTERIZO Y TRANSFORMADOR RECORDANDO PAUL SINGER

(RE)CONSTITUYENDO LA ECONOMIA SOCIAL Y SOLIDARIA

Abstract

The article recounts the stages of the dialogue between Paul Singer and his friends in student associations in Germany, his colleagues in social sciences, economics and sociology in German universities, and his students in Germany. The first meeting is followed by dialogues promoted by publications to share analysis, contributions to the Latin America yearbook and Latin America News Bulletin, in solidarity economy congresses as well as by exchanges of teachers and students. Through these and through visits to solidarity economy enterprises in the two countries, a dialogue was promoted about public policies achieved by social movements and their diverse forms of organization and their studies, learning and communication processes. We highlight the Brazilian example of the National Secretariat of Solidarity Economy to start from the individual, the citizen who associates himself, of incubating self-managed enterprises and organizing National Assemblies for all those who organized themselves in their regional fora. The memory and dedication of Paul Singer opens the way for a cross-border, transcultural and transformative long-term dialogue.