The problem is the solution: Can permaculture management regenerate social economy enterprises?

International audienceWe consider the degeneration of social economy enterprises(SEEs) and develop a thesis that SEE regenerationmay be inspired by living systems. Within the paradigmof living organizations,we propose an approach inspiredby permaculture. This study’s purpose is to understandhow SEEs might apply permaculture principles for theirregeneration. We identify the main degeneration issuesin SEEs. We then present the permaculture approachthrough its theoretical background, application to livingorganizations, and core design principles. Finally,weshow how permaculture relates to management modelsappropriate for alternative organizations, and we underlinespecific links with degeneration issues in SEEs.We make a theoretical contribution by binding two distinctconversations: permaculture management and SEEdegeneration. Thiswork also provides an original frameworkfor future empirical research