摘要：Rural space and rural society in Croatia are vastly overtaken by processes of depopulation and economic stagnation. However, in one type of contemporary communities we find the model of local development which helps create vital social energy and ideas for increasing sustainability. In this paper we will argue that eco-villages, as intentional communities, are the expression of late modern processes. We start with the history of alternative communities, then with their appearance in Croatia and with the social, economic and environmental aspects of their worldview and everyday practices. In our analysis we will incorporate the notion of reflexive modernization by which we will interpret some aspects of eco-villages’ values. Theoretical framework also includes the concept of sustainability which we find very fruitful in the analysis of the eco-villages’ worldview. Within the discussion on the new rurality concept, we will place the eco-village movement within broader social processes in rural societies. Empirically we found our paper on the qualitative research, multiple case study conducted in 2011/2012 in five eco-villages in Croatia. In our conclusion, the eco-village is interpreted as a concept of multidimensional sustainability and a new type of community characterized by subpolitics and reflexivity.
关键词：ekosela; održivost; održivi razvoj; subpolitičnost; nova ruralnost
