Sociologist Gérard Bulin-Xavier urges Guadeloupe to break free from stagnation through a new governance model rooted in cultural identity and collective intelligence.
Author proposes new governance for Guadeloupe
In an opinion piece published by CCN - Caraib Creole News, Gérard Bulin-Xavier, a sociologist and anthropologist, calls for a collective project to move Guadeloupe out of strategic, structural, and operational stagnation and to build an alternative governance model for the territory. The article, titled More than time to get our country out of stagnation, appeared on October 24, 2026, and argues that the current crisis in Guadeloupe is primarily a crisis of meaning and existence.Alternative governance options suggested
Bulin-Xavier proposes that the alternative governance model could be a PTOM (Pays Territoire d'Outre-mer) project, autonomy, independence, or another path, which would be defined through collective intelligence. He believes that Guadeloupe has individuals, including the youth, who can help define a relationship with the Caribbean, the French mainland, Europe, and the world that satisfies the population.Crisis of identity and existence
Bulin-Xavier argues that the crisis in Guadeloupe, like in many regions of the world, is fundamentally a crisis of meaning and existence. He suggests that Guadeloupe has active identity markers, cultural power, and a soul that can protect it from existential crises. He calls for deconstructing some self-representations that deprive the population of confidence and self-esteem.Call for unity and resistance
He urges the rejection of destructive logics and the adoption of peaceful paths aligned with the values of solidarity, resistance, and rebellion that are part of Guadeloupean identity. Through collective intelligence, he believes it is possible to define an ambitious future project for the country despite global chaos.Author's previous works
Bulin-Xavier is the author of several essays, including Embrassons-nous par milliers car nous sommes tous frères de sang, Homo Spiritualis, La poétique du sens de la vie à l'existence, Of essentiality, Pensées dé-voilées, L'humanité reconquise, and Le ré-enchantement de soi et du mode pour gérer le chaos.
