large states of the modern era. According to this analysis, existing small nations like Denmark, Ireland or the Netherlands, but also emerging small nations, like Scotland, Catalonia or Bayern, are better prepared to establish democratic, prosperous and sustainable polities, particularly when they are able to form effective confederations at a continental level. In Michael Menser's opinion, "Ribó’s combination of classic figures, moral argument, and contemporary politics is a welcome and timely contribution to ecological and political theory". According to Guy Lancaster, "Habitat is the sort of work that has fallen out of favour these days—an imaginative prescription for creating the best of all possible worlds. In addition, Ribó manages to propose a sense of community that expands beyond the boundaries of the homo sapiens species without resorting to the mysticism of bioregionalists or Gaia hypothesis adherents." External links Author's webpage: www.ignasiribo.com Published essays at Dialnet Review of També somien els búfals (Avui) Article on La ley de la gravedad (El País) Review of La ley de la gravedad (El País) References 1971 births Living people Writers from Catalonia Spanish male writers