Alain de Vulpian is a socio-anthropologist and the founder of Cofremca, RISC, and Sociovision. He has dedicated his professional life to conducting action research, observing the evolution of western societies, and designing humane interventions. His book “Towards the Third Modernity: How Ordinary People Are Transforming the World”, Triarchy Press, 2008, summarizes this work. Since his retirement, Alain has continued to research topics of general interest. He is vice president of SoL France.