Peer2Politics

Almost everyone thinks academic publishing needs to change. What would a better system look like? Economist Elinor Ostrom gave us design…

The commons perspective stresses the democratic governance of knowledge as it identifies knowledge as a shared resource that is a collective responsibility. It emphasizes equitable access to knowledge resources such as health-care and education, the urgent need to prioritize ecological sustainability in knowledge policy and the promotion of an open and democratic Internet.

Commons are forms of governance and governance strategies for resources created and owned collectively. Knowledge commons governance is likely to be key to successfully addressing important social issues in medicine, environmental protection, education, science and beyond. It is critical for us to study knowledge commons and learn how variations and governance affect outcomes: what works, what doesn't. Recently a group of university researchers affiliated with IASC has founded a new internet based research network called Workshop on Governing Knowledge Commons - knowledge-commons.net