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A growing number of libraries are letting patrons use their library cards to check out creative tools like 3-D printers, including the Multnomah County and Eugene public libraries. 
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The Charter for Democracy proposes a politics grounded in environmental and social realities, based on the Commons and defended from corporate interests.
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The idea of the commons as an organising principle has moved from the streets to the heart of the European political establishment.
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The Partner State is a concept where public authorities assist in the direct creation of value by civil society, and promote commons-based Peer Production.
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The Commons are more effectively utilized and developed as community-managed resources and infrastructures than as state-managed property.
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John Restakis speaks about the Civil Economy as a contrast to the the crisis that has gripped Europe, and the western democracies, over the last 30 years.
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Michel Bauwens, John Restakis and Kevin Flanagan The history of political and economic organization within capitalism has been the recurring fight over the balance of power between the state and the market, which has ended in a radical subordination of the state and the social good to private markets interests. But the alternative may no longer be a return to statism and a ‘strong state’ but rather a set of commons-centric alternatives based on the principles of co-operation and economic democracy
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jean lievens's insight:
This paper examines the concept of the Partner State in relation to a social knowledge economy and the concept of Buen Viviras proposed in Ecuador’s National Plan for Good living. Drawing on both the theoretical and practical foundations of the Partner State as a model of governance, the paper argues that the proposed transition to an economy based on social knowledge and the realization of Buen Vivirrequires a radical restructuring of the State apparatus toward a direction of increased empowerment and meaningful engagement of both civil society and economic agents in the small firm economy as prerequisites for this transition. [1](#sdfootnote1sym)In this context, the Partner State is presented both as the necessary vehicle for the fulfillment of Buen Vivirand as the culmination of this process. The idea of the social market is also advanced as a means of enlarging the scope of social economy activities throughout the economy and as a central aspect of a Partner State approach to empowering civil society.
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P2P & INOVAÇÃO is a new journal linked Grupo de Pesquisa Economias colaborativas e produção P2P no Brasil (Collaborative Economy and P2P Production in Brazil Research Group) from Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT). The second volume has just been published and includes, amongst others, articles authored by P2P Foundation collaborators. This …
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Te escribo para invitarte a participar en Somero 2015, nuestro encuentro de este año. Si puedes echar un ojo a ancovoligo.com verás que la programación confirmada es increíble. Hoy publiqué un post que puede ayudarte a elegir qué días reservar http://lasindias.com/que-dia-debes-elegir-para-participar-en-somero-2015 Si estás pensando en el viaje, quiero comentarte que este año hemos conseguido importantes descuentos en Renfe, Alsa e Iberia y estamos negociando tarifas preferenciales con distintos hoteles de la ciudad. Además, estamos cerrando acuerdos con patrocinadores a los efectos de poder bajar el coste de la participación en Somero 2015 al máximo. Me haría mucha ilusión verte este año en Gijón! Reserva tu plaza cuanto antes en http://ancovoligo.com/reservas/ Un gran abrazo David
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The first Dutch book on P2P Save the World by Michel Bauwens had a good reception in Flanders, but there were also some criticisms. In this article, we examine two criticisms of the book: the feasibility of an unconditional basic income within the present system and the possibility to move gradually to a P2P society without “overthrowing” capitalism. Apart from the “low road” to peer-to-peer (after an economic collapse) and “the high road” to peer-to-peer (through neo- Keynesianism), a third way could open up, based on a reformed partner states facilitating peer production. Our conclusion is that under the present circumstances – with bottom-up initiatives; open source alternatives; and the Internet as a new means of production, value creation and distribution – past failed experiences of socialism could today have more chances of succeeding on the condition that a progressive government arms itself with a commons transitional plan. Such a transitional government would undoubtedly face many difficulties, but it would at least open the horizon for a better future.
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In the gap between people and increasingly unaccountable institutions beholden to financial interests, citizens are rising up to reclaim the commons.
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"The race to the bottom that globalization has triggered is no longer an available strategy for a knowledge economy system like Mantova." Michel Bauwens interviews professor Christian Iaione, a facilitator of Bologna's Regulation for the Care and Regeneration... - See more at: http://commonstransition.org/category/articles-and-resources/commoners-in-transition/#sthash.MUlWB9je.dpuf
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“The race to the bottom that globalization has triggered is no longer an available strategy for a knowledge economy system like Mantova. Economic actors increasingly understand that they should invest in producing collaborative value and create collaborative economic ecosystems that foster creativity, knowledge, identity, and trust.” Michel Bauwens interviews professor Christian Iaione, a facilitator of Bologna’s Regulation for the Care and Regeneration of Urban Commons. This interview was originally published in Shareable. - See more at: http://commonstransition.org/the-city-as-commons-with-professor-christian-iaione#sthash.lkqgUvil.dpuf
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This is the third in this series of similarly-titled posts about the future of the state vis à vis TIMN. The first focused on Phillip Bobbitt’s concept of the “market state,” the second on Phillip Blond’s “civic state.” This one is about Michel Bauwens’ “partner state.”
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As austerity continues to affect public spending, governments are struggling with the implications of ageing populations and increased demand. The Trust argues that a new model of public services, based on a new relationship with citizens and communities, is required. Based on almost 200 research reports, policy analysis papers and government documents, the review highlights the shift from the welfare state to the enabling state.
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