What can bind people together beyond the minimal social and civic ties? David Bollier argues that the Commons can be the driver for systemic change
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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Every so often I am invited to write a piece that in effect answers the question, “Why the commons?” I invariably find new answers to that question. 
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People around the world are increasingly identifying as global citizens, according to a new BBC poll that shines a light on changing attitudes.
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The following article, originally published in Enlivening Edge, is the first in a series of 7 looking at health and healthcare from a commons perspective.
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COMMONS COMMONS TRANSITION P2P HEALTHCARE P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS SHARINGcommons
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What exactly is the P2P Foundation? I consider it an invaluable resource of archived information about the history of peer production and related topics.
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The growth of information continues exponentially until it exceeds the social processes (institutions) and technological structures that produced it.
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P2P GOVERNANCE P2P HIERARCHY THEORY P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS P2P THEORYp2p go
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D-CENT invites you to an exciting week-long programme of activities which showcase and celebrate the results of the D-CENT project.
jean lievens's insight:
CAMPAIGNS COMMONS COMMONS TRANSITION CONFERENCES CULTURE & IDEAS OPEN CALLS OPEN MODELS P2P COLLABORATION P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS
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The 3rd Industrial Revolution is not really limited to computers or the internet. The revolution is expressed through the networking of everything
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COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE CULTURE & IDEAS P2P COLLABORATION P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS P2P SUBJECTIVITY P2P TECHNOLOGYcolle
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According to the Shadow Chancellor, the Labour Party will double the size of the UK co-operative sector if in power, as a way to boost the economy.
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If the future of finance is going to be digital, we want it to be populated with those who value the deeper tenets of open source philosophy
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On the Necessity of Transforming the Fictitious Commodities into Commons (3): Labor | P2P FoundationAs factors of production, people are no longer human beings, but commodities bought and sold in labor markets, so called wage slaves, or “human capital”.
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A series of 3 excerpts on commonifying the fictitious commodities identified by Karl Polany, i.e. land, money and labor, from an essay by Gary Flomenhoft.
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COMMONS TRANSITION FOOD AND AGRICULTURE P2P ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM P2P PUBLIC POLICY P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS
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PROCOMUNS, a 3 day event held in Barcelona to discuss commons-oriented approaches to public policy, peer production and the collaborative economy.
jean lievens's insight:
BUILDING THE OPEN SOURCE CIRCULAR ECONOMY COMMONS COMMONS TRANSITION CONFERENCES COOPERATIVES CULTURE & IDEAS ETHICAL ECONOMY FEATURED VIDEO OPEN COOPS & SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS OPEN GOVERNMENT ORIGINAL CONTENT P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS SHARING VIDEOS
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Sharing is not an opposite of ownership nor a panacea. But we can make use of existing resources rather than create everything we need.
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BUILDING THE OPEN SOURCE CIRCULAR ECONOMY COMMONS COMMONS TRANSITION FEATURED BOOK P2P ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM P2P COLLABORATION P2P LEGAL DEV. P2P PUBLIC POLICY P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS SHARING
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Brilliant explanation of why the social insurance model of the 20th century is dying and why the basic income is the unavoidable alternative.
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Video panel exploring questions of why decentralization is relevant. The session addressed this topic with examples from projects like D-CENT and Pump.io, as well as the digital social innovation ecosystem in Europe. There was also a presentation about the European strategy for Collective Awareness Platforms and distributed infrastructures. Featuring David Rozas, Loretta Anania, Irina Bolychevsky,... Continue reading →
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This paper analyses the main fault lines of the industrial food system and the consequences of the absolute commodification of food.
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Video panel exploring the Commons in the city and internationally. Featuring Christian Iaione, Eloísa Piñeiro Orge, George Dafermos and Joan Subirats.
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Michel Bauwens' initial analysis of Kojin Karatani's 'The Structures of World History' and how these insights potentially enrich P2P theory.
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It is time to systematically dismantle this wealth hoarding system. Now that we know what it is and how it was built, we can tear it apart piece by piece.
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"The state is like a household that should not spend more than it earns" This kind of ‘handbag economics’ draws its analogy from erroneous myths.
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The real wealth in the future does not come from saving labor but in creating new kinds of things to do. Long-term wealth depends on making new labor.
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What does the SYRIZA experience have to teach us about the potential of democratic politics to bring about economic and social transformation?
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ACTIVISM COMMONS COMMONS TRANSITION EMPIRE P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS POLITICSacti
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Those who continue to uphold the existing, highly skewed international economic and financial order delay the realization of human rights by many decades.
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ACTIVISM CAMPAIGNS COMMONS TRANSITION CULTURE & IDEAS ETHICAL ECONOMY P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICSact
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One of Shareable’s core projects this year is to produce a new book and digital database comprised of case studies and model policies to support the growth of Sharing Cities.
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COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COMMONS COMMONS TRANSITION CULTURE & IDEAS P2P ACTION ITEMS P2P SOCIETY AND POLITICS PEER PROPERTYcoll