The Re-public journal: special issue on the Promise of the Commons
This Greek journal has a special issue dedicated to the evolution of the Commons, its implications for policy making, and its potential to revitalise democracy.
The material is available in both English and Greek.
Amongst the contributors are Richard Stallman, Douglas Rushkoff, Christopher May as well as Greek and other international contributors. My own piece is here, and there is a Greek translation as well.
From the introduction:
“The dichotomy between the private and the public forms the basis of theories of democracy. In recent years, this distinction has been challenged: examples include the erosion of the public sphere by private interests and the increasing control of the private domain by state authorities. New concepts and practices that move beyond this primary dichotomy are needed in order to face the contemporary crisis of democratic societies. Signifying a new social and economic space beyond government regulation and market control, the commons has been proposed as a feasible institutional alternative to both private and public arrangements. This special issue explores the openings that the concept of the ‘commons’ presents for democratic theory and practice.”
