We are very excited to share with you the programme of the first international workshop on the Commons and Political theory, organised by ‘Heteropolitics: Refiguring the Common and the Political’ research project, lead by the PI Prof. Alexandros Kioukpiolis in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. This workshop will be adressing several thematics around commons and… Continue reading
Join me on Monday, 18th of September at Newspeak House in London at 7:00 PM for a workshop on the Commons, P2P, and Peer to Peer Politics. See you there! Event Description After 40 years of neoliberalization, the promised end of history has led to a decomposition of established hierarchical systems, including politics. This process… Continue reading
By adopting and adapting the concept of Buen Vivir, which originated in traditional communities, as an inspiration for policy by a contemporary national state, Ecuador has brought an important innovation in policy-making. Such neotraditional approaches, if they are based on a mutual dialogue, are a very important part of a transition to a social knowledge… Continue reading
This post by Andrew Ward was originally posted on LinkedIn The crowd funding campaign for the startup of platform cooperative Incubator.coop has now been launched – you can learn more and support it here. There’s problems with traditional incubators that no-one in “startup land” wants to admit. The problem is simple: incubators serve investors, not… Continue reading
In May 2015 we posted this crowdfund appeal from Enfable for a film including a discussion of the CIC (Cooperativa Integral Catalonia), and now here is the final film. Catalonia is at the forefront of new economic thinking. They are a region rich in social currencies and in projects and people creating functioning post-capitalist societies…. Continue reading
Not everyone is aware that technology is not neutral, and that design decisions reflect interests and values. This is of course very clear with Bitcoin and the Blockchain, which carries within itself a vision of human society that is based on isolated individuals that make contracts with other. At the P2P Foundation, we’d like to… Continue reading
No major civilization has EVER practiced carrying capacity as a basis for political and economic self-governance; carrying capacity has only succeeded in small communities. Of course, we know this from the modern Ostrom view of the commons; but Ostrom never put her finger on the pulse of carrying capacity as the *self-organizing principle between a… Continue reading
° Introduction A hacker needs to have an idea where he/she wants to go. Therefore I started to outline when invited to @ZK/U Berlin a scenario of the Open Source Circular City to inspire hacking for it. Why? There is not only one way to a circular city and more than just one potential… Continue reading
A new publication by The Great Transition Initiative provides an inspiring vision of a more equal, vibrant and sustainable civilisation. From Share the World’s Resources’ (STWR) perspective, its missing element is a sufficient focus on the critical needs of the very poorest citizens—which could ultimately forge the global solidarity needed to bring that new world… Continue reading
Written by Micky Metts and cross-posted from Platform.coop Plans for a new way of connecting students with their community Problem: Schools and students are traditionally disconnected from their community and seldom do they work on interrelated projects that will benefit both the school and the people of the community. Solution: Mentoring students to develop free… Continue reading
Carlos Delclós: By now, the story is well-known in left-wing circles. Two years ago, a handful of civic platforms won municipal elections in most of Spain’s major cities, including Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Cádiz and Santiago, among others. Spearheaded by prominent figures from the local social movements, they joined Podemos and various left-wing parties in campaigns… Continue reading
The following by J.Z. Garrod is reposted from TripleC, where the full PDF is available. Abstract Although it is still in early stages, many commentators have been quick to note the revolutionary potential of next-generation or Bitcoin 2.0 technology. While some have expressed fear that the widespread application of these technologies may engender the rise… Continue reading
This is a review of DGML, ‘physical’, ‘cosmo-local’ peer production; produced by the Source Network, (an online network bringing together academics, policy professionals and civil society organisers from across Europe created by the New Economics Foundation), written by Chris Giotitsas and Jose Ramos from the P2P Foundation/P2P Lab. Download the full report here: A New… Continue reading
This post by Mark Boas was originally published on maboa.it This year I found myself more “available” than previous years and decided to commit to being a “Space Wrangler” for this year’s Mozilla Festival. I was warned that it was a fairly heavy commitment, however so far it’s been great. Commitments don’t seem to be… Continue reading
At a recent Oakland City Council meeting, Wilson Riles, a community leader and former City Councilmember, reminded us why Wall Street is so-called: it actually had a wall built around it in the 17th century to keep out Native tribes displaced by early colonists. It’s also worth remembering that Wall Street was the site of… Continue reading
Mary Lou Forward: While the world has become increasingly digital, most formal educational systems have not taken full advantage of what the new technologies can provide. – books, articles, databases, videos and other curricular materials. By using open networks and open content, Open Education also lets students and teachers separated by great distances interact with… Continue reading