Adam Arvidsson (translated from the Italian by Tiziano Bonini) The Political Economy of the Common. Ed. by Andrea Fumagalli (as yet untranslated Italian-language book) Economia politica del comune, collects a series of essays, mostly published elsewhere, which summarize his analysis of post-crisis contemporary capitalism. Capitalism has changed. Andrea Fumagalli says so. And he said that,… Continue reading
Michel Bauwens: Commoning is not inherently inclusive, and neither are initiatives such as ecovillages that have some relation to commoning. The natural resource commons described by Ostrom were often communautarian and reflected the accepted gender and class typologies and expectations of the day. Ecovillages and landed common initiatives may require initial investments that filter participants and… Continue reading
Republished from Medium.com Laura James: OPEN 2018 last week was an exciting event, not only because of the incredible people the organisers brought together, but because it felt like something new was starting to take off. There were people from many different organisations, sectors, and backgrounds, and they found sometimes unexpected things in common with… Continue reading
We are very happy to announce that Synergia and Schumacher College are partnering to offer the Synergia program at Schumacher College in Totnes, UK from October 15-26. Join us for this intensive two-week study programme with Schumacher College and Synergia Institute. This course offers participants a practical guide on how we can shift our economy… Continue reading
A CommonsCamp will take place at Grenoble (France) August 22 to 26, during the Summer University of the French social movements An open and self-organized gathering, this event is structured into 3 modules: COMMONS, MUNICIPALISM and RIGHTS TO THE CITY and MAPS and SYNERGY meetings, both dedicated to making digital tools for the commoners. The… Continue reading