An integrative vision of inclusive urban development:
Talking P2P Economics in Barcelona
A live recording of my lecture in the Barcelona co-working space MOB, focusing on the economic aspects of peer to peer emergence. I start with the Brazilian example of Curto Cafe. Sound is not perfect, but still very clear to the ear. Thanks especially to Albert Cañigueral for co-organising this!
Essay of the Day: Democracy, Redistribution and Equality
economic inequality inevitably generates political inequality, which in turn reproduces economic inequality * Paper: Adam Przeworski. Democracy, Redistribution and Equality. Brazilian Political Science Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2012) The summary: “The article argues that economic inequality inevitably generates political inequality, which in turn reproduces economic inequality. Basic concepts are introduced first along with strong… Continue reading
Book of the Day: Four Phases of Team Collaboration
“Edison’s great-grandniece details how the great inventor bonded with his team to breed innovation. It was a four-step process.” * Book: Midnight Lunch: The 4 Phases of Team Collaboration Success from Thomas Edison’s Lab. Sarah Miller Caldicott. ISBN: 978-1-1184-0786-8. 284 pages. December 2012 The following is excerpted from a review by Jennifer Sertl: “The three… Continue reading
Innovation in Community Energy in Finland and the UK
* PhD: Innovation of Community Energy in Finland and the UK (Mari Martiskainen). Sussex Energy Group, University of Sussex. From the Summary: “This PhD research focuses on the innovation of community energy projects in two European countries, Finland and the United Kingdom (UK). The European Union has a target to increase renewable energy generation to… Continue reading
Local Participation and the Left Turn in Bolivia
* Article: Davies, Emmerich and Falleti, Tulia, Who Participates? Local Community Participation and the Left Turn in Bolivia (2012). APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper. The summary: “Whereas studies of electoral participation abound, little attention has been paid to non-electoral and non-contentious participation. Latin American countries have recently promoted participatory institutions and become ideal contexts to… Continue reading
Essay of the Day: The Vision and Reality of Digital Democracy
* Paper: Jan van Dijk. Digital Democracy: Vision and Reality. The essay looks at the claims and achievements of digital democracy in the last 25 years and is recommended by Tiago Peixoto: “Van Dijk’s paper adds to my list of readings on how little can be achieved by technology in the absence of institutional change… Continue reading
Book of the Day: On achieving prosperous degrowth
* Book: A Prosperous Way Down: Principles and Policies. By Howard T. Odum and Elisabeth C. Odum. University Press of Colorado, 2001. This book re-edited book from 2001 is not antiquated and will introduce the reader to energy-economics. The summary from the publishers: “Consider the future with less fossil fuel and no new natural or… Continue reading
Video of the Day: Share, Unite, Cooperate
Pitfalls of Online Education
Excerpted from a longer critical essay by C. A. Bowers: “What the computer scientists and technologists who write the computer programs are not likely to have encountered in their own education is that words are metaphors, and that the printed word gives few clues to how it’s supposed current meanings were framed in the past… Continue reading