Commons Transition, Illustrated – Our New Web Primer
The new Commons Transition Primer website makes the ideas of the Commons and P2P accessible and attractive to commoners and communities worldwide.
Can the Commons offer a renewed vision for Europe?
A conversation with Sophie Bloemen (Commons Network), Iva Cucik (Belgrade don’t drown Initiative) and Stacco Troncoso (P2P Foundation).
Organizing and Governing the Commons: A Coop-Commons Multilevel Dialogue with Municipalities and Labour
Facilitating the convergence cooperatives, social and solidarity economy, commons (and open source and collaborative platforms), cities and trade unions.
“Think global, print local”: A case study on a commons-based publishing and distribution model
‘Information wants to be free’, a famous dictum reads: are there alternatives to the profit-driven models of translating, publishing and distributing books?
Commons in the time of monsters: How P2P Politics can change the world, one city at a time
Can Commons and P2P practices offer viable solutions for our present and future social, political and ecological crises? This is the story of how it’s done.
Commons Transition and P2P: a Primer
Digital magazine download on the Commons and P2P, how they interrelate and how a Commons transition could reinvigorate work, politics, production, and care.
From Platform to Open Cooperativism
Two movements mesh cooperative traditions with the digital revolution: Platform Cooperativism, and Open Cooperativism. How do they relate?
Susana Martín Belmonte on de-commodification and abundance
An interview with Spanish economist Susana Martín Belmonte on her work on monetary reform, commons-oriented P2P systems and future economies.
Stacco Troncoso on Digital Communities and P2P
Stacco Troncoso defines P2P, the Commons and how they inter-relate, while distinguishing generative P2P interactions from other, more harmful, contexts
This is how people power wins an election: the story of Ahora Madrid
How do you win an election? According to Ahora Madrid’s activist councillors, the key is keeping it real – with real openness and participation.
