Polly Robbins on Prototyping Cooperative Projects for Social Change
Outlandish is a worker cooperative and the profits they generate are invested in prototyping and developing new projects for social change.
Nathan Schneider on Cooperatives, the Commons and Ownership
Nathan Schneider, a co-originator of the Platform Coop movement, talks about cooperatives, ownership, the commons and the future of the digital economy.
David Bollier and Silke Helfrich on Free, Fair and Alive lives
Silke Helfrich and David Bollier answer the question, "How can people get into the commons?" and much more
Peer to Peer: A Commons Manifesto
As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. This book explores it in depth.
The commons, the state and the public: A Latin American perspective
What are the commons and what is their political, social and economic relevance? An interview with Daniel Chavez from the Transnational Institute.
Elena Martinez and Silvia Díaz of P2P Models on Blockchain, Feminism and Affective P2P
Silvia Díaz Molina is an anthropologist specialized in Gender Studies and a social researcher seeking to ground her work in more humane and sustainable organisations. She has experience in development cooperation and has been involved in different NGO projects giving awareness-raising workshops. Elena Martínez Vicente is a product designer, specialized in designing better processes and […]
P2P: A new cycle of post-civilizational development
Professor and economist Rajani Kanth is currently undertaken a series of interviews with thinkers about social change, including herewith P2P Foundation founder Michel Bauwens. This is one of the longer interviews that gives a good idea of the current state of thinking at the P2P Foundation.
Freedom, Security and Commoning in the Age of the Precariat: an interview with Dirk Holemans
Michel Bauwens interviews Dirk Holemans to explore how freedom, security and a new social contract could take place in the age of precarity.
The City Taking the Commons to Heart
Ghent is engaging with the Commons by re-imagining its structures around citizen participation, the sharing of resources, and ‘translocal’ cooperation.
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.