Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition

130 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h37min.
Welcome to the Commonsverse, a parallel social economy helping millions of commoners take charge and escape the predatory Market/State order. This completely revised and updated edition of Think Like a Commoner offers a succinct yet thorough account of the history and future of the commons. Working outside of both market capitalism and state power, commoners are deeply committed to developing local, practical solutions, social trust, and community. From relocalized agriculture to open-source learning, diverse types of commons — ecological, social, digital, urban — are building a decentralized Commonsverse. This parallel economy is powered by the peer governance of shared wealth; respectful engagement with the Earth; participation; and fairness. Widely respected activist and scholar David Bollier explores the full scope of the commons in contemporary life, including: A survey of successful commons initiatives, from shared land and water, to digital commons, mutual aid networks, alternative currencies, cohousing, and more The centuries-old cultural traditions, Indigenous practices, and historical folkways that gave rise to the modern commons Commons under siege – how enclosures of shared wealth through trade treaties, copyright and trademark law, commodification, privatization, and outright theft are dispossessing commoners and worsening inequality Understanding the commons as a profoundly relational, living social organism that itself generates value. The Commonsverse is a dynamic, evolving socio-political space that is constantly being reimagined and rebuilt. Driven forward by worldwide networks of traditionalists and innovators working collaboratively outside of mainstream institutions, commoning constitutes a quiet revolution of real, functional alternatives. Pull up a chair, relax, and let's talk about the commons.   Preface to the Second Edition    Introduction    1. The Rediscovery of the Commons PART I. ENCLOSURE, DISPOSSESSION, AND THE ECLIPSE OF COMMONING    2. The Tyranny of the "Tragedy" Myth    3. Enclosures of Nature             The Massive International Land Grab             The Privatization of Water             The Corporatization of Food    4. All That Is Shared Becomes a Market Commodity             The Marketization of Universities and Their Research             Enclosures of Infrastructure             Enclosures of Civic Infrastructure             The Many Costs of Enclosure Part II. Commons as Living, Generative Systems    5. Many Galaxies of Commons             Subsistence Commons             Indigenous Peoples' Commons             Mutual Aid and Gift Economies            Alternative Local Currencies            Cooperatives    6. The Eclipsed History of the Commons            What Evolutionary Sciences Tell Us About Cooperation            The Forgotten Legal History of the Commons            The Liberal State and the Eclipse of Vernacular Law    7. The Commons as a Relational Organism            The Metaphysics of the Commons Is Relational    8. Local, Vernacular, and Alive            Commoning Our Way to a Land Ethic            Vernacular Culture and the Commons            A New Vision of Local Development            Urban Commons .    9. Digital Rebels in the Big Tech Imperium            It All Began with Free Software            Creative Commons: A License to Share            The Open-Access Publishing Revolution            Cosmolocal Production, DAOs, and Commons Infrastructures PART II. COMMONS AS LIVING, GENERATIVE SYSTEMS    10. Relationalized Property and Finance            The Inalienable Rights of Commoners            John Locke's Theories About Property Rights            The Measure of Wealth            Relationalized Property            Relationalized Finance    11. Reimagining State Power            State Power and Commons Are Different Orders of Life            Commoning and International Law            State Trustee Commons            Legal Hacks on Western Jurisprudence            Commons/Public Partnerships Conclusion: The Future of the Commons    The Commons as Gift and Duty Tools for Exploring the Commonsverse    The Commons, Short and Sweet   The Triad of Commoning: Social Life, Peer Governance, and Provisioning   The Logic of the Commons and the Market   Further Reading   Websites Engaged with Commons and Commoning   Acknowledgments   Index   About the Author   About New Society Publishers