Michel bauwens is the founder and director of the p2p foundation and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. Michel bauwens theorist, writer, advisor, and founder of the foundation for peertopeer alternatives, susanne kadner managing director circular economy initiative germany at acatech, richard d. My feeling is that the current system is nearing the end of its useful life. The new museum, luma arles, and the luma foundation present. For anyone scratching their head about how to understand the deeper social and economic dynamics of online networks, a terrific new report has been released by michel bauwens called synthetic overview of the collaborative economy. He is a worldrenowned peertopeer p2p theorist, academic, writer, researcher and conference speaker on the subject of new technology.
Alternative economy movements converge at degrowth conference. Michel bauwens and jose raomos, the pulsation of the commons. Michel bauwens and vasilis kostakis concept o f transformatio n is doubtful. In fact, it is my thesis that it is precisely because it is necessary for the survival of capitalism, that this new modality will be strengthened, giving it the opportunity to move from emergence to parity level, and eventually lead to a phase transition. Synthetic overview of the collaborative economy p2p foundation.
Michel bauwens is theorist, writer, advisor and founder of the foundation for peertopeer alternatives, working in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. He is an active writer and researcher who collaborates with a global group of researchers in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. Nov 21, 2012 this article originally appeared on and is republished with permission. A commonsbased peer to peer path to postcapitalism. Michel bauwens is the founder of the foundation for peertopeer alternatives. Homepage sacred economics charles eisensteinsacred. Michel bauwens born 21 march 1958 is a belgian peertopeer theorist and an active writer, researcher and conference speaker on the subject of technology, culture and business innovation. Michel bauwens pontifical academy of social sciences. It includes a basic account of why the invention of the blockchain has been important, but stresses that the needed distributed ledgers may take other. Michel bauwens is the founder of the foundation for peertopeer alternatives p2p foundation and the head of research for commons transition. Alternative economy movements converge at degrowth. The current bible is that hefty 350page report the synthetic overview of the collaborative economy by michel bauwens of the foundation for peertopeer alternatives, which handily depicts the spread and clout of sharing, factoring in things like cooperatives, crowdsourced achievements like. The proposal of this paper is to present a summary of ten years of research at the p2p foundation, including by our own p2p lab but also by our partners in common research programs, of what we know today about the emerging commons economy. Synthetic overview of the collaborative economy p2p.
Michel, who directs the foundation for peertopeer alternatives and works. While a large portion of the conference included academics presenting formal papers, there were also large contingents of. Charles eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. At the time of this writing, there are about 300 people contributing. Commonsbased peer production at the edge of a chaotic transition. The new museum, luma arles, and the luma foundation. A historical approach to shifts in modes of exchange 10 2. Aug 30, 2015 pages in category author stubs the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 1,573 total. In a sign of the growing convergence of alternative economic movements, the degrowth movements fourth international conference in leipzig, germany, last week attracted more than 2,700 people. At the time of this writing, about 300 people are contributing to one or. So i just finished writing an essay, which i really happy about is.
People such as antonio negri and others have started to write about p2p as an. His focus is for integrative insights on the open technologies and the peertopeer practices to produce innovative, global technoeconomic solutions to local problems. In 2005, michel bauwens published the political economy of peer production. For thinkers like jan rotmans and michel bauwens this change of eras is akin to the industrial revolution in the second half of the 19th century. They want to create a counter economy with a for benefit circulation of value p. Aradigms 9 europe is more an idea than a geographical unit. Wolff professor emeritus of economics, university of massachusetts, amherst, and founder of democracy at work, moderated by anett holzheid. Michel bauwens p2p foundation, christian iaione labgov, silke helfrich commons strategies group, david bollier commons strategies group, oriana persico art is open source, salvatore iaconesi human ecosystems relazioni srl, sheila foster fordham university, jay walljasper on the commons, paula z. The current bible is that hefty 350page report the synthetic overview of the collaborative economy by michel bauwens of the foundation for peertopeer alternatives, which handily depicts the spread and clout of sharing, factoring in things like cooperatives, crowdsourced achievements like wikipedia, and open software. Value in the commons economy confrontations europe. Douglas rushkoff is a writer, documentarian, and lecturer whose work focuses on human autonomy in a digital age. Michel bauwens is a cofounder and leading activist of the p2p foundation foundation for peertopeer alternatives, which works in collaboration with a global group of researchers exploring peer productiongovernanceproperty and the openfree, participatory, and commonsoriented modes of human. He is a worldrenowned peertopeer p2p theorist, academic, writer, researcher and conference speaker on the subject of new technology, digital media, culture, politics, governance, and social and.
This is also the phrase michel bauwens chose to open his latest book yet to be published in english which title is likely to be close to towards a postcapitalist society with the peertopeer. The extremist foundations of digital freedom 2 politics and as an epistemic theory, and above all an ideology, which is to say a belief system that serves purposes other than those goals at which it says it explicitly aims. Environmental paper sourcing information can be found. Vasilis kostakis is the professor of p2p governance at tallinn university of technology and faculty associate at harvard university. Fraternite, egalite, liberte the death of distance the abolition of seule. Fraternite, egalite, liberte the death of distance the abolition of. Words are the tools of my trade as a writer, so i like to have a handle on what they mean. Michel bauwens is a cofounder and leading activist of the p2p foundation foundation for peertopeer alternatives, which works in collaboration with a global group of researchers exploring peer productiongovernanceproperty and the openfree, participatory, and. His articles have also appeared in vanity fair, the new york times magazine, the new yorker, gourmet, slate, sports illustrated, foreign affairs, and poetry magazine. Michel bauwens is an active writer, researcher and conference speaker on the subjects of technology, culture and business innovation. Previously, he was a primavera research fellow at the university of amsterdam and an external expert at the pontifical academy of social sciences.
Lewis is a columnist for bloomberg view and a contributing writer to audible. Maira is a writer and organizer focused on the intersection of human rights and the commons, who works as the community. The peer aspect refers to the capacity of networked human beings to join. Michel bauwens born 21 march 1958 is a belgian peertopeer theorist and an active writer. Michel bauwens commonscentric interpretation is that human societies, through. Apr 21, 2020 michel bauwens believes that because societies are complex adaptive systems, the only way to move towards a new, stable system is through a chaotic transition.
Page 6 preface the commons movement is facing a challenge. Michel bauwens born 1958, belgian peertopeer theorist, writer, researcher and conference speaker. A lucid new primer on the collaborative economy shareable. Luister direct op jouw tablet, telefoon of browser naar ep. By michel bauwens and vasilis niaros contents executive summary 2 1. Commonsbased peer production occurs wherever and whenever people can freely associate and create commons together, which we define as shared resources that are maintained by a community or a group of stakeholders, managed through their own rules and norms. Mar 18, 2019 michel bauwens is the founder of the p2p foundation and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of commonsbased peer production, governance, and property. Michel bauwens sydney oct 2016 social enterprise services. Michel bauwens is a writer and economist based in chiang mai, thailand. The current pandemic shock will serve as a wakeup call, exposing the fallacies of our current systems. True to the gift economy, the book is offered on a pay what you want basis, as well as hard copy. Co editor of the anthropology of digital society ichec st. Commonsbased peer production at the edge of a chaotic. Integral life is a forprofit entity dedicated to bringing integral knowledge and integral community to the world.
An interview with michel bauwens lawrence bird civilisational order. Bertram niessen in the last five years the belgian theorist michel bauwens emerged as one of the main contributors to alternative visions on the relationships among technology, society and development thanks to the socalled peertopeer p2p theory. Michel bauwens english language bibliography p2p foundation. Mapping the emerging postcapitalist paradigm and its main.
I expect to return to it as a basic reference for years to come. Michel bauwens he is a worldrenowned peertopeer theorist, academic and a writer, researcher and conference speaker on the subject of new technology, digital media, culture, politics, governance and social and economic innovation. P2pp clothing and material production an interview with michel bauwens txt. Considered by many as the father of peer to peer p2p and open source technologies practices michel bauwens returns to sydney briefly in oct 2016. Bauwens is founder of the foundation for peer to peer alternatives. Pdf an interview with michel bauwens lawrence bird. This is the sense of civil society that is used by writers such as vaclav havel. Apr 20, 2020 in this with michel bauwens, we explore both the epistemological and politicalregulatory layers of the transition from the old to the new ways of organising society. Peertopeer theorist, cofounder and vision coordinator of the p2p foundation. Origins integral life is now operating the integral institute web site and all operations have transitioned to integral life. A stimulating and influential thinker, writer and speaker. On the commons and europe with michel bauwens, silke helfrich and david bollier 17. A defining contribution to the new economy movement and an essential read for everyone who cares about the human future.
In this seminal article he discussed the principles, characteristics, basic structures, and the future of the then nascent ecosystem of peer production. Michel bauwens is the founder of the foundation for peertopeer. What is at stake peerintopeer p2p is an attempt to recreate a believable and emancipatory potential. He was a highly public figure as counselor to the parlement law court of bor deaux, 15611570, and mayor of bordeaux, 15811585, and he was a quiet philosopher, devoting himself to reading and writing. Michel bauwens, the political economy of peer production. Michel bauwens p2p foundation, christian iaione labgov.
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