Perspectives on Commoning

Autonomist Principles and Practices

AvGuido Ruivenkamp,Andy Hilton

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In the wake of socialism's demise and liberalism's loss of direction, new ideas are needed for the next major realignment of the social and political domain. Making a unique contribution to the idea of 'the commons', this book offers a radical form of direct democracy with real-world implications. But whereas much of the current scholarship has looked at the commons from the perspective of governance, this book instead focuses on 'commoning' as social practice. Perspectives on Commoning argues that the commons are not just resources external to us, but are a function or characterisation of what we do. Thus, we can talk of the act of commoning, positioning our behaviour beyond the domains of the private and the public, beyond the dichotomy of capitalism versus socialism.Covering everything from biopolitics to urban spaces, this impressive range of international contributors address the commons as both theory and history, providing a useful review of current conceptions as well as practical proposals for the future. A unique consolidation of philosophy, sociology and economics, the book shows how a new understanding of the commons as practice will help to achieve its full emancipatory potential.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-15
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:485
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781786991805
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Serie:In Common

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Guido Ruivenkamp is an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Wageningen University, and extraordinary professor at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht. His previous books include Reconstructing Biotechnologies: Critical Social Analyses (co-author, 2008), and Biotechnology in Development: Experiences from the South (2008).Andy Hilton works in Istanbul as an ELT instructor, English language editor and proof-reader. He has collaborated on a number of articles and research pieces on Turkey and the commons.

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Drawing on history, political theory, economics, culture and contemporary activism, this collection explores the great promise of the commons in helping to build a new and better world.

Innehållsförteckning

GlossaryPrefaceIntroduction - Guido Ruivenkamp and Andy Hilton1. The Prefigurative Power of the Common(s) - Mathijs van de Sande2. Realising the Common: The Assembly as an Organising Structure - Elise Thorburn3. Instituting the Common: The Perspective of the Multitude - Sonja Lavaert4. Insolvency/Autonomy: What is the Meaning of Autonomy in the Semiocapitalist Age? - Franco Bifo Berardi5. The Conditions of the Common: A Stieglerian Critique of Hardt and Negri's Thesis on Cognitive Capitalism as a Prefiguration of Communism - Pieter Lemmens6. Grounding Social Revolution: Elements for a Systems Theory of Commoning - Massimo De Angelis7. Commodification and the Social Commons: Smallholder Autonomy and 'Rurban' Relations in Turkey - Murat Öztürk, Joost Jongerden, Andy Hilton8. The Square as the Place of the Commons - Ruud Kaulingfreks and Femke Kaulingfreks9. Transition towards a Food Commons Regime: Re-commoning Food to Crowd-feed the World - Jose Luis Vivero Pol10. Seeds: From Commodities Towards Commons - Guido Ruivenkamp11. Peer-commonist Producing Livelihoods - Stefan Meretz