The co-organizers of the Economics and the Commons Conference (ECC) held in Berlin have just released an 80-page report (pdf file) that distills the highlights of that landmark gathering in May 2013. The conference brought together researchers, practitioners and advocates from around the world to explore the relationship of conventional economics and the commons.
Discussion focused on several key themes:
· The commons as a way to move beyond conventional economics;
· Alternative economic and provisioning models;
· The transformations needed to move to a new type of economy.
The report consists of abbreviated versions of all ten keynote talks; brief summaries of the stream discussions; short overviews of each of the side events (with contact information for the hosts); a guide to the wiki resources on commons and economics; and an account of the Francophone network of commoners. Videos of the keynote talks have been posted here, and as noted yesterday, Remix the Commons is releasing a series of video interviews that it conducted during the conference.
The ECC Report also includes some final reflections by the Commons Strategies Group on the event’s significance for the commons movement. We look back at the 2010 International Commons Conference and consider some of the ways in which our efforts have matured, and at some of the challenges that we face in the years ahead.
There are several websites that will continue to act as repositories for content generated by the ECC:
- The ECC webpages maintained by the Böll Foundation: http://www.boell.de/en/economics-and-commons
- The Communications Platform used at the ECC: http://commonsandeconomics.org
- Official conference wiki: http://p2pfoundation.net/ECC2013
Here is the contents page of the ECC Report:
I. Keynote Presentations
Stefano Rodotà (Italy): “Constituting the Commons in the Context of State, Law and Politics”
Maristella Svampa (Argentina): “Commons Beyond Development: The Strategic Value of the Commons as a Paradigm Shift”
Silke Helfrich (Germany): "Economics and Commons?! Towards a Commons-Creating Peer Economy”
Andreas Weber (Germany): “Life, Meaning and Spirituality in the Commons: Towards a Cultural Paradigm Shift”
II. Conference Streams: Keynotes and Reports
I. “Integrating Theory and Practice in the Management of Natural Commons”
Saki Bailey (Italy), Stream Coordinator
Keynotes: Josh Farley (USA)
Ugo Mattei (Italy)
Stream report
II. “Doing Away with Labor: Working and Caring in a World of Commons”
Heike Löschmann (Germany), Stream Coordinator
Keynote: Daniela Gottschlich (Germany) and Heike Löschmann
Stream report
III. “Treating Knowledge, Culture and Science as Commons”
Mike Linksvayer (USA), Stream Coordinator
Keynote: Carolina Botero (Colombia)
Stream report
IV. “New Infrastructures for Commoning by Design”
Miguel Said Vieira (Brazil), Stream Coordinator
Keynote: Miguel Said Vieira
Stream report
IV. “Money, Markets, Value and the Commons”
Ludwig Schuster (Germany), Stream Coordinator
Keynote: Jem Bendell (UK)
Stream report
III. Beyond the Conference
A. Remix the Commons
B. Francophone Network of Commoners
C. Side Events
D. ECC Wiki
E. Some Final Reflections by the Commons Strategies Group
Acknowledgements
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