David Bollier

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Introduction to Part III

Introduction to Part III

Growing the Commonsverse

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This introduction to the third part takes stock of what the book has covered so far, and indicates that the third part will deal with the issue of how commons fit into the context of larger … 6 $0.60 Add
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Language and the Creation of Commons

Language and the Creation of Commons

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In this chapter, the authors begin with illustrating how language shapes our views of the world, and then argue that we need new language to begin the ontological shift necessary to appreciate … 40 $4.00 Add
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Many Galaxies of Commons

Many Galaxies of Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

Indigenous peoples were there first. They refined the art of commoning long before hackers began to share software code and social scientists developed complicated theories about the commons. And … 20 $2.00 Add
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Notes

Notes

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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Peer Governance Through Commoning

Peer Governance Through Commoning

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This chapter considers the second aspect of the Triad framework, Peer Governance through Commoning. They name and describe ten dynamics of Peer Governance usually present in effective commons, … 44 $4.40 Add
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Provisioning Through Commons

Provisioning Through Commons

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This chapter is about the ten key patterns of production or provisioning in the Triad framework of the commons. They also explain the underlying goals of provisioning in a commons-oriented world … 35 $3.50 Add
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Relationalize Property

Relationalize Property

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Chapter eight explores pathways to relationalize property, beginning with a case study of a food cooperative store. They then make the case for relationalizing property. There are case studies … 45 $4.50 Add
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Rethinking Property

Rethinking Property

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The seventh chapter examines the relationship between property law and ideas of ownership and commons, and finds them to be largely incompatible. The authors propose ways to rethink property and … 29 $2.90 Add
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State Power and Commoning

State Power and Commoning

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Chapter nine considers how commoning would progress if it were supported by the state in the form of governance and provisioning, and anticipates the challenges of doing so. It clarifies the … 34 $3.40 Add
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Take Commoning to Scale

Take Commoning to Scale

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The final chapter addresses how commons can be scaled up, and why it is important to believe that commons have a significant contribution to make toward global change. The authors introduce the … 30 $3.00 Add
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The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being

The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being

From: Think Like a Commoner

Our tacit metaphysical commitments are the very basis for our “free market” economic and political structures. What’s so intriguing is that many scientists are starting to see … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Eclipsed History of the Commons

The Eclipsed History of the Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

One of the most insidious things about enclosures is how they eradicate the culture of commons and our memory of them. The old ways of doing things; the social practices that once bound a people … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Empire of Private Property

The Empire of Private Property

From: Think Like a Commoner

Formal laws may declare what property rights people may have in given circumstances, our social norms are at least as important a force — and those are highly adaptable. How we define … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Future of the Commons

The Future of the Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

There is much more that can be said about the commons — in greater depth, with greater precision, from different cultural perspectives, and with the wisdom of historians, poets and artists. … 8 $0.80 Add
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The OntoShift to the Commons

The OntoShift to the Commons

From: Free, Fair and Alive

In the second chapter, the authors dig into the question of why commons have been so ignored in the modern era, despite their long history, and suggest that a new ontological perspective is … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Rediscovery of the Commons

The Rediscovery of the Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

The title of this chapter, “The Rediscovery of the Commons,” has a certain ironic edge because for hundreds of millions of people around the world, the commons has never gone away. It … 12 $1.20 Add