<b>Commoning: on the social organisation of the commons</b>

Fournier, Valérie

doi:10.3917/mana.164.0433

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“…It might be better to keep the word as a verb, an activity, rather than a noun, a substantive." (Linebaugh, 2008: 279) This process of commoning has been further developed by Fournier (2013), who provides a conceptual analysis with three dimensions: organizing in common, of the common and for the common. In this section we present these dimensions, which will serve as theoretical framework for analyzing community currencies.…”

Section: Theoretical Background To the Commonsmentioning

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“…Third, we study if CCs are used in common, meaning that they enable the collective consumption of goods and services, and if they have collective outcomes (Fournier, 2013).…”

Section: Findings: Classification Of Complementary Currenciesmentioning

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“…Nevertheless, CCs do not fulfill all of the commoning dimensions suggested by Fournier (2013). They fulfill the first dimension, "organizing in common".…”

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“…To do so, we analyze the commoning dimensions of these systems. Our analytical framework relies on the three pillars of "commoning" defined by Fournier (2013) as 1) organizing in common, 2) organizing of the common, and 3) organizing for the common.…”

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Alternative organizations in finance: Commoning in complementary currencies

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Hudon

2017

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The commons are alternative social and economic practices for fostering community development and regeneration. While the role of finance is increasingly criticized as a trigger for individualism, community currencies (CCs) are one of the financial initiatives that aim to reorganize finance in the collective interest. We analyze to what extent these alternative systems allow finance to constitute common goods, or 'commons'. To this end, we investigate the commoning practices through which resources are created, distributed and consumed in a way that promotes new collectives. We analyze the extent to which CCs can be considered as commons. Our findings suggest that, although these monetary services are privately used and consumed, they have strong collective attributes such as community-building as well as the insertion of solidarity and cooperative values in money. Finally, we inquire into the limits and ambiguities of these alternatives relative to the capitalist system. We analyze the extent to which CCs can be considered as commons. Our findings suggest that, although these monetary services are privately used and consumed, they have strong collective attributes such as community-building as well as the insertion of solidarity and cooperative values in money. Finally, we inquire into the limits and ambiguities of these alternatives relative to the capitalist system.

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Section: Theoretical Background To the Commonsmentioning

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“…Third, we study if CCs are used in common, meaning that they enable the collective consumption of goods and services, and if they have collective outcomes (Fournier, 2013).…”

Section: Findings: Classification Of Complementary Currenciesmentioning

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“…Nevertheless, CCs do not fulfill all of the commoning dimensions suggested by Fournier (2013). They fulfill the first dimension, "organizing in common".…”

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Alternative organizations in finance: Commoning in complementary currencies

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“…In this way the concept of commons is close to the concept of community as the ongoing process of commoning and the common use of the commons can be seen as an important part of the symbolic construction of community (c.f. Cohen 1985;Fournier 2013). The commons can be seen as a socioecological adhesive that contributes to constitute communities.…”

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Commoning in the periphery – The role of the commons for understanding rural continuities and change

2017

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This paper explores how commons reproduce over time and introduces the concept of commoning to discuss rural continuities and change. The point of departure is that commons are essential for local community development in that they have an important role for mediating social change and for local identity production. Through an ethnographic and historical study of a number of commons systems from the village of Ängersjö in the Midwest of Sweden, the paper argues for a more historically and socially grounded understanding of how commons evolve. The paper examines Ängersjö's commons within two broad historical time frames -the pre-industrial (4th to 20th century) and the post-industrial time periods (20th century to the present) -in order to understand commons, not just as arenas for resource extraction and resource struggles, but also as important contexts for identity formation, local mobilisation and for shaping rural change. The paper reveals how the commons have co-evolved with changes in society at large and how the meanings and functions of the commons have changed throughout history -from being important economic resources -to cultural and symbolic resources that have created new avenues for collective action.The role of the commons for understanding rural continuities and change 509

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