Conceptualizing the Commons: Moving Beyond the Goods-based Definition by Introducing the Social Practices of Commoning as Vital Determinant

Euler, Johannes

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.020

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“…Building on the works of DeAngelis and Stravides (2010), Bodirsky (2018), Deleixhe (2018), Euler (2018), Susser (2017aSusser ( , 2017b we do not provide one unifying definition of 'the commons.' Instead, we discuss a framework that helps to understand the different elements that constitute this key concept.…”

Section: Commonsmentioning

confidence: 97%

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An Operational Framework for an Online Community Based on the Commons, Dissensus and Shared Knowledge

2019

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In this article, we introduce a dissensual knowledge production mechanism for the creation and governance of the commons. Rather than seeking a singular truth which is a social construct, producing a bricolage of truths by citizen associations or communities opens up new perspectives for the commons and democracy. Taking an online community as a case study, we analyze knowledge production and sharing mechanisms, and conflict generation and resolution processes, using simple statistics, text mining, disagreement hierarchy, community guidelines, and group rules. We use the conclusions drawn from these techniques in the Institutional Analysis and Development framework. Superposing our findings and critical reading of current best practices, we define the four main principles as the operational framework for an online community based on the commons, dissensus, and shared knowledge: distributed versioning, layering, inclusion, and self-determination.

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Section: Commonsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action Ostrom (1990) stresses that the governance of the commons is crucial. She implicitly acknowledges that the notion of the commons goes beyond the material and is about organization and governance of access to materials or assets (Deleixhe 2018;Euler 2018).…”

Section: Commonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Operational Framework for an Online Community Based on the Commons, Dissensus and Shared Knowledge

2019

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“…Commons are described by Bollier as, "A self-organized system by which communities manage resources (both depletable and replenishable) with minimal or no reliance on the Market or State" [5] (p. 175). Community self-organizing is a vital element in commoning, and is critical to understanding how commons are created, cared for, and maintained [6] (p. 14). The lens of self-organizing shifts our attention to the social practices of commoning that make and maintain commons, and away from the assumption that commons are simply the result of a good match among already existing communities, institutions, and shared resources.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Self-Organizing and the Urban Food Commons in Berlin and New York

Morrow

2019

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Food sharing and food commons have both been raised as possible solutions to unsustainable and unjust urban food systems. This paper draws upon ethnographic research conducted in Berlin and New York to examine self-organizing in community food initiatives that are to varying degrees creating urban food commons by opening up urban space and its fruits to community use, sharing, and governance. In New York, the organization 596 Acres has developed an interactive map of vacant land to help community members self-organize to gain access to, steward, and protect the “lots in their life” for urban growing. In Berlin, the organization foodsharing.de has developed an interactive web platform to decentralize and democratize the logistics of food rescue and redistribution through peer-to-peer gifting and community fridges. The paper examines the possibilities and limitations of socio-technical innovations as “tools for commoning,” for self-organizing imagination, access, care, and governance in urban food commons. The paper contributes to debates on the role of socio-technical innovation in urban food sharing and practices of self-organizing in urban food commons.

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“…In other words, relational commons can lose their specific attribute of rivalry. Second, according to recent studies, it can be argued by extension, and reversely, that social relations and practices can trigger processes that generate commons ("commonings", [17,31,57,58]). Thus, commons can merge resources and social values, such as responsibility and civic participation [15,59].…”

Section: Commons: An Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A large body of literature deals with this tidal system and provides concepts and definitions of commons mostly based on the analysis of related property regimes, institutional agreements, and management schemes [2,[13][14][15][16][17]. Similarly, economic studies usually identify the nature of these resources through the two mentioned qualities (nonexclusivity and rivalry), again focused on access and use patterns [18][19][20].…”

Section: Introduction: the Drift Of The Commonsmentioning

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Identity, Commons and Sustainability: An Economic Perspective

Setti¹,

Garuti²

2018

Sustainability

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Commons represent a wide, heterogeneous class of resources but its composition is the subject of growing tensions. The question "What is a commons?" has become even more complex while the answer still remains elusive. Current research focuses on two main attributes of commons-nonexclusivity and rivalry-centered on regulatory and operational aspects, conveying the notion of usability. Instead, this study argues that the definition of commons should be derived from their function. It is proposed that identity, in its individual and collective integrated dimensions, is the ultimate goal of commons. Despite the pivotal function that commons can perform, availability of resources is indeed just one of the conditions for human development. Moreover, commons can deploy their identity-oriented functions only if a sustainability transition is pursued. Based on these considerations, the study analyzes the concept of sustainability, and addresses the question "What is to be sustained?" While the capability approach offers a coherent conceptualization of the diversity of individuals-a crucial issue for sustainability-some limitations arise when it is adopted as evaluative space of well-being. This study argues that the assumed notion of identity delivers a broader concept of sustainability and delineates the ultimate goal of sustainability (sustainable identity).

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Conceptualizing the Commons: Moving Beyond the Goods-based Definition by Introducing the Social Practices of Commoning as Vital Determinant

Cited by 125 publications

References 14 publications

An Operational Framework for an Online Community Based on the Commons, Dissensus and Shared Knowledge

An Operational Framework for an Online Community Based on the Commons, Dissensus and Shared Knowledge

Community Self-Organizing and the Urban Food Commons in Berlin and New York

Identity, Commons and Sustainability: An Economic Perspective

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