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OverviewIn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guido Ruivenkamp , Andy HiltonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Weight: 0.518kg ISBN: 9781786991782ISBN 10: 1786991780 Pages: 486 Publication Date: 15 September 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsGlossary Preface Introduction - Guido Ruivenkamp and Andy Hilton 1. The Prefigurative Power of the Common(s) - Mathijs van de Sande 2. Realising the Common: The Assembly as an Organising Structure - Elise Thorburn 3. Instituting the Common: The Perspective of the Multitude - Sonja Lavaert 4. Insolvency/Autonomy: What is the Meaning of Autonomy in the Semiocapitalist Age? - Franco Bifo Berardi 5. The Conditions of the Common: A Stieglerian Critique of Hardt and Negri’s Thesis on Cognitive Capitalism as a Prefiguration of Communism - Pieter Lemmens 6. Grounding Social Revolution: Elements for a Systems Theory of Commoning - Massimo De Angelis 7. Commodification and the Social Commons: Smallholder Autonomy and 'Rurban' Relations in Turkey - Murat Öztürk, Joost Jongerden, Andy Hilton 8. The Square as the Place of the Commons - Ruud Kaulingfreks and Femke Kaulingfreks 9. Transition towards a Food Commons Regime: Re-commoning Food to Crowd-feed the World - Jose Luis Vivero Pol 10. Seeds: From Commodities Towards Commons - Guido Ruivenkamp 11. Peer-commonist Producing Livelihoods - Stefan MeretzReviews`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.' David Bollier, author of Think Like a Commoner `An important and stimulating book. Its central notions of commons and commoning offer the potential for currently disparate movements to come together, both conceptually and politically.' Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, Wageningen University, The Netherlands `A rich and innovative selection. It offers both conceptual and practical resources for thinking about and enacting the forms of sharing that will be needed as the neoliberal edifice fractures and dissolves.' Jack Kloppenburg, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Emeritus) 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. * David Bollier, author of Think Like a Commoner * A rich and innovative selection. It offers both conceptual and practical resources for thinking about and enacting the forms of sharing that will be needed as the neoliberal edifice fractures and dissolves. * Jack Kloppenburg, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Emeritus) * An important and stimulating book. Its central notions of commons and commoning offer the potential for currently disparate movements to come together, both conceptually and politically. * Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, Wageningen University, The Netherlands * '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.' David Bollier, author of Think Like a Commoner Author InformationGuido 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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