Book Launch ‘Peer to Peer. The Commons Manifesto’ (University of Westminste...
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Michel Bauwens, Vasilis Kostakis & Alex Pazaitis (P2P Foundation) - Book Launch ‘Peer to Peer. The Commons Manifesto’ (University of Westminster Press)
Not since Marx identified the manufacturing plants of Manchester as the blueprint for the new capitalist society has there been a more profound transformation of the fundamentals of our social life. As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. What is peer to peer? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions this seminar tries to answer.
There will be a presentation of the main ideas and topics covered in the book, followed by reflections of Josef Davies-Coates (United Diversity coop).
Biography
Michel Bauwens (@mbauwens) is the Founder of the P2P Foundation and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of commons-based peer production, governance, and property.
Vasilis Kostakis is the Professor of P2P Governance at Tallinn University of Technology and Faculty Associate at Harvard University. He is also Visiting Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Vasilis is the founder of the P2P Lab and core member of the P2P Foundation.
Alex Pazaitis (@alexpazaitis) is a Core Member of the P2P Lab and a Junior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Nurkse Department, Tallinn University of Technology.
Discussant Josef Davies-Coates (@jdaviescoates) is a researcher, writer, speaker, workshop leader, event producer, permaculture designer and founder of United Diversity; a cooperative dedicated to empowering people, building community, developing co-operatives and creating commons.
Organiser Communication and Media Research Institute
Organiser of Book Launch ‘Peer to Peer. The Commons Manifesto’ (University of Westminster Press)
