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Shared owned enterprises: Democratic, sociocratic en holacratic governance
In a community economy, the economy is in the hands of the community. Not just a small group—such as shareholders […]
March 27, 2025
Launch: Green Cooperative in Nieuw-West!
Thursday, on March 6, the festive launch of the Groen Coöperatie (Green Cooperative) took place in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, organised together with various […]
March 20, 2025
Afrikaander Neighborhood Cooperative from Rotterdam-South Visit Amsterdam
On the invitation of Stichting Samenwonen-Samenleven and the Municipality of Amsterdam, the Afrikaanderwijk Cooperative conducted two workshops in Amsterdam Nieuw-West […]
March 2, 2025
EU Code of Conduct for Data Sharing in the Social Economy
Europe’s social economy spans a diverse range of businesses and initiatives, including cooperatives, associations and social enterprises. All embrace the […]
December 19, 2024
Commons Network is leaving X (formerly known as twitter)
We are leaving X, as of today we will no longer post on our account.
December 9, 2024
Discussing postgrowth in Madrid
Roundtable in Spanish Congress and panel discussion with civil society On Friday 29th of November, Commons Network co-hosted a roundtable […]
December 3, 2024
“A just agricultural transition beyond growth”: Recording and takeaways
On July 15th, Commons Network co-hosted an online panel discussion on the topic of a just agricultural transition beyond growth. […]
November 6, 2024
Discussing a Postgrowth Economy with Jason Hickel
In the last week of September, degrowth scholar Jason Hickel was in town and we had the opportunity to attend […]
October 17, 2024
Liberating the Commons: Economic Sovereignty to Resist Debt Colonialism
In this blog, Alba reports on strategies made for and by the periphery towards economic sovereignty that actors in core economies must support.
October 7, 2024
Democratising the economy: worker cooperatives in the spotlight
Event in Dutch On Wednesday, 6 November, MeentCoop and Commons Lab are hosting a meet-up on worker cooperatives. How can […]
October 4, 2024
Global Sacrifice Zones: The Cost of the Energy and Digital Transition on the DRC
For this blog, we zoom in on the issues of energy transition and digital economy for one of the many sacrificed zones in the global capitalist economy: the Kivu, in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
July 16, 2024
The Second Enclosure: Debt Traps
How do we achieve a state of affairs where sovereign countries can democratically address the provision of basic necessities for their populations? How is debt intertwined with a growth-based economy? These are some of the questions we will be addressing in the blog series on Debt in a Postgrowth World by our postgrowth researcher Alba Garcia.
July 10, 2024
Building the Community Economy!
Every neighborhood or village has passionate people who together form a network on which the entire neighborhood can build.
July 2, 2024
How we can Democratize our Digital Platforms: Digital Commons Explainer #3 is out!
Read our latest Digital Commons explainer on democratic practices!
May 23, 2024
Reflections on Public Event: Building the Digital Commons
As part of our Digital Commons Transition Collaboratory, Commons Network hosted a public event ‘Building Digital Commons – towards a shared, collabrative, and […]
May 16, 2024
MeentCoop Op Weg!
In februari was het zover: de officiële lancering van MeentCoop! In Ru Paré heeft MeentCoop zijn feestelijke intrede gedaan als […]
April 23, 2024
Event: Building Digital Commons – towards a shared, collaborative and sovereign internet.
Commons Network is hosting a public event Building Digital Commons in The Hague on April 25.
April 10, 2024
Building a Post-Growth Pan-European network
As the polls for the upcoming European Parliament elections are not looking so favorable for the Greens and the Left, […]
April 3, 2024
Join Us: MeentCoop Launch!
On February 8 we will launch MeentCoop: incubator for the community economy.
January 29, 2024
Sharing Municipalist Tools and Practices
As part of the European Municipalist Network we worked on a series of projects around the themes of ‘Cultures and […]
December 19, 2023
Vacature Projectmedewerker Digitale Commons en Publieke Infrastructuur
Geloof jij dat digitalisering meer in dienst moet worden gesteld van de samenleving en van een duurzame sociaal ecologische transformatie? […]
December 6, 2023
Beyond Growth in Brussels: what do eco-social politics look like?
On the 8th of December, we are organizing a second roundtable on the topic of eco-social policies with Members of national Parliaments (MPs) and trade union representatives from European member states.
December 5, 2023
Vacature Projectleider Community Wealth Building en Lokale Economie.
Ben jij geïnteresseerd in de gemeenschapseconomie en bouwen aan een democratische en gewortelde economie? Ben je benieuwd naar de commons […]
November 9, 2023
Makkie: Timebanking in the East of Amsterdam
The Makkie is the neighborhood currency of the East of Amsterdam. But how does it work? Read this in-depth report.
August 17, 2023
#4 Creative Use of the Law in Reclaiming Public Space and Re-socialising Housing
Listen to the municipalist skill share podcast Across Europe, millions of us face skyrocketing rents and closures of vital public […]
July 12, 2023
#3 Feminist Politics and Putting Care at the Centre
Listen to the Municipalist skill share podcast How can we make care, cooperation and life without sexism more than a […]
#2 Storytelling and Political Education
Listen to the Muncipalist Skill Share Podcast Narratives are important to energise and mobilise people to believe in a political […]
Building a Local Democratic Economy – Skill share #1
Listen to the Municipalist Skill Share Podcast How can we keep wealth in our communities? Can we make a democratic […]
June 29, 2023
‘We should take back the initiative in tech, as citizens’
Can we as collectives and citizens take back control over the internet? PublicSpaces thinks we can. A conversation with their director.
June 14, 2023
A Call for Democratic Digital Infrastructure
Today, together with over 40 civil society organizations, trade unions, and research centers, we publish a statement on democratic digital infrastructure.
June 5, 2023
Civil Society Statement on Democratic Digital Infrastructure
In December 2022, the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission signed the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles […]
Digital transition in a postgrowth world
During the Beyond Growth Conference in the European Parliament, we co-organized a panel on what a postgrowth transition means for the digital sphere.
May 24, 2023
Landmark conference in European Parliament on post-growth
From the 15th till the 17th of May, the European Parliament is hosting a conference fully dedicated to post growth ideas. It marks an important point in the history of European politics.
May 8, 2023
Case Study: A New Strategy to Keep Money Local
Case Study: Creating a New 'Currency' for Community Wealth Building in Amsterdam
May 4, 2023
Framasoft: a non-profit dedicated to free software
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Framasoft!
April 26, 2023
Democratizing public capital: community currencies
Investigating three new local currencies in Amsterdam: can we reclaim public capital?
April 4, 2023
Artway of Thinking: Strengthening human connections through a digital space for sound narration
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Artway of Thinking
April 3, 2023
Skill Share on Hacking the Law to reclaim public space and re-socialising housing
The municipalist ‘Skill Sharing Sessions’ project has been created by the European Municipalism Network in order to promote the exchange […]
March 31, 2023
New Skill Share: Feministisation of Politics
Join us for a skill share session about feministisation of politics.
March 28, 2023
Ups and Downs of a Platform Coop: Lessons from Meet.coop
Lessons from a platform coop: a conversation with meet.coop founder Wouter Tebbens.
March 21, 2023
Beyond the Now: a syndicated social practice platform merging arts, education and activism
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Beyond the Now
Essay: degrowth, commons and the need for a fundamental transformation of our economy
New Essay on degrowth, commons and the need for a fundamental transformation of our economy!
March 17, 2023
New Skill Share Session: Storytelling and Political Education
Announcing the second municipalist skill share session, about political education and storytelling!
March 15, 2023
Postgrowth Intergroup receives prof. Jason Hickel in Dutch Parliament
Professor Jason Hickel meets with MPs of our Postgrowth Intergroup prior to his hearing in Parliament
March 14, 2023
Skill-share on Building a Democratic Local Economy
We are co-hosting a series of online skills-share meetings with EMN. The first will be on Building a Democratic Local Economy.
March 2, 2023
Democratizing Institutions by Transforming Them from Within
Democracy in action: How La 27e Region is changing French institutions from within.
February 24, 2023
New date for postponed visit of Prof. Jason Hickel to the Netherlands
Jason Hickel will come to The Netherlands in March to address the Parliament.
February 21, 2023
Reimagining the internet as a common good with PublicSpaces
New series of Pan-European case studies on sovereign media distribution, this time: Les Petites Singularités
January 17, 2023
Zagreb Is Ours: a conversation with the Croatian municipalists
A conversation with Matko from municipalist movement and citizens' party Zagreb Je Nas.
January 11, 2023
Platform Coops, who is involved?
Platform coops, but for whom? In this blog, we look at how different movements can benefit from the inspiring example of cooperativism.
December 12, 2022