How do we create public-civic spaces online? What role can ‘interoperability’ play? How could we transform the internet into something less exploitative, and more social and generative? In this blog, co-written by…
A big step towards sustainable and cooperative tourism
Last week Commons Network joined a virtual-but-local Amsterdam meeting hosted by FairBnB.coop. We learned from its founders about a new and promising model for sustainable and cooperative tourism. In this blog we…
Generation Hope, Commons and Municipalism: Ecopolis Festival 2019
Commons Network is participating in the Ecopolis Festival in Brussels, organised by our friends at think tank Oikos and the Green European Foundation. During this event, Commons Network’s Thomas and Sophie will…
New Book Out Now: Political Ideas for a New Europe
Our Commons: Political Ideas for a New Europe is a collection of essays, case studies and interviews about the commons, published right before the European Elections of May 2019. The book showcases…
The Top 10 Commons Network Publications: 2017-2019
It’s almost summer, so here is a selection of the ten most impactful publications (in no particular order) that we released in the past two years. 1. What can commoners do…
Democratise Europe: a Manifesto
Today, Commons Network kicks off a campaign for a truly democratic Europe with the publication of our manifesto: #DemocratiseEurope. The campaign, supported by the European Cultural Foundation, originated in a workshop Commons…
Future of the EU: How the Commons Can Revitalise Europe
The commons is an emerging paradigm in Europe embracing co-creation, stewardship, and social and ecological sustainability. Commons perspectives could help to reinvigorate Europe with constructive and concrete policy implications on many terrains.…