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Open and Shut?: Working for a phase transition to an open commons-based knowledge society: Interview with Michel Bauwens

Open and Shut?: Working for a phase transition to an open commons-based knowledge society: Interview with Michel Bauwens | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Today a summit starts in Quito, Ecuador that will discuss ways in which the country can transform itself into an open commons-based knowledge society. The team that put together the proposals is led by Michel Bauwens from the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives. What is the background to this plan, and how likely is it that it will bear fruit?  With the hope of finding out I spoke recently to Bauwens.

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Michel Bauwens: Ecuador, Open Knowledge, and ‘Buen Vivir’: Interview With Michel Bauwens

Michel Bauwens: Ecuador, Open Knowledge, and ‘Buen Vivir’: Interview With Michel Bauwens | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

In Genk last weekend, at the opening of the Flanders Design Triennial, I asked Bauwens, in this 30 minute interview, to tell me more about this remarkable project. Our conversation spans commons owned infrastructure, open source cars, peer producing communities, and more.

 

 

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Interview with Rene Ramirez on the Socialism of Buen Vivir - P2P Foundation

Interview with Rene Ramirez on the Socialism of Buen Vivir - P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

* "Why should the socialism of buen vivir be considered a bio-socialism? What characterizes it identifies it and makes it unique from the socialism conceived of by the classics—Karl Marx, Frederick Engels and Lenin?


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