The XVI Biennial IASC-Conference ‘Practicing the commons: Self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, which was held July 10-14, 2017 in Utrecht, hosted by the Research Team ‘Institutions for Collective Action’, turned out to be the largest event in its kind ever.
The conference, officially opened by Jet Bussemaker, the Netherlands Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, attracted about 800 participants, academics as well as practitioners, making this edition the largest conference on commons worldwide ever. Next to the opening lectures, the conference comprised 3 keynote lectures and related policy debates, over 450 presentations of academic papers, 15 practitioners’ labs, 10 conference excursions, and a wonderful Children’s Commons Program. All info on the conference can be found on the conference webpage www.iasc2017.org, audiovisual impressions including the full lectures can be found at www.iasc2017.org/media
