Private property repurposed as common-pool resource – Esty St. Community Garden in Ithaca, NY
[Contributed by Lee Yoke Lee, Youth Garden Facilitator Esty St. Community Garden] An empty plot of land holds many possibilities. GreenStar Community Project, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to food justice in Tompkins County, saw the sunny plot as an opportunity for a community garden. The plot belongs to the CFCU Community Credit Union, a […]
Launch of LabGov Georgetown
[do_widget id=text-12] The researchers involved in LabGov Georgetown (among whom Sheila Foster, IASC Council Member), are happy to announce the establishment of this new laboratory for governance of the commons. In ever-changing urban contexts worldwide, LabGov explores the idea that social and economic generation in cities can benefit from an “urban commons” framework in which […]
New article by Ashutosh Sarker and William Blomquist published
[do_widget id=text-12] IASC-members Ashutosh Sarker and William Blomquist recently had their article ‘Addressing misperceptions of Governing the Commons’ published with the Journal of Institutional Economics. In their article, Sarker and Blomquist demonstrate that the Elinor Ostrom’s famous publication Governing the Commons should not be defined as merely anti-statist or against privatization. Article on journal’s website […]
OnePlanet Amersfoort meeting May 18, 2018
[do_widget id=text-12] The Foundation One Planet is a Dutch Foundation that initiates and realizes projects that contribute to a sustainable world. By bringing together societal partners and financial support, the foundation implements innovative initiatives step by step into new products and services. The foundation’s mission is to promote a modern and attractive life style with […]
New Routledge publication ‘The Commons, Plant Breeding and Agricultural Research’, eds. Frison and Girard
[do_widget id=text-12] Routledge publishers has recently published the book The Commons, Plant Breeding and Agricultural Research, edited by IASC-member Christine Frison and Fabien Girard. [publisher text] This book shows how social sciences, and more especially law, can contribute towards reconfiguring current legal frameworks in order to achieving a better balance between the necessary requirements of […]
Three new publications by Andersson et al.
[do_widget id=text-12] IASC-member Krister Andersson, Professor of Political Science and Director of The Center for the Governance of Natural Resources at the University of Colorado at Boulder recently had three articles published as (co-)author. Please note that the links may require subscriptions to view the full article. Andersson, K. et al., 2018. Experimental Evidence on Payments […]
New essay by Philip Krabbendam: Designing for a cooperative economy (or ecommony)
[do_widget id=text-12] IASC-member Philip Krabbendam has recently written an essay, entitled ‘Designing for a cooperative economy (or ecommony)’. In this series, Krabbendam wants to show how urban design can be deployed to reconnect an economy, that has run wild, with the consumer. Download essay as PDF
New publication by Yolanda Massieu on ventures and misfortunes of biodiversity in Latin America
[do_widget id=text-12] Yolanda Massieu, IASC-member and Mexican researcher, has just published the book Mirada de jaguar: Venturas y desventuras de la biodiversidad en América Latina [transl.: A jaguar’s glance: ventures and misfortunes of biodiversity in Latin America]. The book is a result of a long term research about biodiversity as the most fragile part of […]
IASC Past-President Tine De Moor interviewed on commons on Dutch National Television
From 2005 onward, the number of citizen collectivities, also known as ‘commons’ has increased significantly. In citizens’ collectivities, citizens initiate common governance and management of resources in cases where both government and ‘the market’ appear to fail or refuse to act. Parent participation child care, Wikipedia, Breadfunds, and wind energy cooperatives are just some examples […]
Launch of ‘Co-Lab Research’ website, a knowledge hub on Collaborative Housing
[do_widget id=text-12] Dr. Darinka Czischke and the Co-Lab Research managing team are pleased to announce the launch of the new website ‘Co-Lab Research’, a knowledge hub on Collaborative Housing: www.co-lab-research.net . The website brings together the wide variety of research and (mutual) learning activities on collaborative housing that we carry out at the Department of […]