Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto (Critical, Digital and Social Media Studies)

Bauwens, Michel

ISBN 10: 1911534777 / ISBN 13: 9781911534778

Published by University of Westminster Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto (Critical, Digital and Social Media Studies)
• Publisher: University of Westminster Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911534777
• ISBN 13: 9781911534778
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Not since Marx identified the manufacturing plants of Manchester as the blueprint for the new capitalist society has there been a more profound transformation of the fundamentals of our social life. As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer.

What is peer to peer? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions this book tries to answer. Peer to peer is a type of social relations in human networks, as well as a technological infrastructure that makes the generalization and scaling up of such relations possible. Thus, peer to peer enables a new mode of production and creates the potential for a transition to a commons-oriented economy.

About the Author

Michel Bauwens is the Founder of the P2P Foundation and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of commons-based peer production, governance, and property.

Vasilis Kostakis is the Professor of P2P Governance at Tallinn University of Technology and Faculty Associate at Harvard University. He is the founder of the P2P Lab and core member of the P2P Foundation.

Alex Pazaitis is a Core Member of the P2P Lab and a Junior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Nurkse Department, Tallinn University of Technology.