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By: Elsa Costanzo

Abstract: We propose an institutional analysis, based on a field research, of an emergent French initiative called Terre de Liens (TdL) that intends to take out agricultural lands from the speculative market, contributes to their de-commodification and governs them as a commons. We will wonder to what extent TdL may turn agricultural lands into a commons, following Elinor Ostrom’s definition. W...

By: Claudio Cattaneo

Abstract: Eco-communities are specifically planned and set up for people to come and live together with the goal of living and working according to ecological principles by promoting a degree of sharing (see also work-sharing) and pursuing well-being through more sustainable life-styles, direct democracy and a degree of autonomy. Participative DIY non-monetary practices are applied for agricult...

By: Corinna Burkhart

norms, normality, practical defamiliarization, cross-normality experience, change

By: Karin Bradley

Abstract: In recent years what is termed “the sharing economy” has grown, i.e. sharing and swapping of tools, clothes, spaces and services. Sharing practices are indeed not new but have been reinvented in contemporary contexts characterized by economic decline and/or environmental concerns, often facilitated through the use of digital technologies. This paper deals with the rationales of peer-t...

By: Catherine Apostolidi

alternatives, capitalism, citizen initiatives, degrowth, self-management, solidarity economy, transition

By: Giorgos Kallis, Viviana Asara

Abstract: In this article I intend to investigate the prefigurative politics of the “indignados” movement in Barcelona, born in May 2011 in Spain to protest against austerity policies, the “dictatorship of markets” and claiming for a “real” democracy. For many indignados the occupations in the squares were conducive to experimenting, acting and living an alternative utopian community, the main ...

By: David Bollier

From the book's webpage: The biggest “tragedy of the commons” is the misconception that commons are failures — relics from another era rendered unnecessary by the Market and State. Think Like a Commoner dispels such prejudices by explaining the rich history and promising future of the commons — an ageless paradigm of cooperation and fairness that is re-making our world. With graceful prose and...

By: Sven Eberlein

Shareable's guide to setting up a repair café.

By: Brett Scott

Popular anger against the financial system has never been higher, yet the practical workings of the system remain opaque to many people. The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance aims to bridge the gap between protest slogans and practical proposals for reform. Brett Scott is a campaigner and former derivatives broker who has a unique understanding of life inside and outside the financial sector...

By: Christa Müller, Andrea Baier, Karin Werner

Neue urbane Räume des Do it yourself Der Verlag: Es ist nicht mehr zu übersehen: Eine neue Generation von Do-it-yourself-Aktivisten nutzt die postfordistische Stadt als Labor für soziale, politische, ökologische und ästhetische Experimente. Ob im Gemeinschaftsgarten oder im FabLab, ob in Offenen Werkstätten oder bei Tausch-Events – überall hinterfragen die Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten ...

By: Transition Network

The "Transition Network" about the film: In Transition 2.0 is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You'll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food, localising their economies and setting up community power stations. It's an idea that has gone viral, a social experime...

By: Michalis Theodoropoulos, iliosporoi network

Published with a Creative Commons license, iliosporoi.net. Iliosporoi network: Documentary "Another World" about the grassroots initiatives in Greece that form another world right here right now, away from the crisis and capitalism (Greek narration, English subtitles in captions).

By: Dan Hancox

The publisher: One hundred kilometres from Seville lies the small village of Marinaleda, which for the last thirty-five years has been the centre of a tireless struggle to create a living utopia. This unique community drew British author Dan Hancox to Spain, and here for the first time he recounts the fascinating story of villagers who expropriated the land owned by wealthy aristocrats and have...

By: Riahi Brothers

Documentary, 118 minutes: "Two-thirds of successful system changes in history were NON-VIOLENT". The inspiring and moving documentation is about non-violent forms of protest and civil disobedience in the 21st century (e.g. Iran, Syria, Egypt, Spain, Occupy, Femen). Dokumentation, 118 Minuten: "Zwei Drittel der erfolgreichen Umbrüche in der Geschichte waren gewaltfrei". Die sehenswerte Doku "...

By: Gerolf Hanke

Der Verlag: Dass Krisen zum Kapitalismus dazugehören, ja dass sie notwendig sind, um immer wieder neue Anpassungen des Systems zu ermöglichen, ist mittlerweile zur Binsenweisheit ökonomischer und sozialwissenschaftlicher Theorie geworden. Aber gilt dies auch für die ökologische Krise, die sich unabhängig der medialen Aufmerksamkeitsschwankungen Jahr für Jahr bedrohlicher ausnimmt? Mit Klimawand...

By: Corinna Burkhart

normality, norms, practical defamiliarization, degrowth, cross-normality experience, change

By: Richard Swift

The Canadian author and journalist Richard Swift takes the listener on a journey to different degrowth projects. During the visits concepts of the degrowth movement are explained and practical examples are highlighted. In the elaborate programme different actors of the international degrowth movement get to speak.

By: Oliver Parodi, Alexandra Quint, Andreas Seebacher

Keywords: Degrowth, Sufficiency, Sustainable urban development, Sustainable Development, Urban Sustainability, Integrative Concept of Sustainable Development, District Development

By: Alfredo Camozzi, Amy Kabat

Introduction: The term “Ecovillage” has had great fortune since it was coined during the convention of sustainable communities held in Denmark, 1991, by the Gaia Foundation. Thanks to the support of important ecological and alternative experiences like that of Findhorn in Scotland, The Farm in the United States, Chrystal Water in Australia, and others, the Global Ecovillage Network(GEN) was for...

By: Teresa Baca, Pilar Lorente, Alberto Peña, José Manuel Soto, Francisco Peula, Antonio Salas, Manuela Perales, Carmen Bullejos, María de Nobili

Keywords: biowaste, sustainability, recycling