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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Think Global, Print Local: A crowdfund for a new publishing and distribution network | P2P Foundation

Originally published on Shareable, Ann Marie Utratel of Guerrilla Translation and the P2P Foundation describes the thoughts that led to developing the #ThinkGlobalPrintLocal project.

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Democracy needs mature individuals (Tamera 4) | P2P Foundation

Democracy needs mature individuals (Tamera 4) | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
This is excerpted from a book originally published 30 years ago, by Dieter Duhm, initiator of the Tamera community in Portugal. Dieter Duhm: “Democracy is a question neither of verbal commitment nor of the outer political form of a system. Rather it is a question mainly of the emotional state and structure of drives in …
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A New Frontier: Book Publishing as a Commons | P2P Foundation

A New Frontier: Book Publishing as a Commons | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
For authors and their reader-communities, has conventional book publishing become obsolete or at least grossly inefficient and overpriced? 
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Call for Papers: Decentralizing the Commons | P2P Foundation

Call for Papers: Decentralizing the Commons | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Decentralizing the commons is a key requisite for their protection and evolution.
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Book of the Day: An Ethnography of Wikipedia | P2P Foundation

Book of the Day: An Ethnography of Wikipedia | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
* Book: Common Knowledge?: An Ethnography of Wikipedia, Dariusz Jemielniak. In a review David Auerbach writes: ” In his book Common Knowledge, Dariusz Jemielniak, a longtime Wikipedia editor and administrator, discusses one of the most epic edit wars of all time, a fierce and unyielding debate over how to refer to the Polish city of …
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Book of the Day: Patterns of Commoning | P2P Foundation

Book of the Day: Patterns of Commoning | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
'Patterns of Commoning' describes dozens of lively, innovative commons that are pioneering exciting new forms of production, governance and ways of living.
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Book of the Day: The Book of Community by lasindias.net | P2P Foundation

Book of the Day: The Book of Community by lasindias.net | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
* eBook: The Book of Community. A practical guide to working and living in community. (translated by Steve Herrick)Las Indias, 2015. This is an excellent and downloadable Kindle ebook written by the whole team of Las Indias and translated by Steve Herrick. The description is followed by some excerpts chosen by Steve Herrick: “This book, …
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The need for transparency in social relationships and real hierarchies (Tamera 5) | P2P Foundation

The need for transparency in social relationships and real hierarchies (Tamera 5) | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
This is excerpted from a book originally published 30 years ago, by Dieter Duhm, initiator of the Tamera community in Portugal. This is the final excerpt in this serialization of Dieter Duhm: “Building a humane community usually means confronting difficulties that are deeply rooted in the character structures of modern man and especially in the …
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“Build the City”: The Critical Role of Art, Culture & Commoning Wed | P2P Foundation

“Build the City”: The Critical Role of Art, Culture & Commoning Wed | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A new anthology of essays, Build the City: Perspectives on Commons and culture,powerfully confirms that the “city as a commons” meme is surging. 
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The Aliveness of a Commons: David Bollier's Shareable Interview | P2P Foundation

The Aliveness of a Commons: David Bollier's Shareable Interview | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The commons is a living organism and that’s precisely what needs to be studied: its aliveness
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Book Review: Scaffolding For A Sustainable P2P Humanity | P2P Foundation

Book Review: Scaffolding For A Sustainable P2P Humanity | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
‘Scaffolding For A Sustainable P2P Humanity‘ by Nicolas Stampf is a work-in-progress collaborative book on gitbook dealing with the application of systems thinking (VSM etc) to P2P infrastructures. It is fairly general at this point, e.g.: ‘using systems thinking to architect a strength-based systemic global P2P organization aimed at identifying, interconnecting, amplifying and refracting successful …
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Commons Transition Plan Discussion | P2P Foundation

Commons Transition Plan Discussion | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Join our friends from the Chicago Chamber of the Commons to discuss our Commons Transition plans
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A critique of the 'subtle hierarchism' of the Teal Organizations concept in the book 'Reinventing Organizations' | P2P Foundation

A critique of the 'subtle hierarchism' of the Teal Organizations concept in the book 'Reinventing Organizations' | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
“The veracity of (these claims) cannot of course be tested – but it conveniently allows for someone at the “highest” stage of consciousness to “understand” a lower level but not the other way around. (Or far worse, that anyone objecting to the theory is simply told they are operating from a lower level of consciousness, …
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P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » Book of the Day: The Community Lover’s Guide to the Universe

P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » Book of the Day: The Community Lover’s Guide to the Universe | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

“The Community Lover’s Guide to the Universe is a growing collection of stories and book editions, bringing together the experiences of many amazing people and their innovative projects – people who are actively and creatively making community, together. Each book is produced collaboratively, and focuses on a particular place or theme. The website is a wider collection of stories, blog posts and reflective essays on this emergent new community culture. The aim of the Community Lover’s Guide is to surface and share this new community practice widely.”

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