Commons

Are smart techno-managerial solutions the perfect alibi for resource extraction and inequality in our cities? We talked to author and academic Maria Kaika about the way that green technology so-called solutions are sometimes anything but, and can displace real action.

Ghent is the first city in the world to enjoy a commons expert to enshrine cooperation and communal ownership into its very structures.

Who does the ocean or the moon belong to? An interview about the legal power of ‘the common heritage of mankind’ concept.

Although the commons are no silver bullet solution to society’s ills, combined with the common good and other alternative models they can form the basis of a fairer and more sustainable economic order.

As some of Earth’s resources risk being depleted, could outer space become a source of raw materials in the future?

The Nassonia project in Belgium could be a leading light in common ownership and governance – with a few changes.

Benjamin Joyeux interviews Indian activist Vandana Shiva about biodiversity, seed patents, and the commons.

The Polish government’s plans for Poland’s rivers would be disastrous – instead, control should be handed to communities.

What are the different ways resources can be managed and what different outcomes does it lead to?

How can the EU support the establishment of commons, which could in turn sustain the European project?