Peer to Peer - The Commons Manifesto (Michel Bauwens , Vasilis Kostakis , Alex Pazaitis)

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.

Download the Manifesto: https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/10.16997/book33/?fbclid=IwAR3iIHTcGRYCiwoYxw-__TIJ0IhTbbjawg__9hX5Pqfr1d1jJaPvs7By4fw

Download Michel Bauwens presentation (Lecture given on 09th of april 2019, Antwerp): https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3ff0ws8seny613/Final%20version%20of%20From%20redistributive%20urban%20commons%20to%20cosmo-local%20production%20commons.odp?dl=0