Commons. Between Dreams and Reality

Cultural and Creative Spaces and Cities (CCSC) have recently released two publications which are now available to download as digital versions.

‘‘Commons’’ is an expression that has been a central idea to the entire CCSC project.  Commoning processes attempt to activate the power of social cooperation to make things happen. In this project, we think of commoning as a variety of collective actions enabling interaction between actors in the cultural sector. Their joint efforts intend to shape new institutional arrangements safeguarding the sustainability of creative work.

The book ‘Commons. Between Dreams and Reality’ developed by the researchers of the project, delves deeper into this topic by addressing how cooperation and collective actions might influence political and economic realities. At its core, it focuses on the practical life of commons and commoning practices, their factors of growth and transformative potential, as well as on the challenges and contradictions which they face. The book examines the commons in relationship with their local environment and how they can become a tool for the economic sustainability of culture. The aim is to articulate an analysis and look at how commons are addressed by institutions and communities in policy-making and everyday practices.

Visit the Publications webpage to download a digital copy of the book.