{"product_id":"free-fair-and-alive-9780865719217","title":"Free Fair and Alive","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree, Fair, and Alive\u003c\/em\u003e is a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook for \"commoning\" — free, self-organizing systems ranging from alternative currencies to open-source everything. It presents a bold and compelling alternative to the dead-end, predatory market-state system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePart I: The Commons as a Transformative Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Commons and Commoning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommoning is Everywhere, but Widely Misunderstood\u003cbr\u003eWhat Island Is Not a Commons\u003cbr\u003eCommons in Real Life \u003cbr\u003e     Zaatari Refugee Camp \u003cbr\u003e     Buurtzorg Nederland \u003cbr\u003e     WikiHouse \u003cbr\u003e     Community Supported Agriculture \u003cbr\u003e     Guifi.net \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Commons Holistically in the Wild \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2. The OntoShift to the Commons \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Window Through Which We See the World \u003cbr\u003eThe OntoStory of the Modern West \u003cbr\u003eOntoStories as a Hidden Deep Dimension of Politics \u003cbr\u003eThe Nested-I and Ubuntu Rationality: The Relational Ontology of the Commons \u003cbr\u003eComplexity Science and Commoning \u003cbr\u003eMaking an OntoShift to the Commons \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 3. Language and the Creation of Commons \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords, Terms, and Categories \u003cbr\u003eThe Tenacity of Systems of Opinion; The Harmonyof Illusions \u003cbr\u003eLanguage and World-Making \u003cbr\u003eFrames, Metaphors, and the Terms of Our Cognition \u003cbr\u003eLanguage Evokes and Sustains a Worldview \u003cbr\u003e Keywords from a Fading Era \u003cbr\u003eMisleading Binaries \u003cbr\u003eHow Commoning Moves Beyond the Open\/Closed Binary \u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Commons-Friendly Terms \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePart II: The Triad of Commoning\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003ePrinciples and Patterns \u003cbr\u003eA Word on Methodology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 4. The Social Life of Commoning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCultivate Shared Purpose \u0026amp; Values \u003cbr\u003eRitualize Togetherness \u003cbr\u003eContribute Freely \u003cbr\u003ePractice Gentle Reciprocity \u003cbr\u003eTrust Situated Knowing \u003cbr\u003eDeepen Communion with Nature \u003cbr\u003ePreserve Relationships in Addressing Conflicts \u003cbr\u003eReflect on Your Peer Governance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 5. Peer Governance Through Commoning \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA Few Words About Governance \u003cbr\u003ePatterns of Peer Governance \u003cbr\u003eBring Diversity into Shared Purpose \u003cbr\u003eOn the Origins of Peer Governance \u003cbr\u003eCreate Semi-permeable Membranes \u003cbr\u003eHonor Transparency in a Sphere of Trust \u003cbr\u003eShare Knowledge Generously \u003cbr\u003eAssure Consent in Decision Making \u003cbr\u003eSociocracy and Consent-Based Decision Making \u003cbr\u003eRely on Heterarchy \u003cbr\u003ePeer Monitor \u0026amp; Apply Graduated Sanctions \u003cbr\u003eRelationalize Property \u003cbr\u003eKeep Commons \u0026amp; Commerce Distinct \u003cbr\u003eEnclosures as a Threat to Commons \u003cbr\u003eFinance Commons Provisioning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 6. Provisioning Through Commons \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMake \u0026amp; Use Together \u003cbr\u003eSupport Care \u0026amp; Decommodified Work \u003cbr\u003eShare the Risks of Provisioning \u003cbr\u003eContribute \u0026amp; Share \u003cbr\u003eVarieties of Allocation in a Commons \u003cbr\u003ePool, Cap \u0026amp; Divide Up \u003cbr\u003ePool, Cap \u0026amp; Mutualize \u003cbr\u003eTrade with Price Sovereignty \u003cbr\u003eCecosesola, or How to Ignore the Market \u003cbr\u003eUse Convivial Tools \u003cbr\u003eRely on Distributed Structures \u003cbr\u003eCreatively Adapt \u0026amp; Renew \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart III: Growing the Commonsverse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Rethinking Property \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMe, My Freedom, and My Property \u003cbr\u003eProperty is Relational \u003cbr\u003eCollective Property as a Counterpoint to Individual Property? \u003cbr\u003ePossession is Distinct From Property \u003cbr\u003eCustom as Vernacular Law \u003cbr\u003eInalienability: A Crucial Concept for Commoning \u003cbr\u003eRediscovering the Power of Res Nullius \u003cbr\u003eProperty and the Objectification of Social Relations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 8. Relationalize Property \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecommodifying a Supermarket \u003cbr\u003eWhy Relationalize Property? \u003cbr\u003eA Platform Designed for Collaboration: Federated Wiki \u003cbr\u003eNeutralizing Capital in the Housing Market: The Mietshäuser Syndikat Story \u003cbr\u003eHacking Property to Help Build Commons \u003cbr\u003ePlatform Cooperatives \u003cbr\u003eOpen Source Seeds \u003cbr\u003eCommoning Mushrooms: The Iriaiken Philosophy \u003cbr\u003e Building Stronger Commons Through Relationalized Property \u003cbr\u003eRe-Introducing Meaning Making into Modern Law \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 9. State Power and Commoning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The State\" and \"The People\"\u003cbr\u003eEqual Under Law, Unequal in Reality \u003cbr\u003eSome Working Notes on State Power \u003cbr\u003eBeyond Reform or Revolution \u003cbr\u003eThe Power of Commoning \u003cbr\u003eRevamping State Power to Support Commoning \u003cbr\u003eCatalyze \u0026amp; Propagate \u003cbr\u003eEstablish Commons at the Macroscale \u003cbr\u003eProvide Infrastructures for Commoning \u003cbr\u003eCreate New Types of Finance for the Commons \u003cbr\u003eCommons and Subsidiarity \u003cbr\u003eWhat about Fundamental Rights Guaranteed by the State? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 10. Take Commoning to Scale \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharters for Commoning \u003cbr\u003eDistributed Ledgers as a Platform for Commoning \u003cbr\u003eA Brief Explanation of Hash and Hashchain, Blockchain, and Holochain \u003cbr\u003eCommons-Public Partnerships \u003cbr\u003eCommoning at Scale \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Notes on the Methodology Used for Identifying Patterns of Commoning \u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Visual Grammar for the Pattern Illustrations \u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Commons and Commoning Tools Mentioned in This Book \u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: Elinor Ostrom's Eight Design Principles for Successful Commons and Commoning Tools \u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors \u003cbr\u003eA Note About the Publisher \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884845642071,"sku":"9780865719217","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/free-fair-and-alive-9780865719217","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}