The Knowledge Commons: Theory and Collective Action; or Kollektive Aktionismus?

Abstract

"This is an informal talk "the origins of the concept of the commons, the history of the term, and the emergence of an interdisciplinary school of scholarship on common pool resources." The paper was presented at the closing plenary session "The Future of the Digital Commons" at the WOS3 conference in Berlin 2004. This presentation was accompanied by David Bollier's paper "Is the Commons a Movement?" available at http://www.bollier.org/pdf/BerlinWizardsofOS3speechJune2004.pdf"