Relato do encontro 'O futuro dos bens comuns' (An Account of the 'Future of the Commons' Retreat)

27 Pages Posted: 14 Mar 2015

Date Written: October 1, 2009

Abstract

Portuguese Abstract: Entre 25 e 28 de junho de 2009 ocorreu um encontro singular. Vinte e um mulheres e homens de várias partes do mundo, defensores e estudiosos dos bens comuns (commons, na expressão inglesa de difícil tradução), reuniram-se em Crottorf, na Alemanha, para encontrar e estabelecer pontes entre suas áreas e iniciativas. O evento, que visou promover um debate de caráter estratégico, foi concebido e organizado por Massimo de Angelis, David Bollier, Silke Helfrich e Stefan Meretz. Estavam ali representados, ainda que sem paridade: quatro continentes; países ricos e pobres; entusiastas do potencial das tecnologias digitais e críticos da tecnociência; militantes (do Fórum Social Mundial a movimentos pela sustentabilidade) e acadêmicos (historiadores, economistas, advogados, filósofos, cientistas da informação...); o pensamento marxista, ambientalista, feminista, anti-capitalista (bem como o pensamento segundo o qual os bens comuns podem coexistir com algum tipo de economia de mercado) ― matizes diversas do pensamento político de esquerda. Como não podia deixar de ser, essa diversidade deu por vezes origem a conflitos, sem dúvida bastante produtivos para o diálogo desenvolvido. Este é um relato reflexivo sobre as principais discussões travadas ali.

English Abstract: Between June 25 and 28, 2009, a singular meeting took place. Twenty-one women and men, commons advocates and scholars from around the world, met in Crottorf, Germany, to discover and build bridges between their areas and initiatives. The event, which aimed to promote a strategically-minded debate, was conceived and organized by Massimo de Angelis, David Bollier, Silke Helfrich and Stefan Meretz. Although without parity, the gathering included: four continents; rich and poor countries; enthusiasts of digital technology's potential, enthusiasts and critics of technoscience; activists (affiliated with several groups, from the World Social Forum to sustainability movements) and academics (historians, economists, lawyers, philosophers, information scientists...); advocates of Marxist, environmentalist, feminist, anti-capitalist thought (as well as the thought according to which commons can coexist with some kind of market economy) - many shades of left-wing political thought. As was to be expected, this diversity sometimes gave rise to conflicts, undoubtedly very productive for the dialogue that was established. This is a reflexive account of the main discussions undertaken in this meeting.

Note: Downloadable document is in Portuguese.

Keywords: commons, digital commons, solidarity economy, gift economy, commons-based peer production, crisis, nanotechnology, neoliberalism, commodification, universal income, Crottorf

JEL Classification: D7, P17, Q2, Q3, B24

Suggested Citation

Said Vieira, Miguel, Relato do encontro 'O futuro dos bens comuns' (An Account of the 'Future of the Commons' Retreat) (October 1, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2574934 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2574934

Miguel Said Vieira (Contact Author)

Federal University of ABC (UFABC)

Brazil

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