Commons
More and more people are introducing the concept of commons into the societal discussion as they seek alternatives to our economic model. Common goods, also referred to as commons, are resources that are collectively used and managed by a community for the benefit of all its members.
As a contribution to this discussion, the Heinrich Böll Foundation has published two collected volumes. The latest release is "Free, fair, and alive: the insurgent power of the commons" by Silke Helfrich and David Bollier, published with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Here you will find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on commons.
Publications on Commons
Thematic Focuses on Commons
Book
Free, fair, and alive: the insurgent power of the commons
Commoning is at bottom a process by which we enter into a participatory culture and can sketch an idea of how we want to live together as a society.Silke Helfrich & David Bollier
Video: What are Commons?
Commons is about reclaiming, sharing and self-governing resources that belong to everyone. The commons is a practical means for re-inventing society in ways that markets and governments are unable or unwilling to entertain. Commons does not mean resources alone are centre stage, of higher importance are the relationships among us, the commoners, our ways of commoning!
Video: The Growth Machine
For 200 years we've been building a gigantic worldwide machine for permanent economic growth. But it is not fulfilling its promise of prosperity, and exceeding the planet’s ecological limits. Together with Attac Germany we have made this film about the permanent economic growth, which breaks the ecological limits of the earth and makes it uninhabitable. A fundamental change is not only necessary, but possible.
