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This chapter presents peer-to-peer theory and practice in the context of alter-globalization and planetary perspective on change. It begins through a short elicitation on peer-to-peer theory. It then synthesizes a dialogic engagement between peer-to-peer (P2P) theory and nine perspectives on planetary change: reform liberalism, post-development, relocalization, cosmopolitanism, neo-Marxism, engaged ecumenism, meta-industrial, autonomism/horizontalism, and co-evolutionary perspectives. The chapter then presents a synopsis of a ground breaking effort in the application of P2P theory, the Free Libre Open Knowledge (FLOK) project in Ecuador, which provides a concrete example of P2P as an alter-globalization practice.
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A good example of this is the institutional structure of Occupy Wall Street’s General Assembly, which along with its Working and Operating Groups also has institute ‘Caucuses’, which are specific circles for minorities and oppressed ‘majorities’, who have certain privileges to block measures that would have discriminatory effects. These types of solutions need to be generalized within commons-oriented peer production.
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Ramos, J., Bauwens, M., Kostakis, V. (2016). P2P and Planetary Futures. In: Banerji, D., Paranjape, M. (eds) Critical Posthumanism and Planetary Futures . Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3637-5_12
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