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Alternative Political Economy of Knowledge Socialism

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Knowledge socialism is a philosophy of praxis which aims to counter the continued primacy of knowledge capitalism through the development of an alternative political economy of knowledge. As a theory, knowledge socialism seeks to establish a radically open political economy of knowledge, one that unlocks the innovative and emancipatory potential of collective thought processes towards productive and inclusive human development. In practice, knowledge socialism foregrounds a Peircean “community of inquiry” to develop knowledge cultures(networks of scholars committed to openness, collegiality, common good) based on creative labor, collective intelligence, and the commons-based peer production (CBPP) of knowledge as an irreducible public good. As such, knowledge socialism has been described as a philosophy of praxis which aims to foment a virtuous sociality of sharing, collaboration, and collegiality through peer-to-peer (P2P) editing, writing, and publishing practices...

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    Benjamin Green

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Green, B. (2022). Alternative Political Economy of Knowledge Socialism. In: Peters, M.A., Heraud, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_271-1

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