Michel Bauwens (born 21 March 1958) is a Belgian theorist in the emerging field of peer-to-peer (P2P) collaboration, writer, and conference speaker on the subject of technology, culture and business innovation. Bauwens founded the P2P Foundation, a global organization of researchers working in open collaboration in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property.[1] He has authored a number of essays, including his thesis The Political Economy of Peer Production.[2]
Bauwens regularly lectures internationally on P2P theory, the resource commons and their potential for social change, taking a materialistic-conceptual approach.[citation needed]
In the first semester of 2014 Bauwens was research director with the FLOK Society (Free Libre Open Knowledge) at the National Institute of Advanced Studies of Ecuador (IAEN).[3] The FLOK Society developed a first of its kind Commons Transition Plan for the Ecuadorian government. Over fifteen policy papers the plan outlines policy proposals for transitioning Ecuador to what is described as a social knowledge economy based on the creation and support of open knowledge commons. One version of the plan is .
In The Political Economy of Peer Production Bauwens regards P2P phenomena as an emerging alternative to capitalism, although he argues that "peer production is highly dependent on the market, for peer production produces use-value through mostly immaterial production, without directly providing an income for its producers."[2] However, Bauwens goes on to argue that the interdependence is mutual: the capitalist system and market economies are also dependent on P2P production, particularly on distributed networks of information processing and production. Consequently, P2P economy may be seen as extending or already existing outside the sphere of free/open source software production and other non-rival immaterial goods.
This idea is explored also in the essay Peer to Peer and Human Evolution that expands the P2P meme beyond computer technology. It argues that egalitarian networking is a new form of relationship that is emerging throughout society, and profoundly transforming the way in which society and human civilization is organised.[4] The essay argues that new forms of non-representational politics are a crucial ingredient in finding the solutions to current global challenges; as well as a new and progressive ethos representing the highest aspirations of the new generations.
Honors and awardsedit
2012 - Bauwen was nominated and included on the Post Growth Institute Enrich List – a parody of the Forbes List of Billionaires that aims to highlight influential post-growth thinkers "whose collective contributions enrich paths to sustainable futures".[5]
Controversyedit
Bauwens has repeatedly spoken out against identity politics, claiming it as antithetical to egalitarian participation within a post-racial community. This perspective was criticized as being a form of racial color blindness. In response, numerous contributors to the P2P Forum chose to officially distance themselves from him and his views.[6] In May 2021, Bauwens allegedly removed several signatories of the disassociation statement from the P2P Foundation wiki. Since it is a community-maintained wiki, this raised further controversy.[7] Two weeks later, Bauwens also edited the P2PF wiki article of P2P Lab (where several signatories belonged) diminishing its role. The wiki entries have been restored by other wiki editors.[7]
2013, "De wereld redden Met peer-to-peer naar een postkapitalistische samenleving", by Michel Bauwens and Jean Lievens, Houtekiet , ISBN9789089242549
2014, "Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy", by Vasilis Kostakis and Michel Bauwens, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN9781137415066
2015, "Sauver le monde, Vers une société post-capitaliste avec le peer-to-peer", by Michel Bauwens and Jean Lievens, Les liens qui libèrent preface by Bernard Stiegler (at editionslesliensquiliberent), ISBN979-10-209-0183-5
Essaysedit
Peer-to-Peer Relationality by Michel Bauwens, 4 March 2012, published on blog.p2pfoundation.net
2014, "From the Communism of Capital to Capital for the Commons: Towards an Open Co-operativism", Bauwens, Michel and Vasilis Kostakis, Triple-C: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, 12(1)
Reportsedit
A Synthetic Overview of the Collaborative Economy. By Michel Bauwens, Nicolas Mendoza and Franco Iacomella, et al. Orange Labs and P2P Foundation, 2012.[13]
In September 2014 he gave a keynote at the Degrowth Conferences in Leipzig, Germany on "The Transition to a Sustainable Commons Society in Ecuador and beyond".[15]
^Michel Bauwens. "A German Pirate Party could bring a European coalition". aljazeera.com.
^Gene Marks, This Week In Small Business: The Employer Mandate, New York Times, (July 8, 2013).
^Dirk Holemans. "Opinie: Scheer deelinitiatieven als Autopia en Uber niet over dezelfde kam - Opinie - De Morgen". De Morgen.
^"What Burning Man Can Teach Us About Living in Community". Living Green Magazine.
^. orange.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
^TechnoCalyps 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Documentary by Frank Theys
^"The Transition to a Sustainable Commons Society in Ecuador and beyond - Events - Degrowth 2014". degrowth.org.
External linksedit
Wikiquote has quotations related to Michel Bauwens.
The Foundation for P2P Alternatives (official site)
P2P: A blueprint for the future? - Interview by Richard Poynder,3 September 2006, published on poynder.blogspot.com
Interview with Michel Bauwens - Interview by Prodromos Tsiavos, University of Oslo, spring 2008 (video, 30 min)
- "The most inspiring Belgian", Interview, published by één, Café Corsari, 16 October 2013, in Belgian (video, 10 min)
April 18, 2024
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2013Born 1958 03 21 March 21 1958 age 66 BelgiumOccupation s Activist Director and Founder of the P2P FoundationWebsitehttp p2pfoundation netWikiquote has quotations related to Michel Bauwens Contents 1 Biography 2 P2P theory 3 Honors and awards 4 Controversy 5 Works 5 1 Books 5 2 Essays 5 3 Reports 5 4 Documentaries 5 5 Speeches 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBiography editBauwens regularly lectures internationally on P2P theory the resource commons and their potential for social change taking a materialistic conceptual approach citation needed In the first semester of 2014 Bauwens was research director with the FLOK Society Free Libre Open Knowledge at the National Institute of Advanced Studies of Ecuador IAEN 3 The FLOK Society developed a first of its kind Commons Transition Plan for the Ecuadorian government Over fifteen policy papers the plan outlines policy proposals for transitioning Ecuador to what is described as a social knowledge economy based on the creation and support of open knowledge commons One version of the plan is available online He currently lives in Chiang Mai Thailand P2P theory editIn The Political Economy of Peer Production Bauwens regards P2P phenomena as an emerging alternative to capitalism although he argues that peer production is highly dependent on the market for peer production produces use value through mostly immaterial production without directly providing an income for its producers 2 However Bauwens goes on to argue that the interdependence is mutual the capitalist system and market economies are also dependent on P2P production particularly on distributed networks of information processing and production Consequently P2P economy may be seen as extending or already existing outside the sphere of free open source software production and other non rival immaterial goods This idea is explored also in the essay Peer to Peer and Human Evolution that expands the P2P meme beyond computer technology It argues that egalitarian networking is a new form of relationship that is emerging throughout society and profoundly transforming the way in which society and human civilization is organised 4 The essay argues that new forms of non representational politics are a crucial ingredient in finding the solutions to current global challenges as well as a new and progressive ethos representing the highest aspirations of the new generations Honors and awards edit2012 Bauwen was nominated and included on the Post Growth Institute Enrich List a parody of the Forbes List of Billionaires that aims to highlight influential post growth thinkers whose collective contributions enrich paths to sustainable futures 5 Controversy editBauwens has repeatedly spoken out against identity politics claiming it as antithetical to egalitarian participation within a post racial community This perspective was criticized as being a form of racial color blindness In response numerous contributors to the P2P Forum chose to officially distance themselves from him and his views 6 In May 2021 Bauwens allegedly removed several signatories of the disassociation statement from the P2P Foundation wiki Since it is a community maintained wiki this raised further controversy 7 Two weeks later Bauwens also edited the P2PF wiki article of P2P Lab where several signatories belonged diminishing its role The wiki entries have been restored by other wiki editors 7 Works editBauwens has written for Open Democracy 8 and Al Jazeera 9 and has been mentioned by the New York Times 10 De Morgen 11 and Living Green Magazine 12 Books edit 2013 De wereld redden Met peer to peer naar een postkapitalistische samenleving by Michel Bauwens and Jean Lievens Houtekiet ISBN 9789089242549 2014 Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy by Vasilis Kostakis and Michel Bauwens Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 9781137415066 2015 Sauver le monde Vers une societe post capitaliste avec le peer to peer by Michel Bauwens and Jean Lievens Les liens qui liberent preface by Bernard Stiegler at editionslesliensquiliberent ISBN 979 10 209 0183 5Essays edit Peer to Peer Relationality by Michel Bauwens 4 March 2012 published on blog p2pfoundation net 2014 From the Communism of Capital to Capital for the Commons Towards an Open Co operativism Bauwens Michel and Vasilis Kostakis Triple C Communication Capitalism amp Critique 12 1 Reports edit A Synthetic Overview of the Collaborative Economy By Michel Bauwens Nicolas Mendoza and Franco Iacomella et al Orange Labs and P2P Foundation 2012 13 Documentaries edit With Frank Theys Bauwens is the co creator of the 2006 documentary TechnoCalyps an examination of transhumanism and the metaphysics of technology 14 Speeches edit In September 2014 he gave a keynote at the Degrowth Conferences in Leipzig Germany on The Transition to a Sustainable Commons Society in Ecuador and beyond 15 See also editAdhocracy Commons based peer production Digital revolution Distributed economy Knowledge commons Network economy Open design Open Source Ecology Open source hardware Open source movement P2P economic system Post scarcity economy Sharing economyReferences edit P2P Foundation About p2pfoundation net a b Michel Bauwens 2005 01 12 The Political Economy of Peer Production Ctheory Archived from the original on 2019 04 14 Retrieved 2005 12 21 Michel Bauwens colabora con el IAEN en proyecto estrategico in Spanish Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales 19 September 2013 Archived from the original on 28 September 2013 Michel Bauwens 2005 06 15 Peer to Peer and Human Evolution PDF Institute of Network Cultures Michel Bauwens The En Rich List Baranoff Zvi March 2021 Letter of Dissociation p2p left gitlab io P2P Left Retrieved 31 August 2021 a b Pazaitis Alex 2021 05 30 Think not like a commoner Medium Retrieved 2021 12 25 Michel Bauwens openDemocracy Michel Bauwens A German Pirate Party could bring a European coalition aljazeera com Gene Marks This Week In Small Business The Employer Mandate New York Times July 8 2013 Dirk Holemans Opinie Scheer deelinitiatieven als Autopia en Uber niet over dezelfde kam Opinie De Morgen De Morgen What Burning Man Can Teach Us About Living in Community Living Green Magazine When the economy becomes collaborative orange com Archived from the original on 2012 10 04 TechnoCalyps Archived 2017 12 30 at the Wayback Machine Documentary by Frank Theys The Transition to a Sustainable Commons Society in Ecuador and beyond Events Degrowth 2014 degrowth org External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Michel Bauwens The Foundation for P2P Alternatives official site P2P A blueprint for the future Interview by Richard Poynder 3 September 2006 published on poynder blogspot com Interview with Michel Bauwens Interview by Prodromos Tsiavos University of Oslo spring 2008 video 30 min De meest inspirerende belg The most inspiring Belgian Interview published by een Cafe Corsari 16 October 2013 in Belgian video 10 min Retrieved 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