New Book: Commonwealth by Negri/Hardt
Markus Euskirchen | 26. April 2010 | Filed under: Commons • Property • Intellectual Property • Krise • Literature/Books • Public Goods | Leave a comment
Commonwealth is the latest collaboration between Michael Hardt, a Duke University professor who specializes in Italian literature, and Toni Negri, an original member of the radical Autonomia group in Italy. Negri is the more colorful of the two, having at one time been accused of being the intellectual leader of the Red Brigades terrorists who Continue reading →
NYC: Conference “The Privatization of Public Space? Resisting Enclosure”
Markus Euskirchen | 19. April 2010 | Filed under: Allmende • Commons • Debates: Theories/Alternatives • Public Goods • Public Space • Practical Struggles • Dates/Events | Leave a comment
Neoliberalism continues to transform public space in geographically uneven and variegated ways, with far reaching and profound consequences. On the first day, the conference will provide context for various means of privatization and elaborate on language and visions for discussing this issue. On the second day, workshops will bring together students, activists, artists, and organizations Continue reading →
Visualizing Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry: 1996–2008
Markus Euskirchen | 15. April 2010 | Filed under: Actors • Ernährung • Intellectual Property • Monsanto • Saatgut • Knowledge • Biodiversity/gen.Ressources • Data Compendiums | Leave a comment
The commercial seed industry has undergone tremendous consolidation in the last 40 years as transnational corporations entered this agricultural sector, and acquired or merged with competing firms. This trend is associated with impacts that constrain the opportunities for renewable agriculture, such as reductions in seed lines and a declining prevalence of seed saving. To better Continue reading →
What happens after privatizing the pension system?
Markus Euskirchen | 9. April 2010 | Filed under: Banks • Finances • Krise • Renten • Editor's Choice • Finances | Leave a comment
The pension reforms of the years 2000 until 2007 were supposed to attenuate the foreseeable effects of demographic change on the pension system. This is why the retirement age was raised, the pension level was lowered and a so-called sustainability factor (“Nachhaltigkeitsfaktor”) was introduced into the pension formula. This approach meant a fundamental change of Continue reading →
Futures Group about the future of food
Markus Euskirchen | 6. April 2010 | Filed under: Biodiversity/gen.Ressources • Nature Areas • Practical Struggles • Distribution of Wealth | 1 Comment
The Futures Group looks at possible futures in the timeline 2020-25 for opportunities and threats. It straddles both Asian and Western perspectives. In their own words: Trends/shifts are like seeds today. Some seeds sprout to become towering trees, some seeds will grow for a short while but have no staying power and will die off. Continue reading →
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klausw28 (Klaus Weberlein):
Effektivität statt Privatisierung der Bundeswehr http://t.co/gSK8jWN3 #privatisierung #bundeswehr
ngoonline (ngo-online.de):
Jung entzieht Bundeswehr-Privatisierungsgesellschaft Kompetenzen http://t.co/RCJAMNFf #privatisierung #bundeswehr
Privatisierung (Gemeingut vor privat):
Die neue Reichtumsmaschine (Startseite): Die alte Form der Privatisierung steht in der aktuellen... http://t.co/uW2QQJtf #Privatisierung