From P2P Foundation

A directory of social and political movements related to the P2P (participatory), open (open access to knowledge), and 'commons' paradigms.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Sister Organizations 3 Key Movements 3.1 The 'Open' Paradigm 3.1.1 Key Movements supporting the Open paradigm 3.1.2 Specialized movements 3.1.2.1 Open Education 3.1.2.2 Open Money 3.1.2.3 Open Software 3.1.2.4 Open Standards 3.2 The P2P/Participative Paradigm 3.2.1 Key P2P/Participative Movements 3.2.2 Cooperation/Collaboration 3.2.3 Participative Political Movements 3.2.4 Alternative Political Economy 3.3 The Commons Paradigm 4 Key Resources 4.1 Key Articles

Introduction

1. Benjamin Mako Hill explains the Difference between the Free Software and Free Culture Movement
2. Conflicts in open source discourse: review of idea currents in the free and open source software movement.
3. David Bollier: Is the Commons a movement?

We feel particular kinship for the initiatives

1. our wiki 'neighbours' listed in the WikiNode page
2. the Commons Creations group in the UK
3. Appropriate Technology platform

Sister Organizations

The following are most similar in intent:

• Oekonux
• Institute of Network Cultures
• Open Knowledge Foundation
• On The Commons

Key Movements

The 'Open' Paradigm Key Movements supporting the Open paradigm A2K Access to Knowledge Budapest Open Access Initiative Creative Commons ICommons Open Access Movement Open Archives Initiative Open Content Alliance Open Knowledge Foundation Public Domain Advocacy Organizations Science Commons Union for the Public Domain Specialized movements Open Education Open Courseware Initiative Open Educational Resources Open Money Open Money Open Software Free Software Foundation Open Source Initiative Organizations for Freedom in Communication, a list maintained by the Free Software Foundation Open Standards Open Standards Alliance

The P2P/Participative Paradigm Key P2P/Participative Movements Participatory Culture Free Culture movement Dignitarianism Cooperation/Collaboration Cooperation Project Participative Political Movements Alterglobalization Movement sites Association pour l'Economie Distributive Bien Alternative Political Economy Access Foundation Complementary Currency Initiatives Global Income Foundation USBIG The Commons Paradigm Bien Publics a Echelle Mondiale Creative Commons Friends of the Commons ICommons Science Commons Union for the Public Domain

Key Resources

Key Articles

1. David M. Berry, 2004. “The Contestation of Code: A preliminary investigation into the discourse of the free/libre and open source movement,” Critical Discourse Studies, volume 1, number 1 (April), pp. 65–89 [1]
2. Benjamin Mako Hill, 2005. “Towards a standard of freedom: Creative Commons and the Free Software Movement,” [2]
3. The Politics of the Libre Commons by David M. Berry and Giles Moss

First Monday, volume 11, number 9 [3]

1. On the Convergence of social movements to fight IPRs on information in various fields: 10 contributions

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