The Commons and a New Global Governance (Leuven Global Governance series)

"Given the new-found importance of the commons in current political discourse, it has become increasingly necessary to explore the democratic, institutional and legal implications of the commons for global governance today. This book analyses and explores the ground-breaking model of the commons and its relation to these debates. Featuring original contributions from renowned scholars across the globe and analysis of Elinor Ostrom's fundamental work, this interdisciplinary book is organized into three main areas of inquiry: the commons as vehicles for the democratization of global governance, the role played by commons-based institutions in global governance and a more normative interrogation around what international law ought to look like to support the commons. Provocative and critical ideas about the current system of global governance act as a stimulus to explore further research and activism in the commons. The first of its kind to offer a specific focus on the commons and global governance, this much-needed book will prove invaluable for academics in the humanities and social sciences including economists, political philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars. It will also appeal to policy-makers, concerned members of civil society and commons activists"-- Provided by publisher 'Whereas the existing literature generally studies small-scale commons, this challenging book boldly - and successfully - engages in extrapolating this cooperation-based governance model to global resources. From democratic perspectives to institutional construction, its many contributions, written by prominent scholars in the field of commons or international law, critically introduce and renew the radical notion of commons and collective action by citizens, as vehicles for democratization, in global governance and international public law.'- Séverine Dusollier, Sciences Po Law School, France'Can we devise new systems of law and governance to support commons at the global level? This thoughtful collection of essays explores how we might address this vital challenge for humanity in the years ahead.'- David Bollier, Schumacher Center for a New Economics, USGiven the new-found importance of the commons in current political discourse, it has become increasingly necessary to explore the democratic, institutional and legal implications of the commons for global governance today. This book analyses and explores the ground-breaking model of the commons and its relation to these debates. Featuring original contributions from renowned scholars across the globe and analysis of Elinor Ostrom's fundamental work, this interdisciplinary book is organized into three main areas of inquiry: the commons as vehicles for the democratization of global governance, the role played by commons-based institutions in global governance and a more normative interrogation around what international law ought to look like to support the commons. Provocative and critical ideas about the current system of global governance act as a stimulus to explore further research and activism in the commons.The first of its kind to offer a specific focus on the commons and global governance, this much-needed book will prove invaluable for academics in the humanities and social sciences including economists, political philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars. It will also appeal to policy-makers, concerned members of civil society and commons activists.Contributors include: M. Bauwens, M. Beerkens, C. Boonen, N. Brando, J. Brunnée, S. Cogolati, C. Crombez, P. Dardot, T. De Moor, H. De Schutter, O. De Schutter, M. Deleixhe, T.R. Eimer, M. Groff, R. Hagen, S. Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, U. Mattei, P. Sauvêtre, J. Wouters Contents 6 List of figures and tables 8 List of contributors 10 Foreword • Michel Bauwens 18 Acknowledgements 20 1 Introduction: democratic, institutional and legal implications of the commons for global governance • Samuel Cogolati and Jan Wouters 22 Part I: Democratic Perspectives 40 2 What democracy for the global commons? • Pierre Dardot 41 3 Federal commons • Nicolás Brando and Helder De Schutter 58 4 A (non-)violent revolution? Strategies of civility for the politics of the common • Christiaan Boonen 78 5 Forget Ostrom: from the development commons to the common as social sovereignty • Pierre Sauvêtre 99 Part II: Institutional Perspectives 122 6 Governance of the global commons: a question of supply and demand, the answer of polycentricism • Rutger Hagen and Christophe Crombez 123 7 The rule of law and accountability: exploring trajectories for democratizing governance of global public goods and global commons • Maja Groff and Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen 151 8 Expropriation by definition? Regime complexes, structural power, and global public goods • Thomas R. Eimer 181 9 Knowledge commons and global governance of academic publishing • Maarja Beerkens 207 Part III: Legal Perspectives 232 10 The ecology of international law: towards an international legal system in tune with nature and community? • Ugo Mattei 233 11 From eroding to enabling the commons: the dual movement in international law • Olivier De Schutter 252 12 International law to save the commons • Samuel Cogolati and Jan Wouters 287 13 Procedure and substance in international environmental law and the protection of the global commons • Jutta Brunnée 312 14 Conclusion: is the governance of the commons a model for a new global governance? • Martin Deleixhe 343 Afterword • Tine De Moor 356 Index 360