PRESS RELEASE: Journal of Peer Production #15 TRANSITION 

THE FINAL ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF PEER PRODUCTION #15 TRANSITION 

http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-15-transition 

Issue editors: Panayotis Antoniadis & Mathieu O’Neil 

JoPP #15 TRANSITION features six peer-reviewed articles exploring diverse aspects of transitions in peer production projects. Each article is accompanied by an additional piece or ‘complement’ which addresses the same topic in a non-academic manner. This experimental format aimed to explore the transitions, permutations and transformations of research on peer production. Reflections about change also inform the future of the Journal of Peer Production itself. It was collectively decided that the correct transition path for the Journal is to close its circle: this will be the last issue of the JoPP. This final issue will serve as a vehicle to strengthen the JoPP community and encourage its members to collectively learn from the past, and support each other in our future endeavors. 

To that end, the issue comprises two dedicated sections: ‘Reflections on the past’ and ‘The future’ which will remain open for contributions by members of the JoPP community until the end of 2022, the final year of the Journal of Peer Production. In early 2023, a closing ceremony will mark the end of this era. More detail on the content of the issue – in its current incarnation – and the plans for its expansion can be found in our Editorial Notes. We look forward to your feedback and contributions. 

As a final experiment in publishing processes, we invite the authors of this ultimate issue to present themselves in an online gathering in the context of the 7at7 series, on May 7, at 7pm CET, at
https://7at7.digital/. After a quick round of introductions to their work, we will have the opportunity to discuss all together the past and future of peer production. 

EDITORIAL NOTES 

Researching transition, transitioning research and saying goodbye to the Journal of Peer Production | Panayotis Antoniadis and Mathieu O’Neil 

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES 

Plan C – Makers’ response to COVID-19 | Peter Troxler 

Complement: Responses by Dyhrberg Højgaard, Boeva, García and Cuartielles 

Collective capabilities for resisting far-right extremism online and in the real world | Cian O’Donovan  

Complement: A framework for mapping, building, and evaluating collective capabilities 

‘Meet your Personal Cobot!’ Framing participatory research in makerspaces as a trading zone| Tudor Basarab Ionescu and Jesse de Pagter  

Complement: EU automation policy: Towards ethical, human-centered, trustworthy robots? 

Prototypes as agents of transition: The case of DIY wireless technology for advancing community digital sovereignty | Hagit Keysar, Elizabeth Calderón Lüning and Andreas Unteidig 

Complement: Collective Learning 

Civic spaces and collaborative commons | Curtis McCord 

Complement: Report on workshops and engagement 

Making consensus sensible: The transition of a democratic Ideal into Wikipedia’s interface | Steve Jankowski  

Complement: The link: A policy fiction 

JOPP IN TRANSITION: OUR COMMUNITY 

The Handbook of Peer Production: Interviews with practitioners | Rhizomatica, Harassmap, Ushahidi, Wikimedia Deutschland, Debian 

JOPP IN TRANSITION: THE FUTURE 

The triumph of peer production? Announcing the creation of the Digital Commons Policy Council | Kit Braybrooke, Angela Daly, Mathieu O’Neil and Stefano Zacchiroli  

Really Simple Federation (RSF) | Panayotis Antoniadis  

JOPP IN TRANSITION: REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST 

A short history of the Journal of Peer Production by its founder | Mathieu O’Neil 

Revisiting JoPP 6 on peer production and the law | Angela Daly  

http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-15-transition