[P2P-F] Fwd: [Commoning] Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW5), June 18-21, 2014

Thu Sep 19 16:47:29 CEST 2013

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From: Conway, Ryan Timothy <rtconway at indiana.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Commoning] Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW5), June
18-21, 2014
To: "commoning at lists.wissensallmende.de" <commoning at lists.wissensallmende.de
>
Cc: "communitycommonsproject at gmail.com" <communitycommonsproject at gmail.com>,
"radicalcommonswg at gmail.com" <radicalcommonswg at gmail.com>

 Commoners,

I am writing to announce our first live-streamed colloquium.  Today, at
Noon (EST) in the Ostrom Workshop <http://www.indiana.edu/~workshop/>,
distinguished historian Peter Linebaugh will present "The City and the
Commons."

If you cannot attend the talk, please feel free to watch it either
live <http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/liveflash.html?filename=Colloquia>
or archived<http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=video&filename=Colloquia_20130919.mp4>
.

Our Fall Colloquia schedule and links to flyers and videos are and will be
posted to the Colloquia Series
page<http://communitycommonsproject.tumblr.com/colloquia> of
the new (and in-progress) Community Commons Working Group
website<http://communitycommonsproject.tumblr.com/>
.

Please forward this message and these links to anyone that you think would
be interested.

If you have questions or would like to get involved with the Community
Commons Working Group, please feel free to email me at any time.

In Commons Camaraderie,
Ryan T. Conway

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*From:* Conway, Ryan Timothy
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:55 PM
*To:* commoning at lists.wissensallmende.de
*Cc:* communitycommonsproject at gmail.com; radicalcommonswg at gmail.com
*Subject:* FW: Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW5), June 18-21, 2014

  Fellow Commoners,

Please see the attached information on participating in an Ostrom Workshop
conference that we call the Workshop on the Workshop (WoW).

This will be the first WoW conference since the Ostroms' passing and we
will likely have a new Executive Director by this time.  With those things
in mind, this WoW conference could be a pivotal moment in the future of the
Ostrom Workshop.

As some of you know, there's a small cadre of us Workshoppers who would
like to see the Ostrom Workshop maintain the spirit of the Ostroms', as
champions of interdisciplinary, applied, cutting-edge research.  In this
spirit, some of us are hoping for a few things to come from the Workshop,
after hearing many voices at the conference:

1. Greater accessibility to the broad, international network of commons
enthusiasts, practitioners, and scholars.

2. More recognition of commons that are not the typical natural-resource
CPRs that currently get the most attention (forests, fisheries, groundwater
basins, etc.).  It would be wonderful to see autonomous zones, occupied
parks & squares, squatted buildings, greenspaces, soundscapes, social space
and Residual Residential Commons receive greater representation in Workshop
colloquia and research.

3. Conceptual expansion of what "counts" as commons or
common-pool-resources.  This includes more attention to the living social
behaviors that constitute acts of "commoning."

4. Challenging conversations in political philosophy, specifically between
folks fond of the Autonomist traditions and Workshop folks fond of
Tocquevillian associationalism.  No longer should political divisions
restrain the dialogue among these groups, as the conversations had --
however potentially contentious -- are much needed, at this pivotal time of
change in the Workshop and, more so, our World.

5. Greater recognition of the theories and actions of commons
practitioners, aiming for the cultivation of a praxis born from
complementary conversations among practitioners and scholars.  To
effectively spread and implement commons actions, thinking, and practice,
it would be wonderful to see practitioner-scholar working groups develop in
the Ostrom Workshop, and beyond.

6. Greater attention given to effective, accessible pedagogy, such that the
concepts, practices, and research on the commons can be available to all.

7. Cultivation of an interdisciplinary working group focused on empowerment
research and emancipatory research methods.  Freirean empowerment
pedagogies, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and other
action-research methods would enhance existing Workshop research not just
toward application, but toward the pursuit of human empowerment, social
justice, and self-actualization.  This could be coordinated by enthusiasts,
practitioners, and scholars both within and outside of the Ostrom Workshop.

Lastly, I will be coordinating two Working Groups / Panels:

The Radical Commons Working Group: seeking to address issues of political
philosophy and social justice, both including and moving far beyond what is
listed above.

and

The Community Commons Working Group: seeking to address issues of practice,
praxis, and pedagogy, both including and moving far beyond what is listed
above.

Please contact me if you are interested in helping to further define these
working groups and there aims.  Also, please contact me if you wish to
collaborate in coordinating and developing the talks, panels, and break-out
sessions associated with these groups.

These working groups are also in the process of fundraising, in the hopes
of being able to offer limited financial support to interested participants
who may otherwise not be able to attend.

Please join us in developing the future of the Ostrom Workshop, at this
pivotal moment in its history.  What would you like to see happening at the
Ostrom Workshop.  Let's have a conversation!

In Commons Camaraderie,
Ryan

    Ryan T. Conway

PhD Student
Indiana University
Department of Political Science

GPSO Representative (2013-2014)
CITL Service-Learning Fellow (2013-2014)
Community Commons Colloquium Series Coordinator
Health Commons Working Group member
Radical Commons Working Group Coordinator
The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy
Analysis
Rm. 100
505 N. Park Ave
Bloomington, IN 47408

Office: 812-855-9512
Cell: 314-520-1176
Fax: 812-855-3150
rtconway at indiana.edu
radicalcommonswg at gmail.com
communitycommonsproject at gmail.com
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*From:* Higgins, Gayle Lynn
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 4:08 PM
*To:* IU List for Workshop Newsletter (workshop_newsletter at list.indiana.edu)
*Subject:* [workshop_newsletter] Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW5),
June 18-21, 2014

  Dear Ostrom Workshop community and colleagues!

We hope you are looking forward to WOW5. From the number of inquiries we
have received regarding the creation of WOW5 (Workshop on the Ostrom
Workshop) Working Groups, it's clear that in the true spirit of the Ostrom
Workshop that bottom-up collective action is already afoot!

This email is to communicate our current timeline and process for WOW5
organization.

1) Working Group submissions – Deadline: September 30, 2013

Working Groups have traditionally been a core component of WOWs. For those
unfamiliar, Working Groups are effectively organized sessions where a group
of individuals form a session or sessions on a common theme. We encourage
these organized sessions and, as noted above, have already received a
number of contacts and updates.

If you are interested in serving as the contact person/organizer for a
Working Group, please send an email to Gayle Higgins at wow5 at indiana.edu by
September 30, 2013.

We will create Working Group and session IDs from these and post these to
the conference website. Then, participants in these sessions can attach
their abstract to a specific Working Group/session at the time of
submission.

2) Abstract submissions – Deadline: December 6, 2013

We welcome abstract submissions from those planning to participate in a
Working Group and *also strongly encourage unaffiliated submissions as well*.
Once we have a tentative list of Working Groups, we will post that list to
the conference website. If you are affiliated with a Working Group session,
you can select that at the time of submission. Otherwise, you can simply
submit your abstract as an open submission identifying topical keywords,
and the program committee will place your abstract in an appropriate
session.

Once the abstract submission website is live, we will send an additional
announcement.

3) Paper submissions – Deadline: April 1, 2014

We welcome paper submissions for WOW5 associated with presentations, but
they are not required. However, if you would like to have your paper part
of the WOW5 materials, please plan to submit it by the above date. As has
been tradition in the past, papers submitted to WOW5 will become part of
the Digital Library of the Commons <http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/>.

4) Accommodation reservations – Deadline: May 15, 2014

A block of rooms has been reserved at two different locations: the Indiana
Memorial Union Biddle Hotel and the Willkie Residence Center (student
housing).

Participants need to make their own room reservation at the Indiana
Memorial Union <http://imu.indiana.edu/hotel/index.shtml>. You will need to
include the block code, which is WOW5.

Gayle Higgins will make reservations for those participants choosing to
stay at Willkie Residence Center. Please see the information for Willkie
Residence Center <http://www.rps.indiana.edu/willkierescenter.cfml> and
then send an email to: wow5 at indiana.edu with your requirements.

*After May 15, 2014, any remaining rooms in our reserved block will be
released back to IMU*. In early spring, we will distribute a list of
additional hotels that are within walking distance of campus.

We are in the process of building the WOW5
website<http://www.indiana.edu/~wow5/>.
Accommodation information will be available on our website within the next
30 days.

5) Book display – There will be a book display in the conference office,
which will be located in the Charter Room. All participants are invited to
send or bring copies of their recent publications to be exhibited at the
book display. If your work may be ordered through a publisher, please feel
free to include flyers or order forms. For further information, please see
our website or contract Emily Castle at efcastle at indiana.edu.

6) We will send information about Registration by mid-September.

* *

*All sessions will be held at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU).* *Registration,
conference materials, book exhibit, and message center will be located in
the IMU Charter Room.*

If you have additional questions or will need a letter of invitation for
WOW5, please contact Gayle Higgins at wow5 at indiana.edu.

Tom Evans and Burney Fischer

Co-Directors, Ostrom Workshop

*Conference Team*

Gayle Higgins, *Conference & Finance Coordinator*
Emily Castle, *Book Display & Library Material Coordinator*

*   and Digital Library of the Commons*
Ray Eliason, *Information Technology Director*
Julie England, *Information Technology*

Patty Lezotte, *Design, Layout, and Publishing Coordinator*
David Price, *Conference Assistant, Catering and Meeting Rooms*

Conference website: http://www.indiana.edu/~wow5

Conference email: wow5 at indiana.edu

_______________________________________________

Gayle Higgins

Accounting & Financial Support Specialist / Events Scheduler

The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop

   in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

Indiana University, 513 N. Park Avenue

Bloomington, IN 47408-3895 USA

direct tel: (812) 855-3905

tel (812) 855-0441/fax (812) 855-3150

email: ghiggins at indiana.edu

website: http://www.indiana.edu/~workshop

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