Dear Michel and all,<br><br>To begin with, I'd like to thank you very much for this challenging proposal. <br><br>As I would never withdraw once I have undertaken such a project, it would be best if we (by "we" I refer to the community around P2P foundation) discuss it after my 14-18 of September meeting with the research team of TUT. After that I will know my schedule and sources for the following, 2011-2012, year. <br>
<br>Hence, concerning my take, please give me some days and I will return to that :-)<br><br>All the best,<br><br>Vasilis<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 September 2011 09:14, Michel Bauwens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michel@p2pfoundation.net">michel@p2pfoundation.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear friends, and Vasilis in particular,<br><br>see <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Peergovernance#For_Historical_Inspiration" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Peergovernance#For_Historical_Inspiration</a> and in particular the historical experiences in democracy it leads to:<br>
<br><ol><li><a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Athenian_Democracy" title="Athenian Democracy" target="_blank">Athenian Democracy</a> ; <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Foundations_of_Athenian_Democracy" title="Foundations of Athenian Democracy" target="_blank">Foundations of Athenian
Democracy</a>
</li><li><a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Iroquois_Confederacy" title="Iroquois Confederacy" target="_blank">Iroquois Confederacy</a>
</li><li><a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/European_Medieval_Democracy" title="European Medieval Democracy" target="_blank">European Medieval Democracy</a>
</li><li><a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Viking_Democracy" title="Viking Democracy" target="_blank">Viking Democracy</a>
</li><li><a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Pirate_Governance" title="Pirate Governance" target="_blank">Pirate Governance</a>
</li><li><a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Peergovernance?title=Paris_Commune&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Paris Commune (page does not exist)" target="_blank">Paris Commune</a>
</li></ol>I would really love to make this a collective research and study project for the P2P Foundation ..<br><br>This would involve making a bibliography, finding where the material can be found online, and then organizing some process to read and discuss together, eventually with the aim of publishing a book. We could take one year to brush up on the history; another year to study actual peergovernance and contemporary proposals (6 months each);<br>
<br>I feel that finding a renewal of democracy is really one of the crucial issues of our time.<br><br>However, I'd like someone to take the lead on this .. Vasilis, I was particularly thinking about you ...<br><br>Michel<br clear="all">
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