<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername"></b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lukas.peter@uzh.ch">lukas.peter@uzh.ch</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 4:21 PM<br>Subject: [commoning] CfP: Workshop "The Law of the Commons" with Ugo Mattei<br>To: <a href="mailto:kommening@lists.commons-institut.org">kommening@lists.commons-institut.org</a>, <a href="mailto:commoning@lists.commons-institut.org">commoning@lists.commons-institut.org</a>, <a href="mailto:commons-theorie@commons-institut.org">commons-theorie@commons-institut.org</a><br><br><br><font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear members of the Commons-Institut mailing lists (sorry for x-posting)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I would like to inform you about an
<b>academic workshop</b> that I am organizing at the University of Zürich in November
2016 on <b>“The Law of the Commons” with Prof. Ugo Mattei</b>. You can find more
information on the workshop below, in the attachment or on <a href="http://www.philosophie.uzh.ch/de/doktorat/zdw/lawcommons.html" target="_blank">this
website</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Because I am new to the Commons-Institut group, I was asked
to shortly introduce myself. So here I go: I am momentarily writing a
dissertation in political philosophy on the topic “Markets, Democracy and the
Commons” at the University of Zurich. One central aim of the thesis is to
analyze whether the concept of the commons actually fulfills the postulate that
they can overcome or countervail the inequalities and ecological destruction
brought about by capitalist economies. Besides analyzing the concept of the commons, I argue, on the one hand, that in order to deal
with (and transform) these problematic and complex market mechanisms, one must
further the commons approach with concepts of economic democracy, social and
solidarity economy and alternative modes of finance, possibly understanding the market also as a commons. On the other hand, I argue
that the state is required to support and ensure (commons) property rights, yet
must be democratized through diverse forms of participation and co-production
on diverse scales, also possibly conceptualizing the state as a commons. Besides working on my dissertation, I am active in a few
“prosumer” cooperatives mostly revolving around food and farming, including <a href="http://foodcoop-comedor.ch" target="_blank">comedor</a>, <a href="http://www.ortoloco.ch" target="_blank">ortoloco</a>
and especially the dairy co-op <a href="http://basimil.ch" target="_blank">basimilch</a>.
Finally, I have two children who are 3,5 and 1 year(s) old. Well I think that’s
enough about me. </span></p></div>Please feel free to forward the call for papers to everyone you know, who might be interested in the workshop (maybe without my personal, biographical note, however). <div>It would be great to meet some of you at the workshop!<div>All the best, </div><div>Lukas</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>********************************************************************</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:'Default Sans Serif',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Call for Papers:</div><div style="font-family:'Default Sans Serif',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Workshop “The Law of the Commons”<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>With Prof. Ugo Mattei </b>(University of California, Hastings College of the Law)</span></p></div><span style="font-family:'Default Sans Serif',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Where: University of Zurich, Switzerland</span><div style="font-family:'Default Sans Serif',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">When: 24th November 2016</div><div style="font-family:'Default Sans Serif',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:'Default Sans Serif',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">In the workshop we will discuss the work of Ugo Mattei, with a focus on his newest book <i>The Ecology of Law: Towards a Legal System in Tune with Nature and Community</i>(2015). The workshop will also provide doctoral students with the opportunity to present and discuss their work on the commons from diverse perspectives, yet with a focus on political and legal philosophy. A more detailed description of the workshop can be found here: <a href="http://www.philosophie.uzh.ch/de/doktorat/zdw/lawcommons.html" title="http://www.philosophie.uzh.ch/de/doktorat/zdw/lawcommons.html" target="_blank">http://www.philosophie.uzh.ch/de/doktorat/zdw/lawcommons.html</a></div><div style="font-family:'Default Sans Serif',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts of 300 to 500 words should be submitted to <a href="mailto:lukas.peter@uzh.ch" target="_blank">lukas.peter@uzh.ch</a> by the 15<sup>th</sup> of September 2016. Accepted participants will be notified by the 30<sup>th</sup> of September 2016.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There is no participation fee. A few travel bursaries for Swiss graduate students are available. If you wish to be considered please submit a travel budget in addition to your abstract.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The workshop is sponsored by the Swiss National Science Foundation and supported by DemocracyNet.eu and NCCR Democracy. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Contact: Lukas Peter (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:lukas.peter@uzh.ch" target="_blank">lukas.peter@uzh.ch</a></span><span lang="DE">)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">*********************************************************************</span></p></div></div></div><div></div></font><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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