Re: Fwd: [ox-en] Talk on "Social economy or peer production? - On the relationship of

Hi list, Andreas, all!

Last week (10 days ago) Stefan Merten wrote:
> Last week (7 days ago) Stefan Merten wrote:
>> Please find below a half-cooked version of the first half of the
>> slides.
> 
> Here is the third quarter about "Commonalities and differences". This
> is probably the most interesting one. Comments are welcome of course.

Below is the final quarter.

I also made some changes in the earlier parts. I think the most
important insight I gained from this work is summarized in this slide:

  Summarizing commonalities and differences
  =========================================

  * Some common goals and structures

    * Because of that the left gets interested in peer production

  * Major differences go deep

    * Openness is precondition instead of limitation

    * Selbstentfaltung instead of political will

    * New mode of production instead of supplement to capitalism

  * Most significant: Relationship to capitalism

    * *Repairing* capitalism as a *goal* for social / solidarity economy

    * *Replacing* capitalism as a *means* for peer production

  .. highlights::

     Though goals and some structures are similar the differences are
     big

Im particular the aspect

  * Most significant: Relationship to capitalism

    * *Repairing* capitalism as a *goal* for social / solidarity economy

    * *Replacing* capitalism as a *means* for peer production

seems to me like *the* central point.

Again I'm grateful for comments.

I hope that someone finds my work useful. At least it was useful to me
because now I have a much better understanding on this somewhat
complicated relationship.


						Grüße

						Stefan

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Overcoming capitalism
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Target groups
=============

* So far: Analysis of the relationship between social / solidarity
  economy and peer production

* Now: Considerations about ways to improve society effectively

* Two target groups for this section

  * People in social / solidarity economy most interested in improving
    society

  * People in peer production interested in political effects

Fundamentally different approaches
==================================

+-------------+----------------------+------------------+
|Topic        |Social / solidarity   |Peer production   |
|             |economy               |                  |
+-------------+----------------------+------------------+
|Means and    |*Repairing* capitalism|*Replacing*       |
|goals        |is a *goal*           |capitalism is a   |
|             |                      |*means*           |
+-------------+----------------------+------------------+
|Origin       |Political will and    |Needs of people   |  
|             |awareness             |and ability       |  
|             |                      |                  |
+-------------+----------------------+------------------+
|Mode of      |Capitalist framework  |Capitalist        |
|production   |is kept and repaired  |framework is      |
|             |                      |replaced          |
+-------------+----------------------+------------------+
|History      |Old approach with     |New approach based|
|             |little effect         |on contemporary   |
|             |                      |options           |
+-------------+----------------------+------------------+
|Actors       |Marginal groups       |Core groups       |
|             |                      |                  |
|             |                      |                  |
+-------------+----------------------+------------------+

Suggestions for a long-term improvement
=======================================

* Question: How does fundamental societal change come about?

* Answer: By a new mode of production

  * Historical example: Shift from feudalism to capitalism

* Social / solidarity economy *is* necessary

  * Retreat of the welfare state needs action

    .. class:: handout

       Unfortunately...

* Social / solidarity economy *no* perspective

  * No way to overcome capitalist mode of production

* Peer production *is* the perspective

  * Establishes a new mode of production

  * This is the sustainable way to change society

Cooperation?
============

* In general: Difficult

  * Mind sets are very different

  * Goals are very different

  * Very few practical examples

* Social / solidarity economy can benefit from peer production

  * Because commons are available for everyone

* Can peer production benefit from social / solidarity economy?
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