Silvia Federici illustrates the potential of the concept of the commons as way of resistance and reorganization of the society in times of social injustice and ecological crisis. Amongst others, she outlines the role of women in the commons movement. Federici explains why she regards the theory of the tragedy of the commons as unfounded and why she considers Marx's concept of primitive accumulation as still appropriate to describe current events of deprivation, such as land grabbing. 2014 Level: beginner The Struggle for the Commons Silvia Federici Kontext TV After completing the module, participants should be able to have general overview on the theory of commons. They can differentiate between neoclassical, new institutional and social/critical commons theory and can use these theories to assess real life common-pool resource management and commoning pratices. 2021 Level: beginner Future of Commons Simon Sutterlütti und Stefan Meretz Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics Commons stand for a plurality of practices ‘beyond market and state’ as the famous Commons scholar – and first female noble prize winner of economics - Elinor Ostrom put it. Their practice and theory challenge classical economic theory and stand for a different mode of caring, producing and governing. Within this workshop we want to dive into theory, practice and utopia of Commons following four blocks... 2022 Level: beginner The Future of Commons Friederike Habermann & Simon Sutterlütti, Summer Academy 2022 for Pluralist Economics Free, Fair & Alive is a foundational re-thinking of the commons, the self-organized social systems that human beings have used for millennia to meet their needs. 2019 Level: advanced Free, Fair, and Alive David Bollier, Silke Helfrich New Society Publishers