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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Planning a commons-based, peer production future for Ecuador | openDemocracy

Planning a commons-based, peer production future for Ecuador | openDemocracy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

FLOK stands for “Free, Libre, Open Knowledge,” and the FLOK Society is a government-sponsored project to imagine how Ecuador might make a strategic transition to a workable post-capitalist knowledge economy.

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The myth of the keyboard warrior: public participation and 38 Degrees | openDemocracy

The myth of the keyboard warrior: public participation and 38 Degrees | openDemocracy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

A cursory glance at the comment section of the UK's leading newspapers suggests that democratic engagement is at an all time low; we are generation apathetic. In their annual health check, the Audit of Political Engagement, the Hansard Society paint a bleak picture of participation trends in Britain. Only 41% of those surveyed are committed to voting in the next General Election. Moreover, less than 1% of the population is a member of a political party. However, 38 Degrees, the political activist movement, bucks these downward trends. In the four years since their foundation in 2009, 38 Degrees have amassed a membership of 1.8 million individuals—more than three times the entire combined memberships of all of Britain’s political parties.

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