Platform for theory and social practice of common goods

Starting today, you can follow the activities of Platform for Theory and Social Practice of Common Goods on the website zajednicko.org, as well as through social media channels of the platform – facebook, twitter, vimeo and mixcloud.

Zajednicko.org gathers organizations, initiatives, and individuals who deal with critical analysis of the role and importance of common, public, and collective goods in the contemporary social and political contexts. Actions and goals of the platform are focused on research, public advocacy, and development of public policies, as well as on different educational and informative programs.

The mission of the platform zajednicko.org is to contribute to establishing a fair, equitable and solidary society on the foundations of participatory democracy and democratic control, participative control approach, cooperative, public and common ownership, as well as economical activities based on the principles of self-organization, cooperation and solidarity.

Website of the zajednicko.org platform delivers content on the topic of common goods, including the already well-known Commonification, as well as various other content – announcements for events and event-reports, analysis of and suggestions for policies, in addition to other educational and informative, research and advocacy-based content, including a video glossary.

The video glossary consists of a number of short films about the terms related to the concept of commons. By defining and connecting the terms through simplified narrative structures, the glossary represents the first step towards learning about ideas, concepts and practices that define the domain of commons.

In a modern political and social discourse, the concept of commons stands halfway between the public and the private sphere. Concepts and practices related to the idea of the commons are an alternative to a never-growing commodification and privatization of resources and services, advocating for resource management and control without direct influence of the market, or the state. The three elements of the common goods are community, resource and management, or to put it more precisely – the concept of commons is connected to the idea of resources being managed and controlled by the community.