The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) was founded in 1989 as ''The International Association for the Study of Common Property'' (IASCP). It is a non-for-profit organization that sees as its mission to further the understanding of institutions for the management of resources that are or could be held or used collectively as a
commons
The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable Earth. These resources are held in common even when owned privately or publicly. Commons c ...
by communities in developing and industrialized countries.
According to its vision statement, the goals of the association are:
* to encourage exchange of knowledge on the commons among diverse disciplines, areas, and resource types
* to foster mutual exchange of scholarship and practical experience
* to promote appropriate institutional design
''International Journal of the Commons''
IASC publishes the ''International Journal of the Commons'', "an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed open-access journal ... dedicated to furthering the understanding of institutions for use and management of resources that are (or could be) enjoyed collectively." The journal's
editors-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
are Frank van Laerhoven (
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...
) and Michael Schoon (
Arizona State University).
"Editorial Team,"
''International Journal of the Commons''. Accessed: January 21, 2014.
Conferences
The association organizes biennia
global conferences
as well as regional conferences. In 2012, it also organized the firs
First Thematic Conference on the Knowledge Commons
See also
*Common land
Common land is land owned by a person or collectively by a number of persons, over which other persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel.
A person who has a ...
* Tragedy of the commons
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy i ...
* Information Commons
* Knowledge commons
* Commons-based peer production
Commons-based peer production (CBPP) is a term coined by Harvard Law School professor Yochai Benkler. It describes a model of socio-economic production in which large numbers of people work cooperatively; usually over the Internet. Commons-based ...
References
External links
International Association for the Study of the Commons
official website
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International Journal of the Commons
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First Thematic Conference of IASC on the Knowledge Commons
Public commons
International professional associations
Organizations established in 1989
Ecological economics
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