The Digital Library of the Commons defines "commons" as "a general term for shared resources in which each stakeholder has an equal interest".
The term "commons" derives from the traditional English … See more

Scholars such as David Harvey have adopted the term commoning, which as a verb serves to emphasize an understanding of the commons as a process and a practice rather than as "a particular kind of thing" or static entity.
"The common is … See more

Silvia Federici articulates a feminist perspective of the commons in her essay "Feminism and the Politics of the Commons". Since the language around the commons has … See more

• Abahlali baseMjondolo in South Africa
• The Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee in India
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Environmental resource
The examples below illustrate types of environmental commons.
European land use
Originally in medieval England the common was an integral part of the manor, and was thus … See more

Tragedy of the commons
A commons failure theory, now called tragedy of the commons, originated in the 18th century. In 1833 See more

• The Diggers
• Kett's Rebellion See more