The Digital Library of the Commons defines "commons" as "a general term for shared resources in which each … See more

The examples below illustrate types of environmental commons.
Originally in medieval England the common was an integral part of the manor, and was thus legally part of the estate in land owned by the … 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 st… See more

A commons failure theory, now called tragedy of the commons, originated in the 18th century. In 1833 William Forster Lloyd introduced the concept by a hypothetical example of herders overusing a shared parcel of la… 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 been largely appropriated by the … See more

• The Diggers
• Kett's Rebellion See more

• Abahlali baseMjondolo in South Africa
• The Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee in India
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• The EZLN in Mexico… See more