Cumbers, A. (2015) Constructing a global commons in, against and beyond the state. Space and Polity, 19(1), pp. 62-75. (doi: 10.1080/13562576.2014.995465)
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Abstract
The “commons” is emerging as one of the progressive political key words of our time. Against a backdrop of continuing neoliberal governance of the global economy, there is interest in a “translocal” global commons as an alternative that transcends both state and capitalist forms of appropriation. In this paper, I offer a constructive critique of the global commons. While sympathetic to arguments about the deficiencies of state-centric forms of socialist projects for emancipation, I nevertheless argue that realizing the commons vision of a more democratic politics means continuing engagement with the state, particularly for connecting up and scaling up local autonomous projects to achieve more transformative social change.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Cumbers, Professor Andrew |
| Authors: | Cumbers, A. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management |
| Journal Name: | Space and Polity |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1356-2576 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1470-1235 |
| Published Online: | 25 February 2015 |
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