In 2018, we explored cloud communities. Fast forward 5 years, digital innovations have further shaped global governance.
Welcome to the BlockchainGov and European University Institute
online symposium on New Network Sovereignties, featuring Primavera De Filippi, Vitalik Buterin, Michel Bauwens, Nathan Schneider, and more to come!
This online symposium examines how communities use digital networks for self-governance, decision-making, and collective action, creating additional layers of sovereignty alongside traditional nation-states. The symposium is structured as a series of interventions by scholars and thought-leaders that will be released through the summer, creating an interdisciplinary dialogue.
1) Primavera's kick-off essay introduces the concept of New Network Sovereignties. Primavera explores the distinct features and motivations driving these new entities, emphasizing the importance of governance instead of territorial control.
https://lnkd.in/dJ7hFx46
2) In dialogue with Primavera, we have none other than @VitalikButerin dissecting the idea of Network Sovereignties. Vitalik distinguishes among free city-states, satellite towns, exiles, and nomads’ sites.
https://lnkd.in/dG_jaFv6
3) In the third essay, Michel Bauwens asks whether we are witnessing the emergence of a new civilizational order blending local and trans-local governance.
https://lnkd.in/dEYQEASQ
4) Nathan Schneider motivated by Michel and Primavera, takes us on a journey through the history of religions & monastic orders to imagine network sovereignties as spaces for the aesthetics and ethics of solidarity.
https://lnkd.in/dEbcD2_a
Stay with us over the next few weeks as we explore critical questions around New Network Sovereignties. These are themes also being explored in gatherings like ZuBerlin or EdgeCity. Get ready!