Alternative Economies and Commoning Practices in Catalonia: Unpacking Ecoxarxes from a Social Studies of Economisation Perspective. Issue 6 (19th July 2022)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Alternative Economies and Commoning Practices in Catalonia: Unpacking Ecoxarxes from a Social Studies of Economisation Perspective. Issue 6 (19th July 2022)
- Main Title:
- Alternative Economies and Commoning Practices in Catalonia: Unpacking Ecoxarxes from a Social Studies of Economisation Perspective
- Authors:
- Balaguer Rasillo, Xavier
Wirth, Manuel - Abstract:
- Abstract: The alternative economies of the Ecoxarxes (eco‐networks) are created by autonomous networks of like‐minded groups that use social currency and mutual support practices for producing and exchanging goods, services and knowledge in the Spanish region of Catalonia. Drawing on ethnographic research, we show that these commoning projects aim to establish and sustain alternative economies that are predominantly framed as fostering cooperation, mutual aid and the commons. However, we complicate the picture by using a social studies of economisation approach as an analytical method, highlighting the variegated and contested character of the Ecoxarxes. This perspective demonstrates how economic projects, including alternative ones, have their own framings, frictions, challenges and misfires that emerge from within. As much as the Ecoxarxes have a post‐capitalist spirit and a commoning praxis, we equally engage with issues such as overaccumulation of social currency, the need for regulation, burnouts and constraints to participation. Resumen: Las Ecoxarxes (eco‐redes) son redes autónomas de grupos afines que generan economías alternativas usando moneda social y prácticas de ayuda mutua para producir e intercambiar bienes, servicios y conocimientos en la región de Cataluña. Basándonos en métodos etnográficos, mostramos que estos proyectos establecen y sostienen economías alternativas que se enmarcan en el fomento de la cooperación, la ayuda mutua y los bienes comunes. SinAbstract: The alternative economies of the Ecoxarxes (eco‐networks) are created by autonomous networks of like‐minded groups that use social currency and mutual support practices for producing and exchanging goods, services and knowledge in the Spanish region of Catalonia. Drawing on ethnographic research, we show that these commoning projects aim to establish and sustain alternative economies that are predominantly framed as fostering cooperation, mutual aid and the commons. However, we complicate the picture by using a social studies of economisation approach as an analytical method, highlighting the variegated and contested character of the Ecoxarxes. This perspective demonstrates how economic projects, including alternative ones, have their own framings, frictions, challenges and misfires that emerge from within. As much as the Ecoxarxes have a post‐capitalist spirit and a commoning praxis, we equally engage with issues such as overaccumulation of social currency, the need for regulation, burnouts and constraints to participation. Resumen: Las Ecoxarxes (eco‐redes) son redes autónomas de grupos afines que generan economías alternativas usando moneda social y prácticas de ayuda mutua para producir e intercambiar bienes, servicios y conocimientos en la región de Cataluña. Basándonos en métodos etnográficos, mostramos que estos proyectos establecen y sostienen economías alternativas que se enmarcan en el fomento de la cooperación, la ayuda mutua y los bienes comunes. Sin embargo, introducimos más complejidad en el análisis utilizando el enfoque de los estudios sociales de la economización como método analítico, para destacar la diversidad de las Ecoxarxes. Esta perspectiva demuestra que los proyectos económicos, incluidos los alternativos, tienen sus propios marcos, fricciones, retos y fallos que surgen desde su interior. En la medida en que las Ecoxarxes tienen un espíritu poscapitalista y una praxis orientada hacia los bienes comunes, también nos ocupamos de cuestiones como la sobreacumulación de moneda social, la necesidad de regulación, el desgaste personal y las limitaciones a la participación. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Antipode. Volume 54:Issue 6(2022)
- Journal:
- Antipode
- Issue:
- Volume 54:Issue 6(2022)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 54, Issue 6 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 54
- Issue:
- 6
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0054-0006-0000
- Page Start:
- 1694
- Page End:
- 1714
- Publication Date:
- 2022-07-19
- Subjects:
- Ecoxarxes -- alternative economies -- commoning -- economisation -- social currency -- Catalonia
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910.5 - Journal URLs:
- http://estar.bl.uk/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=00664812 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8330 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/anti.12867 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0066-4812
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