Commons : between dreams and reality

This work addresses how cooperation and collective actions might influence political and economic realities. At its core, it focuses on the practical life of commons and commoning practices, their factors of growth and transformative potential, as well as on the challenges and contradictions which they face. The book examines the commons in relationship with their local environment and how they can become a tool for the economic sustainability of culture. The aim is to articulate an analysis and look at how commons are addressed by institutions and communities in policy-making and everyday practices. The first part of the volume observes commons in relationship with their local environment. The second part of the book focuses on how commons can become a tool for the economic sustainability of culture.