Abstract

Over the last decades, the proliferation of ICTs and capitalist markets has created a new social-historical reality for communication, production and societal organisation, while social inequality has deepened. In this context, alternative forms of organisation based on the commons have emerged, challenging the core values of capitalism. Within this new form of egalitarian and transnational collaborative networks, a new concept of social coexistence has been proposed: cosmolocalism. This article presents the genealogy of cosmolocalism and compares it to previous conceptual universalist reconfigurations, namely cosmopolitanism and internationalism. While the current discourse on cosmolocalism focuses on production and distribution, its political dynamics and limitations remain unexplored. Our ultimate goal is to open a path of inquiry for further reflection and deliberation.

Details

Title
Cosmolocalism: Understanding the Transitional Dynamics Towards Post-Capitalism
Author
Schismenos, Alexandros; Niaros, Vasilis; Lemos, Lucas
Pages
670-684
Section
Articles
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
TripleC Communication, Capitalism & Critique, published by Information Society Research
e-ISSN
1726670X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2703151288
Copyright
© 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/at/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.