E143| What Are We Accelerating Towards? w/ Benjamin Studebaker, Michel Bauwens, O.G. Rose and Tim Adalin
On geopolitical shifts, civilisational cycles, and the potential for new social coordination mechanisms in an increasingly frenetic world. This dialogue welcomes the return of political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher O.G. Rose, and Commons / Civilisation theorist Michel Bauwens in dialogue with Tim Adalin.
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Keywords
geopolitics, social coordination, global cycles, military spending, trust, cosmopolitanism, digital commons, accelerationism geopolitics, social cohesion, institutions, social coordination, metaphysics, globalization, fragmentation, investment, communication, cultural encounter
Chapters
00:00 Geopolitical Shifts and Military Spending
06:01 The 5,000-Year Transition: Modes of Exchange
25:22 Social Coordination Mechanisms and Global Pluralism
40:21 Exploring Accelerationism: Positive vs. Negative Forms
47:45 The Dilemma of Nation States vs. Globalization
56:14 The Crisis of European Identity and Sovereignty
01:07:04 Communication and Social Coordination in a Complex World
01:18:45 Incompleteness of Institutions and the Potential for New Ideas
01:20:12 The Opportunity in Institutional Failure
01:20:51 Fragmentation and the Search for Unity
01:22:08 The Challenge of Encountering Otherness
01:24:37 Metaphysical Possibilities in Human Encounters
01:30:27 Navigating Geopolitical Dynamics
01:38:20 The Role of Invisible Colleges in Crisis
01:46:02 Reflections on Trust and Society
01:52:43 Alienation and the Quest for Sameness
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As of 2007, Michel Bauwens is the founder of the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives and works in collaboration with a global group of researchers in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. He also co-founded the the Commons Strategies Group ( http://p2pfoundation.net/Berlin_Commons_Conference ). He is listed at #82, on the Post-Carbon Institute (En)Rich list, http://enrichlist.org/the-list/) for his contributions to positive social change.
Michel has taught on technology and related topics at St. Louis, Brussels, Payap University, Chiang Mai, and Dhurakit Pandit University, Bangkok; he has been Primavera Research Fellow at the University of Amsterdam; and external expert at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (2008, 2012). Michel Bauwens has advised the Board of the Union of International Associations (Brussels), Shareable magazine (San Francisco), the Zumbara Time Bank (Istanbul) and ShareLex (France); the “Association Les Rencontres du Mont-Blanc, Forum International des Dirigeants de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire” (2013-). He was nominated as the Chair of the Technology/ICT working group, Hangwa Forum (Beijing, Sichuan), in charge of distributed manufacturing. He has been editor in chief of the magazine Wave, has written editorials for Al Jazeera English, articles for Shareable, along with peer-reviewed articles for scientific journals. He has co-produced the 3-hour TV documentary Technocalyps, with Frank Theys. Michel has written several books in Dutch, French, and English, such as Peer to Peer, the Commons Manifesto.
In the 1990s, after a first nine year stint as analyst for USIA, Michel worked as strategic knowledge manager for British Petroleum, editor in chief for riverland Publications, eBusiness Strategy director for Belgacom, and he created two internet start-ups, eCom (intranet/extranet) and KyberCo (interactive marketing) which were sold to Alcatel and Virtuaholdings respectively..”
You can read Michel’s Substack @ https://4thgenerationcivilization.substack.com/ -
O.G. Rose is a pen name consisting of Michelle’s maiden, middle, and their shared last name. While at the University of Virginia, Rose spent several years working collaboratively with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop in Charlottesville, Virginia. Rose now lives on a farm, manages a wedding venue named Mead Lake, operates Frozen Glory Photography, and teaches piano using visuals from Rose’s Pattern Method.
A finalist for the 2020 UNO Press Lab Prize and 46th Pushcart Nominee, Rose’s creative works appear at The Write Launch, Allegory Ridge, Streetlight Magazine, Ponder Review, Iowa Review online, The William and Mary Review, Assure Press, Toho Journal online, West Trade Review, ellipsis, Poydras Review, O:JA&L, Burningword, and Broken Pencil.
You can find O.G. Rose’s website at https://www.ogrose.comBelonging Again: An Address can be purchased from Amazon here.
The Map Is Indestructible can be purchased from Amazon here.
Daniel is also a member and core contributor the Voicecraft Network @ https://www.voicecraft.network
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Benjamin Studebaker is a political theorist with a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. He's the author of two books - The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way is Shut, and Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies.
Find more writing and links to connect with Benjamin at his website: https://benjaminstudebaker.com/
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Tim is the founder of Voicecraft and a philosopher with a focus on the relation between participation and transformation. You can connect with Tim individually @ https://www.timadalin.xyz
On X @ https://x.com/tim_adalin
And on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-adalin/
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