Becoming a commoner, visions, and social practices shape each other cyclically

Evidence

The Circle of Commoning consists of three internal elements: Subjectivities, Vision, and Social Practices. The framework views its three elements non-hierarchically: it does not prioritise one element as “the backbone of durable commoning efforts” (Nightingale, 2019). Rather, it shows how subject formation (becoming a commoner) affects and is affected by visions and social practices (including property rights and collective practices), and how these go on to influence each other in a cyclical manner in response to changing contexts. — Yael Arbell, The Circle of Commoning, 38

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Defines the three-element non-hierarchical framework of the Circle of Commoning and its mutual-causation logic.
  • QUESTION: Where exactly does the frame claim subject formation causes rather than merely accompanies practice? The author defers mechanism to ‘changing contexts’.
  • corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — Yael Arbell, The Circle of Commoning:…, 38
  • XREF: connects to: Commoning joins producing shared goods with cultivating collective skills and character. — Laura Albareda and Alejo Jose G. Sison, Commons Organizing: Embedding Common…, 99; Commoning should be analysed through internal and external dynamics among subjectivities, visions and practices. — Yael Arbell, The Circle of Commoning:…, 6; Commoning simultaneously shapes and is shaped by its practitioners — Yael Arbell, The Circle of Commoning:…, 36 (+9 more)

Broader Connections