Topic: Inequality
Studies on the principle of sharing
Article / 22nd October 2014In this ongoing series of studies by STWR’s founder, Mohammed Sofiane Mesbahi, he investigates the meaning and significance of the principle of sharing from spiritual and psychological as well as social, economic and political perspectives.
The return of Occupy London: this time it’s truly political
Blog / 22nd October 2014Occupy is back in London, UK, with a renewed focus on politics and an ambitious vision: to galvanise a mass movement for real democracy and establish a huge People's Assembly to debate a list of specific demands for radical political reform.
Sharing as the new common sense in a post-growth world
Article / 29th August 2014We need to talk a lot more about sharing as a way to radically reframe the post-growth debate, argues a recent report from the Green House. If growthism is the substitute for a more just and equal society, then it's time that we all start saying so - and embrace a new common sense for sharing.
It’s time for a post-Piketty vision of shared wealth
Article / 27th August 2014The latest bestseller in economics has done a great deal of service to progressives in highlighting the imperative of shared wealth. But given the social and ecological limits to economic growth, this emerging conversation on global sharing has to get a lot more radical.
Discurso sobre los ismos y el principio del compartir
Article / 12th August 2014¿Cómo podemos generar conciencia de que el compartir es la solución a una crisis planetaria, y la última esperanza que nos queda para rehabilitar un mundo dividido? Es central a esta pregunta el problema de los “ismos”, en los cuales nuestra complacencia se ha intelectualizado a fin de justificar su existencia como normal.
Dialog o medsebojni delitvi hrane
Article / 8th August 2014Če smo zainteresirani, da zaustavimo trajno kriminalno ravnanje, ki sredi obilja povzroča stradanje, svojih aktivnosti ne smemo omejiti samo na raven svoje lastne države ali lokalne skupnosti. Rajši razmišljajmo o medsebojni delitvi hrane na globalni ravni in, pred vsem drugim, v povezavi s politiko dokončnega izkoreninjenja lakote.
Comercialización: la antítesis del compartir
Article / 24th July 2014“Compartir es la clave para resolver los problemas del mundo”. Tal declaración es tan simple que puede fracasar en hacer un llamamiento, por lo que si queremos comprender lo que significa debemos ir mucho más profundo en esta materia.
Uniendo a los pueblos del mundo
Article / 5th July 2014Ha llegado la hora en la que debemos manifestarnos de a millones no contra esto o aquello, sino más bien por quiénes somos.
Annual review 2013
Article / 2nd July 2014August 2013 marked STWR’s 10th anniversary and signalled the beginning of a new phase in the organisation’s work. Campaigning for economic sharing is now at the forefront of STWR’s activities, and our research program has been reoriented to support this goal.
Global economic sharing: the most important debate of our time?
Article / 24th June 2014The implications of moving towards a global sharing economy are immense, but there are many reasons to embrace this simple concept - which is far more radical and urgent than it may at first seem. As a primer from STWR makes clear, the necessity of sharing the world’s resources is central to the most critical issues that humanity faces in the 21st century.