OAFP 5260 - Digital commons and public policy

OAFP 5260 · Semestre d'automne 2026-2027

Langue d'enseignement
English
Type d'enseignement
Cours séminaire
Nombre d'heures
24
Crédits
4

Informations

Descriptif

This course explores the intersection of digital commons and local and global public policy making. Students will examine how digital technologies and the concept of the commons influence public policy, governance, and participation. The course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical foundations and practical applications of what digital commons are and how they interact with the public and private sphere. Through case studies and interactive discussions with invited experts, students will gain the necessary skills to understand the challenges and interests that the many stakeholders revolving around digital commons have and face.

Pré-requis

There are no specific prerequisites for this course except curiosity and a commitment to contribute to the course.

Format pédagogique

Google drive

Mode de validation

30% : group (2 to 3 students) presentation introducing a concept related to the class

60% : collaborative knowledge base (wiki) about a digital common project of your choice. This grade includes both collective and individual components, notably: the quality of the content, proficiency in Git and Markdown, as well as participation in the collaborative peer-review process

10% : class participation and engagement

Charge de travail

Readings specified for each class are optional but strongly recommended.

Lectures

Lectures principales 4

  1. Alice Pannier, 2022, Software Power : The Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Open Source Software, Études de l’Ifri, Ifri

  2. Nadia Eghbal, 2016, Roads and bridges, the unseen labor behind our digital infrastructure

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  3. Report of the European Working Team on Digital Commons. (2022). Torwards a sovereign digital infrastructure of commons. Digital Assembly. https://openfuture.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/220624digital_commons_report.pdf

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  4. Stéphanie Leyronas,Benjamin Coriat, and Kako Nubukpo, 2023, The Commons Drivers of Change and Opportunities for Africa (Part 5) The World Bank and Agence Française de Développement

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Lectures secondaires 4

  1. Anon (2020) Incorporating the Digital Commons. University of Westminster Press. http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37226

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  2. Bauwens, M., Kostakis, V., & Pazaitis, A. (2019). Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto (Vol. 10). University of Westminster Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvfc53qf

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  3. Krewer, J., Leyronas, S., & Mboa T. (2023). Digital Commons and Entrepreneurship: Alternative or Complementary Approaches? In : The Commons Drivers of Change and Opportunities for Africa. Agence française de development, the World Bank https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2023-06-12-42-23/Coedition%20WB_AFD_The%20Commons.pdf

  4. Ostrom, E. (2015) Governing the commons : the evolution of institutions for collective action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Unités pédagogiques

N° d'UPType d'UP Unités pédagogiquesEnseignants Nombre d'heuresCrédits
13028Cours séminaire Digital commons and public policy Emma GHARIANI, Virgile DEVILLE244

Enseignants

  • Emma GHARIANI
  • Virgile DEVILLE