In recent years, new spaces have been reinventing the way in which goods and knowledge are produced, the way we exercise our citizenship, and the way we shape public space. In one instance, this involves a former public facility now co-managed by a collective of local residents; in another, a former industrial wasteland transformed into a learning centre; and in yet another, a former cinema reclaimed by workers and film enthusiasts. All of them offer new solutions to the challenges of solidarity, social ties and the resilience of local communities.
What if, in the future, the innovations emerging on a small scale could become established practices? How can we recognise and safeguard these practices of shared management, governance and ownership? What if legal creativity could help us address these challenges?
To explore these questions, in autumn 2020 we launched Juristes Embarqués, an initiative focused on regulatory creativity centred on places that foster the commons.
