David Hammerstein

is co-founder of the Commons Network, a civil society initiative based in Berlin and Brussels, and a former Spanish Green Member of the European Parliament. He works as a European and international advocate on issues of access to knowledge, access to medicines, and international trade.

Articles

How the commons can revitalize Europe

The defence and regeneration of the commons depends both on meaningfully strengthening EU participative policy processes, and on greater responsiveness to local civic communities. Following the first European Commons Assembly, Sophie Bloemen and David Hammerstein consider current and future options for co-creation, stewardship and social and ecological sustainability.