<nettime> Journal of Peer Production #9 "Alternative Internets"

[Felix Stalder <felix@openflows.com>]

Dear nettimers,

I normally don't forward announcement, but this one might be of
particular interest, since it updates many of the issues that have been
at the core of our discussions. And, the JPP has one of the most
interesting -- and useful -- review processes I know of. All there for
your reading pleasure.

Felix


Journal of Peer Production #9 "Alternative Internets"

The Journal of Peer Production editorial team is delighted to announce
our latest release, JoPP #9, "Alternative Internets" edited by Félix
Tréguer, Panayotis Antoniadis and Johan Söderberg.

As always, the peer review process - including original submissions,
reviews, revised papers, and signals - is accessible.

The issue is available for free here:
http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-9-alternative-internets/

From the Introduction: The hopes of past generations of hackers weigh
like a delirium on the brains of the newbies. Back in the days when
Bulletin Board Systems metamorphosed into the Internet, the world's
digital communications networks - hitherto confined to military,
corporate and elite academic institutions - were at grasping reach of
ordinary individuals.

To declare the independence of the Internet from nation states and the
corporate world seemed like no more than stating the bare facts. Even
encrypted communication - the brainchild of military research - had
leaked into the public's hands and had become a tool wielded against
state power. Collectives of all stripes could make use of the new
possibilities offered by the Web to bypass traditional media, broadcast
their own voice and assemble in new ways in this new public sphere. For
some time, at least, the Internet as a whole embodied "alternativeness."

JOPP# 9 CONTENTS
http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-9-alternative-internets/


Alt. vs. Ctrl.: Editorial notes for the JoPP issue on Alternative Internets
Félix Tréguer, Panayotis Antoniadis and Johan Söderberg

PEER REVIEWED ACADEMIC PAPERS

In Defense of the Digital Craftsperson
James Losey and Sascha D. Meinrath

Hacktivism, Infrastructures and Legal Frameworks in Community Networks:
The Italian Case of Ninux.org
Stefano Crabu, Federica Giovanella, Leonardo Maccari and Paolo Magaudda

Enmeshed Lives? Examining the Potentials and the Limits in the Provision
of Wireless Networks. The Case of Réseau Libre
Christina Haralanova and Evan Light

Going Off-the-Cloud: The Role of Art in the Development of a User-Owned
& Controlled Connected World
Daphne Dragona and Dimitris Charitos

Gesturing Towards "Anti-Colonial Hacking" and its Infrastructure
Sophie Toupin

The Interplay Between Decentralization and Privacy: The Case of
Blockchain Technologies
Primavera De Filippi

Finding an Alternate Route: Towards Open, Eco-cyclical, and Distributed
Production
Stephen Quilley, Jason Hawreliak and Kaitlin Kish

EXPERIMENTAL FORMAT

Alternative Policies for Alternative Internets
Melanie Dulong de Rosnay


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