Commons in an Age of Uncertainty

Franklin Obeng-Odoom is associate professor of Sustainability Science at the University of Helsinki.

• PrefacePart A: The Problem1. The Age of Uncertainty Part B: The Debates and a Path through Them 2. Historical Debates on the Commons 3. Rethinking the Commons Part C: The Proof4. Cities 5. Technology 6. Oil 7. Water Part D: The Future of the Commons8. Concluding Remarks: Towards a New Ecological Political Economy  References Index

"The Commons in An Age of Uncertainty is a tour de force."- Ulrich Duchrow, University of Heidelberg (American Journal of Economics and Sociology) "An interesting contribution to urban studies, in addition to a comprehensive examination of the socio-ecological crisis."- Domen Žalac, University of Ljubljana (Urbani izziv) "The Commons in an Age of Uncertainty is a tour de force."- Ulrich Duchrow, University of Heidelberg (American Journal of Economics and Sociology) "Throughout, Obeng-Odoom seeks to clearly illustrate the theoretical paradigms set through their structural limitations, which he transcends with empirically supported examples that he devises along the lines of the Radical Alternative discourse."- Domen Žalac, University of Ljubljana (Urbani izziv) "This is a significant contribution to modern political economy, integrating Georgist ideas about land with considerations of the progressive potential of the commons and its management."- Frank Stilwell (Journal of Australian Political Economy) "In his new book, leading Georgist scholar Franklin Obeng-Odoom argues that Ostrom is not the piper at the dawn of a new commons-era. In fact, her approach is consistent with a ‘not if, but when’ view of commons enclosure."- Emily Sims, Prosper Australia (Progress) "The author is provocative and provides a nuanced analysis of the political ecology of cities, technologies, oil, and water. He challenges land economists and suggests a new ecological political economy founded on the conceptualization of land as a methodological approach. […] In The Commons in an Age of Uncertainty, Obeng-Odoom opens an avenue for imagining the possibilities of a new world anchored on the commons."- Maano Ramutsindela, University of Cape Town (LSE Review of Books)