Author Archives: serendipolis

Crowd-Resourcing in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Resource Transformation Perspective

Posted on February 17, 2023 by serendipolis

By Olga Kokshagina, Justyna Dąbrowska, and Marta Poblet Balcell Abstract: Driven by recent calls for more research that examines forms of crowdsourcing used to address social challenges, in this article, we contribute to the broader literature on open innovation and … Continue reading →

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Blockchains, DAOs, and fractal governance

Posted on April 1, 2022 by serendipolis

Blockchains and, more recently, DAOs (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations) can be described as complex socio-technical systems where groups of people interact with distributed protocols and digital technologies at different scales. The complexity of both blockchains and DAOs can be described in … Continue reading →

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Toquenitzar el català: la llengua com a bé comú

Posted on December 6, 2021 by serendipolis

Marta Poblet i Pompeu Casanovas This is a short essay on dialogue, culture and identities. In addition to the public good policy adopted by the Catalan Government over the last four decades, it examines the Catalan language from a commons-based … Continue reading →

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To defuse political violence across US, conflict mediators apply lessons from gang disputes and foreign elections

Posted on February 4, 2021 by serendipolis

The U.S. isn’t the first country to suffer election-related violence. Activists are learning from other countries how to keep the peace. (Photo: Roberto Sschmidt/ APF via Getty Images) Joseph G. Bock, Kennesaw State University; Marta Poblet, RMIT University, and Per … Continue reading →

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From Athens to the Blockchain: Oracles for Digital Democracy

Posted on September 18, 2020 by serendipolis

By  Marta Poblet, Darcy W. E. Allen, Oleksii Konashevych, Aaron M. Lane and  Carlos Andres Diaz Valdivia Oracles were trusted sources of knowledge for public deliberation in classical Athens. Very much like expert and technical knowledge, divine advice was embedded … Continue reading →

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The Governance of Blockchain Dispute Resolution

Posted on February 18, 2020 by serendipolis

By Darcy W.E. Allen, Aaron M. Lane, and Marta Poblet Blockchain technology acts as infrastructure for self-executing smart contracts. Because contracts are incomplete and some parties are opportunistic, these new contracting possibilities create dispute resolution challenges. For instance, will smart … Continue reading →

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The Catalan tsunami: encrypting swarm intelligence

Posted on October 18, 2019 by serendipolis

A Mediterranean tsunami is a rare, once-in-a-century event. A black swan. In Catalonia, the abnormal surge has taken the unique form of a “Democratic Tsunami”. On Monday 14 October, the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced 12 Catalan politicians and grassroots activists … Continue reading →

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Linked democracy: Foundations, Tools, and Applications

Posted on September 15, 2019 by serendipolis

Citizens’ trust in democratic institutions is reaching new lows globally. The trust deficit primarily affects governments and representative institutions, but also media outlets and platforms spreading misinformation. In parallel, new forms of digital populism—bots, fake news, micro-targeting—are on the rise, … Continue reading →

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Sac i sort: vells i nous models de democràcia aleatòria

Posted on September 11, 2019 by serendipolis

La tria aleatòria de ciutadans per ocupar diferents càrrecs i responsabilitats polítiques era un dels trets característics de la democràcia atenenca clàssica. Què suscita l’interès contemporani per la democràcia aleatòria i pel disseny d’institucions basades en el principi d’aleatorietat? El … Continue reading →

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Apunts breus sobre la democràcia a Europa: reptes i sortides

Posted on April 30, 2019 by serendipolis

L’escenari polític europeu s’ha vist sacsejat amb la irrupció de partits i discursos d’arrel populista que impugnen principis i valors democràtics i laminen les institucions representatives arreu del continent. Però, és aquesta, realment, l’única resposta possible a la creixent apatia … Continue reading →

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