The Governance Stress Test 005

Does the system allow for nested governance structures?

“Nested enterprises are essential for managing complex socio-ecological systems.”
—Elinor Ostrom

“Assemblages can exist within larger assemblages, contributing to the coherence of the whole.”
—Manuel DeLanda

#governance #decentralization #civictech #polycentric #communityengagement #autonomy #federated #cooperation #adaptivegovernance #civicengagement #civics #socialcapital #communityled #consensus #inclusivity #cooperatives #workercoop #feedbackloops #transparency #selforganization #innovation #sharedresources #resilience #modularscaling #environmentalism #conflictresolution #mutualaid #learningfromexperience #riskdecentralization #accountability #justice

The Governance Stress Test 004

Does the architecture support multi-scale decision-making across hierarchical levels?

“Governance systems should be capable of addressing problems at different scales simultaneously.”
—Elinor Ostrom

“A balanced structure allows for interactions between smaller entities and overarching systems without creating dominance.”
—Manuel DeLanda

#governance #decentralization #civictech #polycentric #communityengagement #autonomy #federated #cooperation #adaptivegovernance #civicengagement #civics #socialcapital #communityled #consensus #inclusivity #cooperatives #workercoop #feedbackloops #transparency #selforganization #innovation #sharedresources #resilience #modularscaling #environmentalism #conflictresolution #mutualaid #learningfromexperience #riskdecentralization #accountability #justice

The Governance Stress Test 003

Is it possible for smaller communities to create and enforce their own rules?

“When individuals have autonomy to create their own rules, they often craft systems better suited to their local contexts.”
—Elinor Ostrom

“Libertarian municipalism depends on the ability of communities to legislate independently.”
—Murray Bookchin

#governance #decentralization #civictech #polycentric #communityengagement #autonomy #federated #cooperation #adaptivegovernance #civicengagement #civics #socialcapital #communityled #consensus #inclusivity #cooperatives #workercoop #feedbackloops #transparency #selforganization #innovation #sharedresources #resilience #modularscaling #environmentalism #conflictresolution #mutualaid #learningfromexperience #riskdecentralization #accountability #justice

The Governance Stress Test 002

Can localized governance entities maintain autonomy while cooperating with larger systems?

“The success of collective action often depends on the ability of local actors to cooperate and coordinate without losing their independence.”
—Elinor Ostrom

“Decentralized communities must remain vibrant and self-sustaining while engaging with larger structures.”
—Murray Bookchin

#governance #decentralization #polycentric #communityengagement #Autonomy #federated #cooperation #adaptivegovernance #civicengagement #civics #civictech #socialcapital #communityled #consensus #inclusivity #cooperatives #workercoop #feedbackloops #transparency #selforganization #innovation #sharedresources #resilience #modularscaling #environmentalism #conflictresolution #mutualaid #learningfromexperience #riskdecentralization #accountability #justice

The Governance Stress Test 001

Does the system support polycentric governance, allowing multiple independent decision-making centers?

“A polycentric system is one where many centers of decision-making that are formally independent also interact with each other in an orderly fashion.”
—Elinor Ostrom

#governance #decentralization #polycentric #communityengagement #Autonomy #federated #cooperation #adaptivegovernance #civicengagement #civics #civictech #socialcapital #communityled #consensus #inclusivity #cooperatives #workercoop #feedbackloops #transparency #selforganization #innovation #sharedresources #resilience #modularscaling #environmentalism #conflictresolution #mutualaid #learningfromexperience #riskdecentralization #accountability #justice

@KimPerales

If it looks like a mafia, and quacks like a mafia…

I am distressed when I think about how my tax dollars are going toward this cruelty and destruction of the current Iran war. So I looked up about tax resistance and found the National War Resistance Coordinating Committee website https://nwtrcc.org/resist/consequences/

Here is a snippet from their page on the consequences of resisting war taxes:
"Of course there are also terrible risks involved with not doing war tax resistance. If you continue to pay war taxes, you contribute to global insecurity, nuclear terrorism, and imperialism, you put innocent people in harm’s way, and you risk the moral injury of knowing that you are complicit in such things."

The moral injury is real...

#uspol
#irpol
#intpol
#warTaxResistance

@ChrisShort

How do you read this? none of the page links are working on ios for me.

@glyph

Who has time? Who has time? But then, if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?

@jplebreton @SnoopJ