Open Space Links

Useful links and resources for Open Space

International Organizations for Open Space

The Open Space Forum, New Delhi, India
www.openspaceforum.net

Critical Action: Centre in Movement, New Delhi, India
www.cacim.net

On the Commons (aggregated news about commons and open space issues, featuring a range of writers and topics)www.onthecommons.org

New Eurasia Web Site, in seven languages with citizen journalists in ten countries
www.neweurasia.net

Articles on Different Social and Political Aspects of Open Space

Michael Albert "The WSF: Where to Now?" in Jai Sen, Anita Anand, Arturo Escobard, and Peter Waterman, eds World Social Forum: Challenging Empires (New Delhi: Viveka , 2004))

Samir Amin, "Towards a Fifth Internaitonal", Network Institute for Global Democratisation, Helsinki, Finland, 2006

Vanessa Andreotti "Critical Literacy-Independent Thinking-Global Citizenship-Global Issues," Open Spaces for Dialogue and Enquiry Methodology, Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice, The University of Nottingham, England

The Free Association,"Worlds in Motion," in Turbulence, Issue 1, June 2007

Laurence Lessig, "Open Code and Open Societies:  Values of Internet Governance," in Chicago-Kent Law Review, vol 74, 1999

Emilie Hayes, Mat Nelson, and Jai Sen "Open Space as a Learning Environment: Engaging Critically with the Pedagogigcal Aspects of Critical Courses @ Carleton," December 2007

Rodrigo Nunes, "Nothing is what democracy loks like: Openness, horizontality, and the movement of movements," World Social Forum April 2005

Jai Sen "In Defence of Open Space," India Institute for Critical Action: Centre in Movement," New Delhi, India and Cnetre for Civil Society, Durban, South Africa

D L Sheth "Micro-Movements in India: Towards a New Politics of Participatory Democracy"

Articles on Open Space Technology

Open Space World, "What is Open Space Technology?"

Harrison Owen,"A Brief User's Guide to Open Space Technology"