Dr. Maximilian PetrasJan 3

How to start a (truly) independent podcasting collective?

Version 21 Imagine you are a part of an open podcasting collective, divided into podcasting projects. Each project has its own niche topic (data law, IP-Law, constitutional law etc), but all projects are aligned by the same mission (e.g. enriching the discussion around Law & Political Economy). Main motivations for starting such a science based podcasting network are personalizing your abstract ideas, building a (political) movement, inspiration in times of right-wing backlash, having some […]

https://maximilianpetras.de/2026/01/03/how-to-start-a-truly-independent-podcasting-collective-for-science/

Ecologia DigitalApr 3, 2025

"This week on #ReimaginingTheInternet, Nathan Schneider (@ntnsndr) explains how poor democracy on major social media platforms has eroded our actual democratic governance, and how practicing democracy in everyday ways can teach us how to practice it well again.

Nathan Schneider wrote the fantastic #GovernableSpaces, out now on UC Press and freely available online."

https://publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/110-nathan-schneider-governable-spaces/

110. Is there hope for democracy in a social media-driven world? Nathan Schneider sees it every day. - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass Amherst

Nathan Schneider has spent roughly 15 years as a journalist and academic trying to understand democracy in the 21st century through Occupy Wall Street, cooperatives, the blockchain, and currently, federated social media. This week on Reimagining, Nathan explains how poor democracy on major social media platforms has eroded our actual democratic governance, and how practicing […]

Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass Amherst
Nemo_bis 🌈Sep 23, 2024

I got my copy of #GovernableSpaces by @ntnsndr!*

Yesterday I read that the absence of explicit governance produces a power vacuum where feudal barons emerge. Serfs pursue change by threatening to "cancel" the baron.

Today I woke up to yet another fedi admin burnout message mentioning dysfunctional #FediMeta call-out practices. We ask individuals to shoulder too much.

(*) The packet mysteriously got lost somewhere in Helsinki for a month. Clearly a failed conspiracy by the Bilderberg Group. /s

Nathan SchneiderSep 6, 2024
On Twitch and in person, join me September 18 for a book talk on #GovernableSpaces with the mighty Media Archaeology on campus at CU Boulder. Details here: https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/scholar-talk-governable-spaces-democratic-design-for-online-life-with-nathan-schneider
Scholar Talk: "Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life" with Nathan Schneider

University of Colorado Boulder
Nathan SchneiderAug 23, 2024

I think the #GovernableSpaces book tour just ended:)

The recording is now available from my conversation yesterday with the brilliant technology scholar and activist Lilly Irani, hosted by no less than the Internet Archive—watch it here: https://archive.org/details/governable-spaces

Governable Spaces : Internet Archive : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Join us for a book talk about GOVERNABLE SPACES with author NATHAN SCHNEIDER. Discover how we can transform digital spaces into more democratic and creative...

Internet Archive
Nathan SchneiderJun 8, 2024
Waking up here for today's #GovernableSpaces event in SF https://lu.ma/governable-spaces-sf
Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Everyday Tech · Luma

What would it look like if online platforms were designed with democracy in mind? This event presents projects that are doing just that—building values like…

Nathan SchneiderMay 21, 2024

Maybe the question of whether a system is governable matters more than whether it is open.

Illustration by Darija Medic. More in #GovernableSpaces

Tyler SmithMay 11, 2024

Just started reading #GovernableSpaces, by Nathan Schneider. An exploration of the intersection of democracy and online communities.

His thesis engages the idea that we need to practice our democracy muscles, and online communities can be designed to serve this function. With impacts both in improving our online lives, and also our capacity for self-governance offline.

Read it for free here:

https://nathanschneider.info/books/governable-spaces/

#bookstodon

Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider

Nathan SchneiderMay 7, 2024

Spoiler alert: My book #GovernableSpaces ends with this image by Darija Medić, borrowing from the wonderful https://native-land.ca—a reminder from Indigenous legacies that sovereignty need not depend on monopolies over land and militarized borders.

Start reading at the end, if you do that: https://luminosoa.org/site/books/10.1525/luminos.181/read/?loc=013.xhtml

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Nathan SchneiderMay 6, 2024

Hey Bay Area! I'm excited to announce an event on #GovernableSpaces at the Internet Archive on June 8, featuring three brilliant governance experiments from:

Yasmine El Baggari (Hylo)
Émeline Brule (Sequoia Fabrica)
Dr. Shamika Klassen (CU Boulder)

Register here: https://lu.ma/governable-spaces-sf

Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Everyday Tech · Luma

What would it look like if online platforms were designed with democracy in mind? This event presents projects that are doing just that—building values like…