Jean Lievens
URL = https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/in-memoriam-jean-lievens-1957-2016/2016/09/22
Bio
Jean Lievens graduated in commercial engineering (Solvay) at the VUB (Free University of Brussels). He was responsible for the internal communication and coordination of the commercial & real estate department of the City of Brussels. Previously he worked as a freelance journalist and copywriter, specialized in business communication. He has several blogs, mainly on politics and peer-to-peer. Jean translated about thirty main articles on P2P by Michel Bauwens and collaborated with Michel Bauwens in writing De Wereld Redden, published in October 2013.
He curated a (ScoopIt, P2Politics) on P2P, the sharing economy & transition, and updated it frequently. As an activist with a liberal/social democratic & Marxist background, he was particularly interested in the development of peer-to-peer dynamics as an emancipatory force.
He died on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. See this blog entry by Michel Bauwens.
More Information
- Jean Lievens on the P2P Revolution in Media
- Jean Lievens over P2P
- His translations listed in Dutch Language
Introductory articles written by Jean Lievens (In Dutch/Flemish):
- https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikel/2011/12/30/occupy-london-krijgt-bezoek-van-visionaire-belg/
- https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikel/2012/01/06/occupy-peer-to-peer-en-marxisme-overeenkomsten-en-verschillen/
- https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/community/zakenwereld-probeert-opkomende-sociale-deeleconomie-te-wurgen-met-reglementen/
- https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/community/het-internet-als-revolutionaire-slokop-of-het-einde-van-de-journalistiek/
Obituaries: