Vasilis Kostakis

My name is Vasilis Kostakis (Βασίλης Κωστάκης), 23, I come from Greece and Ι have studied business administration and information management at the University of Amsterdam (MSc) and the University of Macedonia (BSc) in Greece. Presently I investigate the peer production, property and governance as well as the commons vision. Moreover, I am pursuing a MA in Technology Governance at the Technological University of Tallinn, investigating the dark side of wikipedia governance.

I write mainly on two P2P blogs (En and Gr) as well as occasionally on Dutch P2P blog and French P2P blog.In parallel, I am involved in several on-line and off-line non-profit projects, all of which are filling me with energy, inspiration and hope for the future. Last but not least, I co-run an accountancy and consultancy company based in my home town in Greece.

• Contact: kostakis.bΑΤgmail.com

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Publications

• Published or to be published:

Kostakis, V. 2008. "The Amateur Class or the Reserve Army of the Web". Rethinking Marxism. (forthcoming)

Kostakis, V. 2008. "The Field of the Commons and the Universal Income". Republic Journal. URL http://www.re-public.gr/en/?p=418

Kostakis, V. 2007. "The Short Manifesto of an Amateur". Republic Journal. URL http://www.re-public.gr/en/?p=263

• On the process of writing or evaluation:

"Bridges to the Post Industrial Planet: Towards a Peer Era"

"The P2P Movement: Lessons for Social Democracy"

"Inclusive Democracy, Market Economy and Peer to Peer: A short view"

"Rebetiko and Class struggle"

"Η ανάδυση της ομότιμης προοπτικής"

Links

The Greek P2P wiki

The Greek P2P blog

The Greek P2P channel