Vasilis Kostakis

Short summary

Vasilis Kostakis (PhD, MSc, MA) is a political economist and founder of the P2P Lab. Currently he is serving as a research fellow at Tallinn University of Technology as well as at P2P Foundation. Occasionally he does stints as a public speaker, business and government consultant, author, and musician. Vasilis' ongoing research focuses on the conjunction of Commons-based peer production with desktop manufacturing and its impact on economy, culture, and education.

• contact: kostakis.b at gmail.com

2012-13 research

Published

• Article: The political economy of information production in the social Web: Chances for reflection on our institutional design [click]
• Edited issue: The political economy of 3D printing + A tentative approach to the political economy of 3D printing [click]
• Book (in Gr): The P2P manifesto (Το ομότιμο μανιφέστο) [click]
• Book (in Gr): The man with the spotted tie (Ο άνδρας με την πουά γραβάτα) [click]
• Pop science essay (in Gr): The emergence of the P2P movement (Η ανάδυση του ομότιμου κινήματος) [click]

Submitted

• Production and governance in hackerspaces: A manifestation of Commons-based peer production in the physical realm?
• Peer production and desktop manufacturing: The case of the Helix_T wind turbine project.
• Commons-based peer production in art: Two cases from Greece.
• At the turning point of the current techno-economic paradigm: The role of civil society in the new economy.
• The P2P perspective (Η ομότιμη προοπτική).

Working

• 3D printing as a means of communication and education: The case of Braille.
• Commons-based peer production and desktop manufacturing: The case of Lego.
• Commons-based peer production and desktop manufacturing: From economies of scope to economies of scale.

Full CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Vasilis Kostakis

1. Personal data

• Date and place of birth: 23 February 1985, Ioannina, Greece
• Citizenship: Hellenic Republic

2. Contact information

• E-mail: kostakis.b AT gmail.com
• Web: kostakis.org

3. Education

• 2009-2011 Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Technology Governance and Public Administration (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Drechsler).
• 2008-2009 Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Master of Arts (MA) in Technology Governance.
• 2007-2009 University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics and Business, Master of Science (MSc) in Business Studies.
• 2002-2006 University of Macedonia, Faculty of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration (4-years degree).

4. Professional employment

• 2013-... The P2P Lab – Research Institute, Greece, Founder & Director.
• 2009-... Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Public Administration and Technology Governance, Research Fellow.
• 2007-... Accounting Office Papaioannou, Ioannina, Greece, Founder.
• 2009-2010 Office of the Prime Minister for ICT and E-Governance, Athens, Greece, Advisor.

5. Language skills

Greek: native language English: proficient (Cambridge university) Dutch: medium level (INTT) French: basic skills

6. Main areas of scientific work

Political economy, peer production, free/open source software, 3-d printing, desktop manufacturing, media theory, innovation policy, techno-economic paradigms, constructionist learning, collaborative arts.

7. Selected peer-reviewed publications

• Kostakis, Vasilis. 2012. “The Political Economy of Information Production in the Social Web: Chances for Reflection on our Institutional Design.” Contemporary Social Science, 7(3), 305-319.
• Kostakis, Vasilis. 2011. “Commons-Based Peer Production and the Neo-Weberian State: Synergies and Interdependencies.” Halduskultuur – Administrative Culture, 12 (2), 146-161.
• Kostakis, Vasilis. 2011. “The Advent of Open Source Democracy and Wikipolitics: Challenges, Threats and Opportunities for Democratic Discourse.” Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Humans in ICT Environments, 7 (1), 9-29.
• Kostakis, Vasilis. 2010. “Identifying and Understanding the Problems of Wikipedia’s Peer Governance.” First Monday, 15 (3), March.
• Kostakis, Vasilis. 2009. “The Amateur Class, or, The Reserve Army of the Web.” Rethinking Marxism, DOI:

             10.1080/08935690902955179

8. Pop science book

• Kostakis, Vasilis. The P2P Manifesto: Creating the World We Want within the Confines of the World We Want to Transcend (Το Ομότιμο Μανιφέστο). Ioannina, GR: Voreiodytikes Publications.

9. Invited speeches and other work

• Invited speaker in conferences, symposiums and courses by Institute of Network Cultures; London School of Economics; Open Univesity of Catalunya (IN3); Tallinn University of Technology; Cyprus University of Technology; Re-Public Journal; RIXC Centre for New Media Culture; FOSS foundation in Greece; Kavala Institute of Technology.
• P2P Foundation, Collaborator and director of the Greek wiki site, blog and campaigns for promotion of the Commons-based peer production practices.
• Member of the team for the deployment of OLPC in Greece.
• Member and translator of the Gruppo Nikos Salingaros for P2P urbanism.
• Editor at Re-public Journal.
• MA and MSc theses supervisor.
• Peer production in art activist (3 books, 1 open source play, 2 soundtracks).

10. Literature & music (collaborative arts)

• Kostakis, Vasilis (pen name El Roy). 2011. Matrioska [Ματριόσκα]. Ioannina, GR: Voreiodytikes Publications. (under a CC linc.). ISBN: 978-960-99666-5-8
• Kostakis, Vasilis (pen name El Roy). 2012. The Man with the Spotted Tie [Ο Άνδρας με την Πουά Γραβάτα]. Theatre play. Irakleio, GR: OpenBook.gr (under a CC linc.). ISBN: 978-960-99990-3-8
• Kostakis, Vasilis (pen name El Roy). 2010. Sti Giorti [Στη Γιορτή]. Ioannina, GR: Efyra Publications. (under a CC linc.). ISBN: 978-960-6886-09-6
• Kostakis, Vasilis. 2011. The soundtrack of Matrioska. Athens & Ioannina, GR: Voreiodytikes Publications & Antelma Music (under a CC linc.).

Open access texts

Articles

• Identifying and understanding the problems of Wikipedia’s peer governance [click]
• Commons-based peer production and the neo-Weberian state: Synergies and interdependencies [click]
• The advent of open source democracy and wikipolitics: Challenges, threats and opportunities for democratic discourse [click]

Pop science essays

• In Re-public journal En, Gr
• The emergence of the P2P movement (Η ανάδυση του ομότιμου κινήματος) [click]

Books (scholarly & literature)

• (2012) The P2P manifesto (Το ομότιμο μανιφέστο) [click]
• (2011) The political economy of information production in the social web: Towards a “partner state approach” [click]
• (2012) The man with the spotted tie (Ο άνδρας με την πουά γραβάτα) [click]
• (2011) Matryoshka (Ματριόσκα) [click]
• (2010) Sti giorti (Στη γιορτή) [click]
• (2008) Nemania's story (H ιστορία του Nεμάνια) [click]