Here's a weekly roundup of three pieces of helpful content within the field of decentralization: ⬇️
1. Launch: July 9th: How Can Data Cooperatives Help Build a Fair Data Economy?
The Decentralization Research Center releases its final report in collaboration
@pro_jectliberty in an interactive session that will explore how data cooperatives can offer a fairer, more democratic model for data governance, drawing lessons from legacy co-ops, emerging global case studies, and offering practical pathways to scale. Participants will hear from leading voices in the field and have the opportunity to contribute to the growing movement shaping the future of the digital economy. Sign up for the online event below.
plpopup0007.splashthat.com/
2. Collective Bargaining for AI
This position paper argues that without increased market coordination or collective bargaining on the side of information producers, such as journalists, researchers, and creative professionals, AI will exacerbate a large-scale "information market failure" that will lead not only to undesirable concentration of capital, but also to a potential "ecological collapse" in the informational commons. By
@nickmvincent,
@m_t_prewitt , and
@hanlin_hl.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.10272
3. Handbook on Institutions and Complexity
This innovative Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the significance of complexity theory for understanding institutions. Eminent scholars cover the key tools and concepts of the field, including emergence, networks, ergodicity, and modularity, exploring their contributions to institutional formulation and evolution. Edited by
@IncompleteRules, Lee J. Alston, and Bernardo Mueller.
elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b…