Towards a new
collaborative economy.
Decentralizing power and
value using blockchain.
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What is P2P Models?
P2P Models is a large research project focused on studying a new type of Collaborative Economy organizations, represented by Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). We study to which extent these experimental blockchain governance initiatives, promote more decentralized, democratic and/or economically sustainable online communities… or how they do not. This project is funded through a 1.5M€, 5-year EU ERC research grant.
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Infrastructure:
Centralized Monopolies
Today’s Collaborative Economy is dominated by large centralized platforms, which concentrate massive amounts of user data. Surveillance is the business model of the Internet.
Governance:
Disempowered Communities
The Collaborative Economy platforms mediate the interaction of large communities. However, these users have no say in the way they relate to each other: only the platform owner decides how the platform evolves.
Economy:
Concentration of Profits
These major industry players concentrate any profit generated, appropriating the value created by the communities, since users are rarely rewarded for their work.
We aim to explore the potentials and pitfalls of blockchain technology for the commons, specifically to:
Study and experiment with software to facilitate decentralized infrastructure for Collaborative Economy organizations
Study democratic-by-design models of governance for communities that ensure higher levels of equality and inclusion.
Study value distribution models that improve economic sustainability of contributors and/or organizations.
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