Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michel Bauwens (2nd nomination)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was KEEP. This page was previously listed for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michel Bauwens. I had closed that debate as "no consensus", which by default preserves the article. For reasons unknown to me, ForrestLane42 found my judgment wanting and replaced the AfD tag (without following through on other matters of procedure, such as creating a new discussion page). Larry V (talk | contribs) 05:54, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Michel Bauwens[edit]

Michel Bauwens is at the forefront of the P2P movement. There is not a single reason thinkable to delete his entry from Wikipedia, on the contrary. Rik Maes, University of Amsterdam

I cam across work by Bauwens here: http://www.re-public.gr/en/?p=87 and wanted to know more about him. Had this article not existed, I would have been stranded. I think he might be more important in Europe than we know, so I would like to hear a European POV.

I think this deserves to be in Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kdonovan11 (talk • contribs) 04:47, 18 December 2006

This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 13:20, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I need a Wikipedia page about Michel Bauwens, in order to point to the basic bio informations about him [1]. I don't know him personally, but from various debates around P2P. --StefanMz from Germany

Keep, non notables do not get 38.900 ghits, besides the P2P network is quoted in several European countries. Alf photoman 22:39, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep, P2P widely discussed, hence qualifies under biography notability guidelines "Published authors, editors and photographers who received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work." M Alan Kazlev 09:51, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment See Michel Bauwen's Notability section, below M Alan Kazlev 00:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep, P2P governance is THE issue in politics today. It is very widely discussed, hence qualifies under biography notability guidelines Michel Bauwens is in the forefront of the conversation. User:Paul B. Hartzog 12:09, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep, Deleting this page is a very bad idea - Michel's activities are very valuable to the ongoing development and theorizing of one of today's more important movements. Mark Elliott 05:06, 23 December 2006 (UTC) - Founder collaboration.wikia.com/metacollab.net.[reply]

Michel Bauwen's Notability[edit]

Here are some on-line peer reviews, interviews, recommendations, etc, of Michel Bauwens and his work. Includes google searching, also included are compliments he has recieved by email for his work: M Alan Kazlev 00:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IMPACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

See especially his seminal essay, "Peer to Peer and Human Evolution," a piece that reflects his interest in the "metaphysics of technology. http://onthecommons.org/node/790

Dutch futurist Jaap van Till has written a short essay about "p2p upstreamers," and points me to Michel Bauwens site for "The Foundation for P2P ... http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2006/01/04/latest_in_peert....html

The Political Power Of Peer-To-Peer Networks. Michel Bauwens has a fascinating three-part essay on this topic which he begins: "Not since ... http://technology360.typepad.com/technology360/2006/03/p2pbased_econom.html

A Commons-based political economy would be centered around peer to peer, ... The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital revolution ... http://www.all4all.org/2006/08/2714.shtml

Bauwens is the author of a number of on-line essays, including a seminal thesis Peer to Peer and Human Evolution. He is editor of Pluralities/Integration ... http://www.xigi.net/index.php?person=431

If you digest the implications of the excellent work Michel Bauwens has done around Peer-to-Peer Governance, we see an emerging platform that can enable ... http://www.fuzzysignals.com/archives/2006/06/07/000207.html

Michel Bauwens, the WNRF Associate for Integral Studies, has released a landmark paper on "P2P and Human Evolution." Bauwen claims peer-to-peer technology, ... http://www.wnrf.org/cms/transmodern.shtml

in his pathbreaking paper on the wider implications of peer-to-peer, Michel Bauwens argues that peer-to-peer may even unveil the basis of a new model of ... http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0312/msg00012.html

ABOUT

In Canada you have peer-to-peer mentoring. And, in Thailand, you have peer-to-peer knowledge management," he argues. Pic: Michel Bauwens ... http://icommons.org/2006/06/09/virtually-obsessed-with-the-peer-to-peer-world/

Bangalore: Michel Bauwens turned his back on a senior corporate position, ... Peer-to-peer (or P2P) functioning takes an idea from the world of computer ... http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/33562

Virtually obsessed... with the peer-to-peer world Michel Bauwens, 48, turned his back on a senior corporate position, ... http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0606/msg00065.html

Michel Bauwens, 48, turned his back on a senior corporate position, ... He believes that peer-to-peer could be the "new form of communal shareholding". ... http://www.asia-commons.net/p2p

INTERVIEWS

In our first interview, we'll take a closer look into the fascinating peer-to-peer (r)evolution, together with Michel Bauwens. ... http://www.pantopicon.be/blog/2006/11/10/interview-michel-bauwens-a-p2p-future/

... Poynder does an extensive interview on P2P issues with Michel Bauwens of the P2P Foundation. ... Webcasts on some ICT issues ... including peer to peer ... http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/peer2peer/

Guido Eekhaut in conversation with Michel Bauwens, Peer to Peer Foundation. Brussels, December 4, 2006. Peer to Peer (P2P) productivity and projects are the ... http://www.futurevisions.be/index.php?page=nieuws

Network Collaboration: Peer To Peer As A New Way Of Living - Video Interview with Michel Bauwens. Posted October 10, 2006 * Comments(0) ... http://groworganisation.wordpress.com/tag/collaboration/

ONLINE ARTICLES PEER REVIEWED

Bauwens: Peer to Peer. English Summary. INTEGRAL REVIEW 2, 2005. 2. In the last part, we look into the possibilities of expansion for this new social ... http://integralreview.org/current_issue/documents/Bauwens,%20Peer%20to%20Peer%20English%20Summary%202,%202006.pdf

Michel Bauwens (Payap University and Chiang Mai University, Thailand) ... A Commons-based political economy would be centered around peer to peer, ... http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue37/Bauwens37.htm

ONLINE ARTICLES

Peer to Peer and Human Evolution. On "the P2P relational dynamic" as the premise of the next civilizational stage. Author: Michel Bauwens ... http://integralvisioning.org/article.php?story=p2ptheory1

Michel Bauwens - Peer production, peer governance, peer property ... Peer to peer social processes are bottom-up processes whereby agents in a distributed ... http://www.re-public.gr/en/?p=87

IMPACT CRITERIA

ONLINE IMPACT METRICS

"Michel Bauwens"

39,100 for "Michel Bauwens"

"Michael Bauwens"

10,100 for " Michael Bauwens"

(some other people with same name, but very largely the P2P-Bauwens)

31,300 for Bauwens + P2P

16,900 for Bauwens + " Peer to Peer"

IMPACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

See especially his seminal essay, "Peer to Peer and Human Evolution," a piece that reflects his interest in the "metaphysics of technology. http://:onthecommons.org/node/790

Dutch futurist Jaap van Till has written a short essay about "p2p upstreamers," and points me to Michel Bauwens site for "The Foundation for P2P ... http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2006/01/04/latest_in_peert....html

The Political Power Of Peer-To-Peer Networks. Michel Bauwens has a fascinating three-part essay on this topic which he begins: "Not since ... http://technology360.typepad.com/technology360/2006/03/p2pbased_econom.html

A Commons-based political economy would be centered around peer to peer, ... The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital revolution ... http://www.all4all.org/2006/08/2714.shtml

Bauwens is the author of a number of on-line essays, including a seminal thesis Peer to Peer and Human Evolution. He is editor of Pluralities/Integration ... http://www.xigi.net/index.php?person=431

If you digest the implications of the excellent work Michel Bauwens has done around Peer-to-Peer Governance, we see an emerging platform that can enable ... http://www.fuzzysignals.com/archives/2006/06/07/000207.html

Bauwens: Peer to Peer. English Summary. INTEGRAL REVIEW 2, 2005. 2. In the last part, we look into the possibilities of expansion for this new social ... http://integralreview.org/current_issue/documents/Bauwens,%20Peer%20to%20Peer%20English%20Summary%202,%202006.pdf

P2P and Human Evolution: Peer to peer as the premise of a. new mode of civilization. Author: Michel Bauwens, [email protected] ... http://www.networkcultures.org/weblog/archives/P2P_essay.pdf

Placing Peer to Peer Theory in an Integral Framework. Michel Bauwens. 1. Introduction. The following essay was prompted by Russ Volckman, editor of the ... http://www.integralworld.net/bauwens2.html

Michel Bauwens (1958) is a Belgian integral philosopher and Peer-to-Peer theorist. He has worked as an internet consultant, information analyst for the ... http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/02/20/p2pbased_economy_the_political_power.htm

Peer to Peer is the name for the the relational dynamic that occurs in distributed ... The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital ... http://www.integralworld.net/bauwens3.html

Michael Bauwens' essay describes the emergence, or expansion, of a specific type of relational dynamic, which I call peer to peer. It's a form of human ... http://www.networkcultures.org/weblog/archives/2005/03/michael_bauwens.html

CONFERENCES

the Departments of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science and International Communications presents Michel Bauwens' "Peer to Peer" on Thursday, ... http://00f2e0b.netsolhost.com/aupcal/form.php?id=344&calendar_id=43

Such networks are characterized by a peer to peer intersubjective logic and ... CV: The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital ... http://www.geocities.com/immateriallabour/bauwensabstract2006.html

A specter is haunting the world: the specter of peer to peer. ... http://zweite.oekonux-konferenz.de/dokumentation/texte/Bauwens.html Remote link ... http://zweite.oekonux-konferenz.de/dokumentation/texte/Bauwens.html

What has been needed to facilitate the emergence of such peer to peer processes? ... The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital ... http://www.geocities.com/immateriallabour/bauwenspaper2006.html

Michel Bauwens on the emergence of a more participative society based on P2P Networks Michel Bauwens is initiator of the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer ... http://nettime-ann.freeflux.net/.../2006/12/14/nettime-ann-killer-tv-willem-de-kooning-special-p2p-networks.html

Presentation by Michel Bauwens. Note taking was done by Frederick Noronha. ... i.e. the participatory or peer to peer paradigm, concern the process itself, ... http://wikis.bellanet.org/asia-commons/index.php/Documenting_Asia_Commons_Practices

IN PRINT

Le peer-to-peer est un nouveau langage qui permet d'exprimer ces espoirs, ... Michel Bauwens vit en ThaÃ¯lande oÃ¹ il travaille Ã deux grands projets: un ... http://www.imagine-magazine.com/articles/Bauwens_integral.htm

ONLINE ACADEMIC REFERENCES

Peer to Peer: from technology politics to a new civilisation?, M. Bauwens, noosphere.cc page. .NET Web-site, O'Reilly. JXTA Web-site. ... http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/~wvasconc/teaching/CS4022/information/

Michel Bauwens, the WNRF Associate for Integral Studies, has released a landmark paper on "P2P and Human Evolution." Bauwen claims peer-to-peer technology, ... http://www.wnrf.org/cms/transmodern.shtml

Bauwens: Peer to Peer. English Summary. INTEGRAL REVIEW 2, 2005. 2. In the last part, we look into the possibilities of expansion for this new social ... http://integralreview.org/current_issue/documents/Bauwens,%20Peer%20to%20Peer%20English%20Summary%202,%202006.pdf

Michel Bauwens (Payap University and Chiang Mai University, Thailand) ... A Commons-based political economy would be centered around peer to peer, ... http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue37/Bauwens37.htm

P2P and Human Evolution: Peer to peer as the premise of a. new mode of civilization. Author: Michel Bauwens, [email protected] ... http://www.networkcultures.org/weblog/archives/P2P_essay.pdf

Michel Bauwens, "Peer to Peer and Human Evolution" Yochai Benkler, Wealth of Networks ... Thursday, November 16, Bauwens, Peer-to-Peer pieces Week Thirteen ... http://artificeandagency.blogspot.com/2006/08/syllabus-for-rhetoric-132-fall-2006.html

Bauwens, M. (2005). P2P and Human Evolution: Peer to peer as the premise of a new mode of civilization. http://www.networkcultures.org ... http://www.tesl-ej.org/ej34/m1.html

Bauwens: Peer to Peer. English Summary. INTEGRAL REVIEW 2, 2005. 2. In the last part, we look into the possibilities of expansion for this new social ... http://integralreview.org/current_issue/documents/Bauwens,%20Peer%20to%20Peer%20English%20Summary%202,%202006.pdf

P2P and Human Evolution: Peer to peer as the premise of a. new mode of civilization. Author: Michel Bauwens, [email protected] ... http://www.networkcultures.org/weblog/archives/P2P_essay.pdf

Placing Peer to Peer Theory in an Integral Framework. Michel Bauwens. 1. Introduction. The following essay was prompted by Russ Volckman, editor of the ... http://www.integralworld.net/bauwens2.html

Michel Bauwens (1958) is a Belgian integral philosopher and Peer-to-Peer theorist. He has worked as an internet consultant, information analyst for the ... http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/02/20/p2pbased_economy_the_political_power.htm

Peer to Peer is the name for the the relational dynamic that occurs in distributed ... The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital ... http://www.integralworld.net/bauwens3.html

Michael Bauwens' essay describes the emergence, or expansion, of a specific type of relational dynamic, which I call peer to peer. It's a form of human ... http://www.networkcultures.org/weblog/archives/2005/03/michael_bauwens.html

CONFERENCES

the Departments of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science and International Communications presents Michel Bauwens' "Peer to Peer" on Thursday, ... http://00f2e0b.netsolhost.com/aupcal/form.php?id=344&calendar_id=43

Such networks are characterized by a peer to peer intersubjective logic and ... CV: The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital ... http://www.geocities.com/immateriallabour/bauwensabstract2006.html

A specter is haunting the world: the specter of peer to peer. ... http://zweite.oekonux-konferenz.de/dokumentation/texte/Bauwens.html Remote link ... http://zweite.oekonux-konferenz.de/dokumentation/texte/Bauwens.html

What has been needed to facilitate the emergence of such peer to peer processes? ... The author, Michel Bauwens, has played a major role in the digital ... http://www.geocities.com/immateriallabour/bauwenspaper2006.html

Michel Bauwens on the emergence of a more participative society based on P2P Networks Michel Bauwens is initiator of the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer ... http://nettime-ann.freeflux.net/.../2006/12/14/nettime-ann-killer-tv-willem-de-kooning-special-p2p-networks.html

Presentation by Michel Bauwens. Note taking was done by Frederick Noronha. ... i.e. the participatory or peer to peer paradigm, concern the process itself, ... http://wikis.bellanet.org/asia-commons/index.php/Documenting_Asia_Commons_Practices

IN PRINT

Le peer-to-peer est un nouveau langage qui permet d'exprimer ces espoirs, ... Michel Bauwens vit en ThaÃ¯lande oÃ¹ il travaille Ã deux grands projets: un ... http://www.imagine-magazine.com/articles/Bauwens_integral.htm

ONLINE ACADEMIC REFERENCES

Peer to Peer: from technology politics to a new civilisation?, M. Bauwens, noosphere.cc page. .NET Web-site, O'Reilly. JXTA Web-site. ... http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/~wvasconc/teaching/CS4022/information/

Michel Bauwens, the WNRF Associate for Integral Studies, has released a landmark paper on "P2P and Human Evolution." Bauwen claims peer-to-peer technology, ... http://www.wnrf.org/cms/transmodern.shtml

Bauwens: Peer to Peer. English Summary. INTEGRAL REVIEW 2, 2005. 2. In the last part, we look into the possibilities of expansion for this new social ... http://integralreview.org/current_issue/documents/Bauwens,%20Peer%20to%20Peer%20English%20Summary%202,%202006.pdf

Michel Bauwens (Payap University and Chiang Mai University, Thailand) ... A Commons-based political economy would be centered around peer to peer, ... http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue37/Bauwens37.htm

P2P and Human Evolution: Peer to peer as the premise of a. new mode of civilization. Author: Michel Bauwens, [email protected] ... http://www.networkcultures.org/weblog/archives/P2P_essay.pdf

Michel Bauwens, "Peer to Peer and Human Evolution" Yochai Benkler, Wealth of Networks ... Thursday, November 16, Bauwens, Peer-to-Peer pieces Week Thirteen ... http://artificeandagency.blogspot.com/2006/08/syllabus-for-rhetoric-132-fall-2006.html

Bauwens, M. (2005). P2P and Human Evolution: Peer to peer as the premise of a new mode of civilization. http://www.networkcultures.org ... http://www.tesl-ej.org/ej34/m1.html

EMAILS RECEIVED

From Denmark, by Thomas Ermacora, webentrepreneur & futurist:

"Michael Bauwens belongs to this new generation of progressive, involved and hyperconnected intellectuals who develops a deep and continuous analysis of the social web phenomena, particularly how P2P impacts people and society at large, and what potential for positive change this sharing sphere comprises. Not only that, his foundation is a gem - a platform for interactive reformation. "

[edit ]Reactions on the Writings

- George Dafermos, at http://radio.weblogs.com/0117128/

"Michel Bauwens is the author of the most visionary piece on peer-to-peer I've ever read, published his much-awaited new essay on P2P, entitled P2P and Human Evolution: p2p as the premise of a new mode of civilization. As expected, his excellent and path-breaking treatise is all-encompassing, critically exploring P2P in all its possible manifestations and linkages, that is, with respect to its political, social, economic, spiritual, cultural, and technological implications. It is at the intersections of all these spheres and their interactions that P2P holds the potential to emerge as the basis of the new civilisation premised on self-realisation, autonomy, creation, eros, and sharing. It's either that or a return to barbarism, writes Bauwens. Read on and marvel at the mental syntheses that this essay invokes."

- Peer to Peer weblog / Unmediated at http://p2p.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000653037158/ "Michel Bauwens has written a phenomenal essay entitled P2P and Human Evolution: Placing Peer to Peer Theory in an Integral Framework. It's long and much of it goes far over my head, but reads like a P2P manifestoï¿½? Bauwens even concludes by calling it a guide to an active participation in the transformation of our world, into something better, more participative, more free, more creative. Really quite fascinating."

- Integral Foresight Institute, Chris Stewart

"What Michael Bauwens has achieved in a very short space fullfills the same function as the Communist Manifesto once did: a call for a worldwide movement for social and political change, firmly rooted in the objective and subjective changes of contempary society, and articulated as a practical and insightful model of human value and power relations that is ahead of its time. If we listen more carefully to Bauwens than we ever did Marx, however, it just might lead to a smooth evolution for humanity rather than revolution, or at worst, destruction. Bauwens has traced out real contours of hope for Western civilization. His presentation of a P2P perspective includes a clear theory of human power and value relations, a practical appreciation of its relationship to the current orthodoxy, and an inspiring vision for viable, sustainable, and desirable futures. Just as Bauwens notes the limited social acceptance of Marx at the time of his writing, it may well be that in years to come Bauwens's articulate and deeply considered insights will not only be as profoundly influential and valuable but, crucially, a lot more workable."

- P2P and Integral Theory – Generation Sit weblog

"I rarely enccounter essays addressing Integral Theory in the context of emerging technology. But if there's one thing out there worth reading, this essay is one of them -- P2P and Human Evolution: Placing Peer to Peer Theory in an Integral Framework (via IntegralWorld). This very long essay describes P2P in detail, covering the interior and exterior aspects, and its incompatibilities with Spiral Dynamics and Integral Theory. There are a lot of heady stuff for me to digest in this essay. And I'm still not done reading it."

- John Heron, Participatory Spirituality pioneer, author of Sacred Science

"What I appreciate is your clarity with regard to the following: your basic definition of p2p; the way you trace this definition, and any compromises and departures from it, within its many manifestations; and toward the end of your account, forms co-existence and of possible political strategies. All of this is very valuable food for thought and action. You make a most effective and persuasive case for the widespread significance of the p2p phenomenon, in diverse fields, and with due regard for the underlying epistemological shifts involved. This work is indeed a major achievement of scholarship, insight, moral vision and political imagination."

- Larry Penslinger, author of The Moon at Hoa Binh

"I have been reading your essay. The information in book form is far easier to approach than the online newsletter, of course. This is truly a great introduction to this field of thought. A major accomplishment, even in its present "a work in progress" stage. Thank you very much for making this available. One of the very useful aspects of P2P&HE, I find, is contextualization of the notes with their many website referrals. This allows me to follow out the ideas in a coherent fashion. A significant body of this material has been available only in French, which I do not read, and much of it remains untranslated. However, much information is now available in Englishon the net concerning what remains untranslated, and P2P&HE is an excellent guide.ï¿½?

- Brian Martin, University of Wollongong, Australia

"It's excellent! You've presented P2P in a logical way that clarifies how it relates to other modes of production, both meshing with and transforming them. I really appreciate your careful thinking.ï¿½?

- Victor Lewis-Hansom, by email:

"At first skim reading, I think that the spark you have created in our historical times, will be historically significant and remembered. Thank you for putting so much of yourself into your essay."

- Darren Sharp, by email

"Just read your outstanding 'P2P and Human Evolution: Peer to Peer as the premise of a new mode of civilization.' I've got to say, I was blown away by your bold synthesis of such complex material."

- Tony Mobily, editor in chief of Free Software Magazine

"I think your paper is fantastic.ï¿½? (email, 3/2006)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.