Leïla Kebir (p)

The literature territorial production systems has extensively demonstrated the role of collective action in fostering innovation and local development. Anchored and structured by local production actors in the form of, for example, innovative milieus, such collective action can mitigate opportunistic behaviours, facilitate the creation of specific knowledge and resources etc. More critically, it can enable regions to face industrial crises and preserve local production systems over time.
Today, we observe the emergence of new forms of collective action and organization within territories: the “commons.” Rooted in self-organized communities, commons provide goods and services that contribute to the productive, residential, and domestic economies of territories. The aim of this conference is to explore the factors behind the resurgence of commons, particularly in urban settings, and to examine their contributions to current development dynamics. Additionally, we will assess how these emergent forms of collective action both engage with and challenge existing literature on territorial collective action.