Workshop with Mercator Fellow Klaus Bosselmann: "Private property and public commons – narrowing the gap"

Together with him and other members, the SFB is organizing a workshop on “Private property and common goods” on 13.06.2024 in Jena. The workshop will take place from 10:00 to 16:30 in the meeting room on the 23rd floor of the Jentower. The workshop is based on an essay by Klaus Bosselmann from last year, which can be found here.

The workshop itself will explore the following questions: Can property and commons be made ecologically sustainable? What approaches are there to an ecologically expanded concept of property? How can the rights of nature be formulated in the constitution and laws?
Private property and public commons each represent strong social concepts, but in very different ways. While the protection of private property is at the heart of the capitalist system and is deeply embedded in our laws, the protection of public commons (air, water, biodiversity) is only a sub-area of policy with often inadequate regulations. Environmental laws regulate the use and protection of natural resources, but ignore any intrinsic value of nature. 

In addition to a contribution by Klaus Bosselmann, there will be commentaries by Jacob Blumenfeld, Petra Gümplova, Magdalena Riedl, Tilo Wesche and Verena Wolf.

Guests are very welcome. Please register at: koordination.sfb-eigentum@uni-jena.de