The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) is the leading professional association dedicated to the commons. Founded in 1989 as The International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP) (Read about the Association’s name change), the IASC has devoted itself to bringing together multi-disciplinary researchers, practitioners and policymakers for the purpose of improving governance and management, advancing understanding, and creating sustainable solutions for commons, common-pool resources, or any other form of shared resource.
Goals
IASC’s goals are:
- to encourage exchange of knowledge among diverse disciplines, areas, and resource types;
- to foster mutual exchange of scholarship and practical experience;
- to promote appropriate institutional design
Activities
The Association encourages intellectual exchange on policy applications and commons issues through a number of activities, including:
- supporting and co-organizing biennial conferences, as well as regional and thematic workshops and conferences;
- publishing The Commons Digest and the International Journal of the Commons;
- collecting basic information about networks of scholars, practitioners, organizations, and institutions concerned with the commons, in order to encourage linkages and compile directories for IASC-members within and between different regions of the world;
- identifying guest editors to collect information from their regions to promote the publication of articles by authors from all over the world in the The Commons Digest;
- creating bibliographies of commons research and publications;
- fostering interdisciplinary discussions and the production of scholarly, applied, and policy-oriented publications.
Benefits
The IASC is supported by individuals, as well as organizational and supporting members. Being an IASC-member brings the following benefits for you as member:
- subscription to The Commons Digest, including up-to-date compilations of commons-related publications;
- reduced conference and publication fees;
- access to a worldwide network of experts;
- announcements regarding professional activities;
- the opportunity to announce your events, publications, job opportunities, et cetera via IASC’s website, social media, and newsletters;
- access to information services such as the Digital Library of the Commons.
Membership fees
Memberships fees are wage-dependent and start already from USD 30 per year: if you visit one conference that year, you already will get a reduction on the conference fee equal to that fee.
Do you have more colleagues who want to join? Then you may consider an organizational membership (USD 300/year for up to 3 members of your organization) or a supporting membership (USD 1,000/year for up to 10 members of your organization).
More info and/or immediate subscriptions are possible via our membership page.
