NETWORK SOVEREIGNTIES: REIMAGINING COLLECTIVE ACTION BEYOND THE NATION-STATEThe Residency Program 2024 explores the emerging concept of network sovereignties through a speculative lens. From May to September, we invite 5-10 governance radicals to embark on a collaborative journey to envision the future of decentralized community building.In an era marked by technological acceleration and geopolitical shifts, decentralized technologies like blockchain and peer-to-peer networks are enabling new forms of sovereignty that transcend territorial borders. Our program delves into how these digital innovations can empower networked communities to govern themselves, foster alignment, and catalyze collective action — thereby complementing or even transforming the existing nation-state system.In 2024, SOAM seeks governance radicals from all disciplines, including but not limited to artists, technologists, researchers, and policymakers eager to explore the intersection of technology, governance, and nationhood.Candidates may apply as an individual or duo.Application Deadline: Friday, 12th of April (23:59 CEST).Please carefully read our application guidelines and FAQ before applying.

The rise of digital networks and blockchain technologies has catalyzed the formation of voluntary, network-based political communities, aspiring to sovereignty beyond traditional territorial confines (see Network States, Coordi-Nations). Our research group is undertaking an investigation that aspires to uncover the nature, challenges, and transformative potential of these new political communities, poised to redefine the global political landscape.

Founded in 1986, Foresight Institute supports the beneficial development of high-impact technology to make great futures more likely. We advance science and technology that is too early-stage or interdisciplinary for legacy institutions to support, focusing on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Neurotechnology, AI & Cryptography, and Space tech. We reward excellence, restrain recklessness, and create community to promote beneficial uses of these technologies and reduce misuse and accidents potentially associated with them.

Foresight's Existential Hope Group is a virtual community of scientists, innovators, scholars, philosophers, activists, artists, and more - who collaborate on seeking crucial opportunities for humanity to steer towards flourishing futures.Participants can register their interests and find each other through the member registry, exchange opportunities to collaborate and share projects, propose topics for exploration, and organize discussions.Regular group meetings are organized on Zoom every 4th Thursday of the month, plus bonus meetings, plus monthly socials in gather.town.Keynote Program in link, updated regularly.Join Foresight as Member to participate: https://foresight.org/donate/membership/Contact me with questions.

Feÿtopia is an extitutional community prototyping the world of tomorrow. We are a collective of artists, entrepreneurs, activists, academics, and technologists, drawn together by our desire to experiment with the way we live, work, and play.