Michel Bauwens

Michel Bauwens (born 21 March 1958) is a Belgian political theorist, writer, and conference speaker on the subjects of technology, culture and business innovation. A leading thinker in the emerging field of peer-to-peer (P2P) theory, Bauwens founded the P2P Foundation, a global organization of researchers working in open collaboration in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. He has authored a number of essays, including his thesis The Political Economy of Peer Production.