The more-than-human commons in a crisis-ridden context: the case of the women’s collective and the chamomile-bee commons in Skouries of Halkidiki, Greece

Crisis has been placed at the centre of our realities, from climate change and recessions to pandemics, affected by the focus of political institutions on endlessly accumulating capital on a finite planet. We suggest that commons and commoning with a focus on the more-than-humans allows us to challenge this context seeking to move beyond the economic-centric logic. We contribute to the literature about more-than-human commons through two case studies, the women’s collective and the chamomile-bee commons in Skouries of Halkidiki, Greece. Each case highlights the building of a caring capacity between humans and more-than-humans as a precondition for democratic politics.