This track deals with the growing material and economic flows of the world economy, the continuous expansion of the agro-industrial and extractive frontiers, and the challenges these pose for local commons (e.g. ecological distribution conflicts). Proposals under this sub-theme will explore the dynamics of exclusion, control, defense, and governance of commons in the context of the rollback of rights in favor of extractive investment. Proposals will also engage with issues of power to explore issues such as: The relationship between uses of a commons resource and its boundaries Boundary setting in relation to commons (who is involved in the nature of their roles) Opportunities and threats for commons created as a result of expansion of extractive industries Current trends in the management of coastal resources, their benefits, and their challenges The nature of coastal commons, and comparison with other forms of commons Opportunities and challenges for the defense of the commons using hybrid state-market-communal arrangements (e.g. TURFs, management zones, fishing coops) The panels under this track will explore the different kinds of conflicts and open violence that take place over the commons.  Engagement is likely to include papers on inequality and conflict over commons, the role of civil conflicts and illegal economies, the impact on gender relationships, and the fragile position of environmental activists who are often threatened while defending natural resources.