Blockchain Governance Reading List
A Curriculum Maintained by the IEEE P2145, Working Group on Blockchain/DLT Governance Standards
Posted on August 26, 2020
The following curriculum is updated periodically with new modules and readings. The last update was made on August 20th, 2020. If you are interested in learning more about blockchain governance or contributing to our work, reach out to our Chair, Thomas B. Cox, or our Vice Chair, Kirsten Pomales Langenbrunner.
Module 1: An Introduction to Blockchain Governance
The Role of Governance
- What is Governance for? | Article
- An Introduction to Blockchain Governance with Thomas Cox | September, 2019 | Video
- Blockchain Governance 101 | Video
Governance Models and Design
- Blockchain Governance Models: On-chain and Off-chain | Video
- Blockchain and Coordination Games: Failures and Focal Points | Article
- A Framework for Blockchain Governance Design | April, 2019 | Article
- What is voting for? | Article
Module 2: Advanced Concepts in Blockchain Governance
Incomplete Contract Theory
- Incomplete Contracts and Blockchain | Article
- Asymmetric Information — Cryptoeconomics, Tokenomics, and the Economics of Blockchain | Classroom Lecture
Game Theory and Blockchain Governance
- The Political Economy of Blockchain Governance | Video
- Introduction to Game Theory (If you aren’t already familiar) | Article
- Game Theory and Blockchain | Article
Stakeholder Alignment in Blockchain Systems
- Aligning Stakeholder Incentives in Blockchain Systems | October, 2019 | Video
- A Summary of Aligning Stakeholder Incentives in Blockchain Systems | Jan, 2020 | Article
- The Governance of Blockchain Dispute Resolution | Research Paper
Module 3: An Introduction to Tokenomics
The Economics of Blockchains
- The Blockchain Economy: A beginner’s guide to institutional cryptoeconomics | Article
- The economics of crypto-democracy | Article
- Crypto Public Choice | Article
Tokenomics (Cryptoeconomics)
- Economics of Tokenized Incentives 1: Intro to Pay for Performance | Article
- Economics of Tokenized Incentives 2: Selecting Effective Performance Metrics | Article
- Economics of Tokenized Incentives 3: Token Value Won’t Align Stakeholders | Article
- Crypto Economics — The Top 100 Token Models Compared | October, 2018 | Research Paper
Module 4: Introduction to Blockchain Consortium Governance
Consortium Basics
Consortium Design & Governance
- The Politics and Governance of Consortium Blockchains | February, 2019
- Blockchain Deployment Toolkit, Supply Chain, Consortium Formation Section| 2020 | Research Paper
- So You’ve Decided to Join a Blockchain Consortium? | 2019
- California GovOps Blockchain Report Section IV, Potential Applications | August 2020
Module 5: Use Cases In Action: Scaling Through Governance
- Ve-Chain Governance | 2020 | Article
- Chronicled Mediledger Governance | 2020 | Article
- Enterprise DLT Live Episode 001 — Susanne Somerville, Chronicled MediLedger | 2020 | Webinar
- EOS Mainnet Governance | 2019 | Article
- Enterprise DLT Live Episode 003 — Luis Macias, GrainChain | 2020 | Webinar
- Maersk adds two big shipping firms to its blockchain ledger (After Governance Revamp) | 2019
The Chair's Recommended Reading on Blockchain Governance
The following books and courses are exceptional resources for those seeking a greater understanding of blockchain governance and collectives design.
- Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action, Elinor Ostrom
- Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Radhika Iyegnar, Jorden Woods
- Game Theory and the Law, Robert Gertner
- Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge: Culture, Coordination and Common Knowledge, Michael Suk-Young Chwe
- Beyond Governments, Jonas Moberg
- An Introduction to the Use of Formal Methods in Political Philosophy, Robert Paul Wolff
- Punished by Rewards: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes, Alfie Kohn
- The Calculus of Consent, Gordon Tullock; James Buchanan
- Governance Reimagined: Organizational Design, Risk, and Value Creation, David R. Koenig
- Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness, Frederic Laloux
- The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation, M. Ridley
- Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity, John Holland
- Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 1: Rules and Order, F. A. Hayek
- The Strategy of Conflict, Thomas Schelling
- CommunityRule.info
About IEEE P2145 Working Group on Blcockahin/DLT Governance
Blockchain / DLT Governance is a complex topic. The topic is made more difficult by a lack of a shared language. The IEEE P2145 Working Group exists to identify and share a common vocabulary for discussing the governance of shared ledgers, and to eventually draft standards for DLT governance activities (a Process Model), and possibly for defining the maturity of a governance regime (a Maturity Model).
P2145 actively seeks participation from individuals plus other standards organizations, blockchain ecosystems, consortia, and other entities in pursuit of our holistic and collaborative approach to standards development. If you represent an organization with an interest in DLT governance standards, please connect with us through our website..
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