Shaun Murdock | Root & Branch Translation
@shaunmurdock.bsky.social
Social Finance Analyst (ex-Moody's) | Specialist Translator
⚖️ Dismantling the language of extraction.
🌳 Structural fidelity for the Social Economy.
💬 FR/ES/IT/PT/CA > EN.
⚖️ Dismantling the language of extraction.
🌳 Structural fidelity for the Social Economy.
💬 FR/ES/IT/PT/CA > EN.
'Impact Investment' often comes with strings attached. 🧵
My new Sovereignty Audit helps co-ops filter term sheets for 'Toxic Covenants' that bypass your Asset Lock. If money destroys your governance, it isn't investment – it's capture.
rootandbranch.online/library/sove...
#Coops #SocialFinance
My new Sovereignty Audit helps co-ops filter term sheets for 'Toxic Covenants' that bypass your Asset Lock. If money destroys your governance, it isn't investment – it's capture.
rootandbranch.online/library/sove...
#Coops #SocialFinance
The Sovereignty Audit | Root & Branch
A complete defensive manual for the social economy. Combining forensic accounting (Solvency II) with legal auditing (Toxic Covenants) to protect cooperative sovereignty from extraction.
rootandbranch.online
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
'Impact Investment' often comes with strings attached. 🧵
My new Sovereignty Audit helps co-ops filter term sheets for 'Toxic Covenants' that bypass your Asset Lock. If money destroys your governance, it isn't investment – it's capture.
rootandbranch.online/library/sove...
#Coops #SocialFinance
My new Sovereignty Audit helps co-ops filter term sheets for 'Toxic Covenants' that bypass your Asset Lock. If money destroys your governance, it isn't investment – it's capture.
rootandbranch.online/library/sove...
#Coops #SocialFinance
The Library just got an upgrade. 🏛️
I’ve uploaded 4 new cards – deep dives into the plumbing of the alternative economy.
From auditing 'Toxic Covenants' in VC term sheets to W.E.B. Du Bois’s 'Group Economy.'
Explore the new stacks: rootandbranch.online/library/
#SolidarityEconomy #DeFi
I’ve uploaded 4 new cards – deep dives into the plumbing of the alternative economy.
From auditing 'Toxic Covenants' in VC term sheets to W.E.B. Du Bois’s 'Group Economy.'
Explore the new stacks: rootandbranch.online/library/
#SolidarityEconomy #DeFi
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Library just got an upgrade. 🏛️
I’ve uploaded 4 new cards – deep dives into the plumbing of the alternative economy.
From auditing 'Toxic Covenants' in VC term sheets to W.E.B. Du Bois’s 'Group Economy.'
Explore the new stacks: rootandbranch.online/library/
#SolidarityEconomy #DeFi
I’ve uploaded 4 new cards – deep dives into the plumbing of the alternative economy.
From auditing 'Toxic Covenants' in VC term sheets to W.E.B. Du Bois’s 'Group Economy.'
Explore the new stacks: rootandbranch.online/library/
#SolidarityEconomy #DeFi
Capitalism didn't evolve naturally. It was built on the enclosure of the commons and the body.
Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the 'hidden debt' of the modern economy: Social Reproduction.
My review: rootandbranch.online/library/revi...
Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the 'hidden debt' of the modern economy: Social Reproduction.
My review: rootandbranch.online/library/revi...
Caliban and the Witch | Root & Branch
A critical review linking the 'Great Witch Hunt' to the birth of the modern proletariat. How the enclosure of land required the enclosure of women's bodies.
rootandbranch.online
January 28, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Capitalism didn't evolve naturally. It was built on the enclosure of the commons and the body.
Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the 'hidden debt' of the modern economy: Social Reproduction.
My review: rootandbranch.online/library/revi...
Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the 'hidden debt' of the modern economy: Social Reproduction.
My review: rootandbranch.online/library/revi...
An Asset Lock isn't a pair of handcuffs. It's a vault. 🔒
In European cooperative law, this is called 'Indivisible Reserves'. The capital belongs to the movement, not the members. It ensures the mission survives the founders.
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
In European cooperative law, this is called 'Indivisible Reserves'. The capital belongs to the movement, not the members. It ensures the mission survives the founders.
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
Social Economy Glossary | Root & Branch
A six-language field guide (EN, FR, ES, CA, IT, PT) navigating the 'untranslatables', legal variances, and structural concepts of the social economy.
rootandbranch.online
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
An Asset Lock isn't a pair of handcuffs. It's a vault. 🔒
In European cooperative law, this is called 'Indivisible Reserves'. The capital belongs to the movement, not the members. It ensures the mission survives the founders.
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
In European cooperative law, this is called 'Indivisible Reserves'. The capital belongs to the movement, not the members. It ensures the mission survives the founders.
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
The "Tragedy of the Commons" is a myth used to justify enclosure.
Elinor Ostrom proved that communities can self-manage resources better than the State or Market. How? Polycentric Governance. Not a single centre of power, but nested layers of decision-making.
rootandbranch.online/library/gove...
Elinor Ostrom proved that communities can self-manage resources better than the State or Market. How? Polycentric Governance. Not a single centre of power, but nested layers of decision-making.
rootandbranch.online/library/gove...
Governing the Commons | Root & Branch
A critical look at the evidence for self-organisation, refuting the inevitability of the 'Tragedy of the Commons' through empirical study.
rootandbranch.online
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The "Tragedy of the Commons" is a myth used to justify enclosure.
Elinor Ostrom proved that communities can self-manage resources better than the State or Market. How? Polycentric Governance. Not a single centre of power, but nested layers of decision-making.
rootandbranch.online/library/gove...
Elinor Ostrom proved that communities can self-manage resources better than the State or Market. How? Polycentric Governance. Not a single centre of power, but nested layers of decision-making.
rootandbranch.online/library/gove...
Reposted by Shaun Murdock | Root & Branch Translation
Our NEW toolkit – Preventing workplace sexual harassment – is a comprehensive toolkit to help #coops comply with the Equality Act 2010. To ensure your co-operative can demonstrate it is taking action to prevent workplace sexual harassment visit: buff.ly/XaqPHcU #HRsupport
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Our NEW toolkit – Preventing workplace sexual harassment – is a comprehensive toolkit to help #coops comply with the Equality Act 2010. To ensure your co-operative can demonstrate it is taking action to prevent workplace sexual harassment visit: buff.ly/XaqPHcU #HRsupport
Ecology is a governance issue. 🌱
When I translate territorial disputes for Mongabay, I don't just translate the "nature" words. I translate the legal mechanisms of enclosure.
From Rapa Nui to Peru, the fight for land is a fight for definition.
rootandbranch.online/library/eco-...
When I translate territorial disputes for Mongabay, I don't just translate the "nature" words. I translate the legal mechanisms of enclosure.
From Rapa Nui to Peru, the fight for land is a fight for definition.
rootandbranch.online/library/eco-...
Ecological Journalism | Root & Branch
Translations of investigative reporting across the Global South. Preserving the technical language of territorial conflict, from Easter Island to Peru.
rootandbranch.online
January 23, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Ecology is a governance issue. 🌱
When I translate territorial disputes for Mongabay, I don't just translate the "nature" words. I translate the legal mechanisms of enclosure.
From Rapa Nui to Peru, the fight for land is a fight for definition.
rootandbranch.online/library/eco-...
When I translate territorial disputes for Mongabay, I don't just translate the "nature" words. I translate the legal mechanisms of enclosure.
From Rapa Nui to Peru, the fight for land is a fight for definition.
rootandbranch.online/library/eco-...
We are not the 'Third Sector'. We are the alternative. 🌍
My translation of the Brazilian FBES Charter rejects the idea that we exist just to fix capitalism's mistakes. We are here to build the Economy of Work.
rootandbranch.online/library/char...
#SolidarityEconomy #Brazil
My translation of the Brazilian FBES Charter rejects the idea that we exist just to fix capitalism's mistakes. We are here to build the Economy of Work.
rootandbranch.online/library/char...
#SolidarityEconomy #Brazil
Charter of Principles (FBES) | Root & Branch
A translation of the 2003 manifesto defining the Brazilian Solidarity Economy as a political project distinct from the 'Third Sector'.
rootandbranch.online
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
We are not the 'Third Sector'. We are the alternative. 🌍
My translation of the Brazilian FBES Charter rejects the idea that we exist just to fix capitalism's mistakes. We are here to build the Economy of Work.
rootandbranch.online/library/char...
#SolidarityEconomy #Brazil
My translation of the Brazilian FBES Charter rejects the idea that we exist just to fix capitalism's mistakes. We are here to build the Economy of Work.
rootandbranch.online/library/char...
#SolidarityEconomy #Brazil
Don't let them 'domesticate' your text.
When we translate radical concepts into 'smooth' corporate English, we strip them of their political teeth.
I practice 'Thick Translation', preserving the friction of concepts like Autogestion.
Precision is resistance.
rootandbranch.online/library/mani...
When we translate radical concepts into 'smooth' corporate English, we strip them of their political teeth.
I practice 'Thick Translation', preserving the friction of concepts like Autogestion.
Precision is resistance.
rootandbranch.online/library/mani...
Against the Gist | Root & Branch
An exploration of technical methodology, using Laurent Barry's 'Terminological Logics' to demonstrate why structural fidelity matters more than stylistic flow.
rootandbranch.online
January 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Don't let them 'domesticate' your text.
When we translate radical concepts into 'smooth' corporate English, we strip them of their political teeth.
I practice 'Thick Translation', preserving the friction of concepts like Autogestion.
Precision is resistance.
rootandbranch.online/library/mani...
When we translate radical concepts into 'smooth' corporate English, we strip them of their political teeth.
I practice 'Thick Translation', preserving the friction of concepts like Autogestion.
Precision is resistance.
rootandbranch.online/library/mani...
Real inclusion isn't an HR policy; it’s a legal structure.
Italy’s Law 381 uses 'Type B' co-ops to move marginalized workers from charity cases to worker-owners.
I've translated the full statute to show how it works: rootandbranch.online/library/law-...
#SocialCoops #LegalHacking #SSE
Italy’s Law 381 uses 'Type B' co-ops to move marginalized workers from charity cases to worker-owners.
I've translated the full statute to show how it works: rootandbranch.online/library/law-...
#SocialCoops #LegalHacking #SSE
Law 381/1991 on Social Cooperatives | Root & Branch
A translation of the foundational Italian statute for social cooperatives, distinguishing between social service delivery and work integration.
rootandbranch.online
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Real inclusion isn't an HR policy; it’s a legal structure.
Italy’s Law 381 uses 'Type B' co-ops to move marginalized workers from charity cases to worker-owners.
I've translated the full statute to show how it works: rootandbranch.online/library/law-...
#SocialCoops #LegalHacking #SSE
Italy’s Law 381 uses 'Type B' co-ops to move marginalized workers from charity cases to worker-owners.
I've translated the full statute to show how it works: rootandbranch.online/library/law-...
#SocialCoops #LegalHacking #SSE
If you use the master's metrics, you'll rebuild his house. 🏚️
EBITDA measures extraction. We need metrics for retention.
My 'Sovereignty Dashboard' tracks value retention vs extraction. Stop optimising for exit. Start optimising for autonomy. 🌳
rootandbranch.online/library/weal...
#Coops #SSE
EBITDA measures extraction. We need metrics for retention.
My 'Sovereignty Dashboard' tracks value retention vs extraction. Stop optimising for exit. Start optimising for autonomy. 🌳
rootandbranch.online/library/weal...
#Coops #SSE
The Wealth of Networks | Root & Branch
A synthesis of corporate finance research and social economy theory, proposing a 'Sovereignty Dashboard' to measure the retention of collective force.
rootandbranch.online
January 19, 2026 at 12:13 PM
If you use the master's metrics, you'll rebuild his house. 🏚️
EBITDA measures extraction. We need metrics for retention.
My 'Sovereignty Dashboard' tracks value retention vs extraction. Stop optimising for exit. Start optimising for autonomy. 🌳
rootandbranch.online/library/weal...
#Coops #SSE
EBITDA measures extraction. We need metrics for retention.
My 'Sovereignty Dashboard' tracks value retention vs extraction. Stop optimising for exit. Start optimising for autonomy. 🌳
rootandbranch.online/library/weal...
#Coops #SSE
2 journal articles. 2 books published. 4 free PDFs. 📚
Tracing the lost lineage of French Sociology from Proudhon to Durkheim.
⚖️ Plus: a new review of Silvia Federici to audit the Social Reproduction gap.
rootandbranch.online/library/prou...
#Proudhon #Sociology #History #OpenAccess
Tracing the lost lineage of French Sociology from Proudhon to Durkheim.
⚖️ Plus: a new review of Silvia Federici to audit the Social Reproduction gap.
rootandbranch.online/library/prou...
#Proudhon #Sociology #History #OpenAccess
Proudhonian Sociology | Root & Branch
A portfolio of work tracing the lineage of 'Collective Force' from Proudhon to Durkheim and modern organisational theory.
rootandbranch.online
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
2 journal articles. 2 books published. 4 free PDFs. 📚
Tracing the lost lineage of French Sociology from Proudhon to Durkheim.
⚖️ Plus: a new review of Silvia Federici to audit the Social Reproduction gap.
rootandbranch.online/library/prou...
#Proudhon #Sociology #History #OpenAccess
Tracing the lost lineage of French Sociology from Proudhon to Durkheim.
⚖️ Plus: a new review of Silvia Federici to audit the Social Reproduction gap.
rootandbranch.online/library/prou...
#Proudhon #Sociology #History #OpenAccess
Can Big Data serve the little guy? 🤖
My latest translation looks at how the Third Sector adopts Generative AI. Tools like Dataro use algorithms not to sell ads, but to predict fundraising stability.
Full analysis: rootandbranch.online/library/big-...
#AI #NonProfits #DataPrivacy #SocialEconomy
My latest translation looks at how the Third Sector adopts Generative AI. Tools like Dataro use algorithms not to sell ads, but to predict fundraising stability.
Full analysis: rootandbranch.online/library/big-...
#AI #NonProfits #DataPrivacy #SocialEconomy
Big Data, GenAI & Finance | Root & Branch
An analysis of the digital revolution in Third Sector financing, examining how Big Data and GenAI navigate new EU regulations.
rootandbranch.online
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Can Big Data serve the little guy? 🤖
My latest translation looks at how the Third Sector adopts Generative AI. Tools like Dataro use algorithms not to sell ads, but to predict fundraising stability.
Full analysis: rootandbranch.online/library/big-...
#AI #NonProfits #DataPrivacy #SocialEconomy
My latest translation looks at how the Third Sector adopts Generative AI. Tools like Dataro use algorithms not to sell ads, but to predict fundraising stability.
Full analysis: rootandbranch.online/library/big-...
#AI #NonProfits #DataPrivacy #SocialEconomy
Words shape reality. In the US/UK, 'Fiduciary Duty' binds directors to shareholders. In Europe, 'Intérêt Collectif' frees them to serve the community. ⚖️
My glossary maps these 'untranslatables' to protect democratic economic spaces. 📖
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
#SocialEconomy #Law
My glossary maps these 'untranslatables' to protect democratic economic spaces. 📖
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
#SocialEconomy #Law
Social Economy Glossary | Root & Branch
A six-language field guide (EN, FR, ES, CA, IT, PT) navigating the 'untranslatables', legal variances, and structural concepts of the social economy.
rootandbranch.online
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Words shape reality. In the US/UK, 'Fiduciary Duty' binds directors to shareholders. In Europe, 'Intérêt Collectif' frees them to serve the community. ⚖️
My glossary maps these 'untranslatables' to protect democratic economic spaces. 📖
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
#SocialEconomy #Law
My glossary maps these 'untranslatables' to protect democratic economic spaces. 📖
rootandbranch.online/library/soci...
#SocialEconomy #Law
In 1936, Catalonia didn’t just 'take over' factories; they legislated a new economy.
My translation of the 1936 Decree recovers the legal 'Source Code' for worker control, bridging theory with modern practice.
Full PDF: rootandbranch.online/library/decr...
#SocialEconomy #SSE #Coops #Catalonia
My translation of the 1936 Decree recovers the legal 'Source Code' for worker control, bridging theory with modern practice.
Full PDF: rootandbranch.online/library/decr...
#SocialEconomy #SSE #Coops #Catalonia
The 1936 Decree | Root & Branch
A structural recovery of the Decree on Collectivisation, exploring the legal architecture of a worker-led industrial economy.
rootandbranch.online
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
In 1936, Catalonia didn’t just 'take over' factories; they legislated a new economy.
My translation of the 1936 Decree recovers the legal 'Source Code' for worker control, bridging theory with modern practice.
Full PDF: rootandbranch.online/library/decr...
#SocialEconomy #SSE #Coops #Catalonia
My translation of the 1936 Decree recovers the legal 'Source Code' for worker control, bridging theory with modern practice.
Full PDF: rootandbranch.online/library/decr...
#SocialEconomy #SSE #Coops #Catalonia
The 'Perception Premium' is why global capital often ignores the Global South. We must stop translating for the 'gist' and start translating for legitimacy.
My latest on Social Fidelity as soft infrastructure: rootandbranch.online/library/tech...
#SocialEconomy #Coops #ImpactInvesting
My latest on Social Fidelity as soft infrastructure: rootandbranch.online/library/tech...
#SocialEconomy #Coops #ImpactInvesting
The Methodology of Social Fidelity | Root & Branch
How precise translation lowers the "Perception Premium" for cooperatives seeking global capital. A guide to IAF, PCAF, and the Ternary Relationship.
rootandbranch.online
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The 'Perception Premium' is why global capital often ignores the Global South. We must stop translating for the 'gist' and start translating for legitimacy.
My latest on Social Fidelity as soft infrastructure: rootandbranch.online/library/tech...
#SocialEconomy #Coops #ImpactInvesting
My latest on Social Fidelity as soft infrastructure: rootandbranch.online/library/tech...
#SocialEconomy #Coops #ImpactInvesting
Happy 2026! I’m relaunching Root & Branch with a new resource: The Library.
It bridges foundational theory (Proudhon) with modern cooperative practice.
New translations:
🏛️ Law 381 (IT>EN)
⚔️ 1936 Decree (CA>EN)
📜 FBES Charter (PT>EN)
🔗 rootandbranch.online/library/
#SocialEconomy #Coops
It bridges foundational theory (Proudhon) with modern cooperative practice.
New translations:
🏛️ Law 381 (IT>EN)
⚔️ 1936 Decree (CA>EN)
📜 FBES Charter (PT>EN)
🔗 rootandbranch.online/library/
#SocialEconomy #Coops
January 8, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Happy 2026! I’m relaunching Root & Branch with a new resource: The Library.
It bridges foundational theory (Proudhon) with modern cooperative practice.
New translations:
🏛️ Law 381 (IT>EN)
⚔️ 1936 Decree (CA>EN)
📜 FBES Charter (PT>EN)
🔗 rootandbranch.online/library/
#SocialEconomy #Coops
It bridges foundational theory (Proudhon) with modern cooperative practice.
New translations:
🏛️ Law 381 (IT>EN)
⚔️ 1936 Decree (CA>EN)
📜 FBES Charter (PT>EN)
🔗 rootandbranch.online/library/
#SocialEconomy #Coops