Here&#x27;s a good article on the evolution of hacklabs and hackerspaces and how they got imported into the USA: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;peerproduction.net&#x2F;issues&#x2F;issue-2&#x2F;peer-reviewed-papers&#x2F;hacklabs-and-hackerspaces&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;peerproduction.net&#x2F;issues&#x2F;issue-2&#x2F;peer-reviewed-paper...</a>