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Varieties and similarities of platform capitalisms: a comparative approach of labor regulation in Brazil, Portugal and Spain [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyDigital platforms have led to the emergence of a new digital proletariat worldwide, subject to institutional arrangements that put the labor framework outside of labor law.
José Soeiro +2 more
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The Transformative Potential of Platform Cooperativism: The Case of CoopCycle
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & CritiqueThe paper sets out to dissolve a contrast between traditional coop sectoral enclosure, on the one hand, and platform coop diversity, on the other hand, which often resonates with precariousness, marginalisation, fragmentation, whitewashing and ...
Vangelis Papadimitropoulos +1 more
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Mixbiotic society measures: Assessment of community well-going as living system. [PDF]
PLoS ONESocial isolation and fragmentation represent global challenges, with the former stemming from a lack of interaction and the latter from exclusive mobs-both rooted in communication issues.
Takeshi Kato +5 more
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Directing innovation through confrontation and democratisation: the case of platform cooperativism
Journal of Responsible InnovationTechnological innovation can serve a multitude of conflicting and diverse interests, often reflecting prevailing worldviews and ideologies. This article focuses on the shaping of innovation directionality in the context of digital platform capitalism ...
Alejandro Fortuny-Sicart +2 more
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Engineering platform cooperativism: Contributions from the Brazilian solidarity economy
Internet Policy ReviewThis study explores how engineering can support productive collectives transitioning into platform cooperatives, focusing on Brazil's solidarity economy. Through a case study with the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST), we analyse platform cooperativism in
Celso Alexandre Souza de Alvear +3 more
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Annals of Public and Cooperative EconomicsAbstract Platform cooperatives, namely, businesses that sell goods or services primarily through a website, mobile app, or protocol and commit to the principles of democratic governance and shared ownership, have lately been proposed as a more sustainable, equitable and, under certain conditions, even efficient alternative to the organizational model ...
Vassil N Kirov, Pietro Ghirlanda
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The unexpected persistence of non-corporate platforms: The role of local and network embeddedness
Digital Geography and Society, 2021 The Covid19-pandemic has accelerated processes in which digital platforms, privileged by their critical size, become central instances of urban life. While most scholars associate platform urbanism with transnational platform corporations, such as Amazon
Filipe Mello Rose
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Data, 2021 In recent years, the platform economy has been recognised by researchers and governments around the world for its potential to contribute to the sustainable development of society.
Mayo Fuster Morell +2 more
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Social Sciences, 2023 It is often argued that digital labour platforms entail an expansion of opportunities for women for several reasons. They facilitate the balance between paid work and household chores as a result of time flexibility, they eliminate entry and permanence ...
Denise Kasparian +3 more
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Antipode, Volume 55, Issue 6, Page 1919-1942, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Can we remake local economies from scratch – not through political struggle but by design – to solve wicked problems and transform urban governance? Such questions are raised by an emergent trend within urban experimentation that emphasises participation and commoning in designing peer‐to‐peer provisioning systems through a platform logic ...
Matthew Thompson, Colin Lorne
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