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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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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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Platform cooperativism and freedom as non-domination in the gig economy [PDF]
European Journal of Political TheoryWhile the challenges workers face in the gig economy are now well-known, reflections on emancipatory solutions in political philosophy are still underdeveloped. Some have pleaded for enhancing workers’ bargaining power through unionisation; others for enhancing exit options in the labour market.
Tim Christiaens
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Annals of Public and Cooperative EconomicsAbstractPlatform 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 of
Pietro Ghirlanda, Vassil Kirov
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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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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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Disciplined autonomy: A failed platform-cooperativism initiative in Brazil
Platforms & SocietyThis study seeks to gain an understanding of the power relations in a failed platform-cooperativism initiative in Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2022. The project was started by a worker cooperative that acquired a Bibi Mob platform franchise and was supported by the city's solidarity-economy incubator.
André Lemos
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Platform cooperativism as an alternative to post-Covid-19 economic development: evidence from Brazil
Revista de Gestão e Organizações CooperativasThe COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed the world’s population by accelerating social, economic, market, and technological changes. In this context, the sharing economy has promoted alternative business models that transcend traditional ...
Alexandre Borba da Silveira +2 more
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Tecnoscienza, 2018 Tecnoscienza – Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies, Vol. 8 No.
Giacomo Poderi
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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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