Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Out of sight, out of mind? (In)visibility of/in platform-mediated work
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Gruszka, Katarzyna Böhm, Madeleine |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | With platforms accounting for 1–3% of paid work in advanced economies, discussions on their impact on labor are proliferating. Focusing on commercial platforms providing intermediation to a workforce available on-demand, we further systematize the field by approaching platform-mediated work through the lens of (in)visibility. We map four basic forms of platform-mediated work against three variations of (in)visibility: (1) perceptible, (2) institutional, and (3) individual, and discuss the implications through the stories of three protagonists of platform workers. The suggested meta-analysis tool for understanding the mechanism of rendering platform workers obscure exposes who is recognized as a worker, what is recognized as work, and how these questions are negotiated in a platform-mediated digital space. As such, the framework provides a joint space for the discussions of the core issues of the field—from regulation and uncertainties of platform employment, through exacerbating vulnerabilities of workers, to surveillance and self-governance. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1461444820977209?download=true |
| Starting Page | 1852 |
| Ending Page | 1871 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| ISSN | 14614448 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 24 |
| Journal | New Media & Society (NMS) |
| e-ISSN | 14617315 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461444820977209 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2020-12-25 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2020 |
| Subject Keyword | platform-mediated work platform governance platform economy Digital space on-demand labor labor platforms platform work invisible work digital transformation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Communication |
