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    • Tag: Digital Economies

    • How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps by Professor Mark Graham

      4 November 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      You’ve probably heard at least two things about the gig economy. First, that it’s big. In 2019, roughly one-in-10 workers in the UK earns a living in the gig ... Read More How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps by Professor Mark Graham

    • Fairwork Foundation’s First Annual Report Released!

      17 October 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      The Fairwork Foundation – an organisation supported by the OII – is delighted to announce the release of our first major report, The Five Pillars of Fairwork. This report ... Read More Fairwork Foundation’s First Annual Report Released!

    • Coming soon… The Gig Economy A Critical Introduction

      17 August 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I’m very happy to announce the first sharable details about my new forthcoming book (co-authored with Jamie Woodcock). The book will be out in November, but you can already ... Read More Coming soon… The Gig Economy A Critical Introduction

    • Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives (2nd Edition)

      25 July 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I’m thrilled to announce that the second edition of Society and the Internet is now out!! The book has been fully updated since the first edition and contains new chapters on ... Read More Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives (2nd Edition)

    • Join our team. We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher.

      18 June 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

        Postdoctoral Researcher Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford Grade 7: £32,236 – £39,609 p.a. We are looking for someone to join our team of researchers from around the world. ... Read More Join our team. We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher.

    • The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production

      23 May 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      The Geonet team has a new paper out: Ojanperä, S., Graham, M., and Zook, M. 2019. The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production. The Journal of Development Studies. ... Read More The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production

    • Will AI kill development?

      7 April 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I had the opportunity to contribute to this new BCC World Service programme ‘Will AI kill development?’. Listen here, or contact me for an mp3 if you’re unable to ... Read More Will AI kill development?

    • New article – The Global Gig Economy: Towards a Planetary Labour Market?

      7 April 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      Amir Anwar and I have a new article out in First Monday. The piece think through what a planetary labour market entails, how it is relationally, spatially, and discursively ... Read More New article – The Global Gig Economy: Towards a Planetary Labour Market?

    • Networked but Commodified: The (Dis)Embeddedness of Digital Labour in the Gig Economy

      4 March 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I have a new article out with some colleagues: Wood, A., Graham, M., Lehdonvirta, A., and Hjorth, I. 2019. Networked but Commodified: The (Dis)Embeddedness of Digital Labour in the ... Read More Networked but Commodified: The (Dis)Embeddedness of Digital Labour in the Gig Economy

    • Two Models for a Fairer Sharing Economy

      6 February 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      Amir Anwar and I have a new chapter out in The Cambridge Handbook of the Law of the Sharing Economy. The full piece is available to download at the ... Read More Two Models for a Fairer Sharing Economy

    • We’re Hiring! Work with us as a Researcher

      30 January 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      We are seeking to appoint a Researcher to work with us at the Fairwork Foundation. This position provides an exciting opportunity to work with our team to co-develop standards ... Read More We’re Hiring! Work with us as a Researcher

    • There are no rights ‘in’ cyberspace – new publication

      27 January 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I have a chapter out in a nice-looking new book that has put together by Ben Wagner, Matthias Kettemann, and Kilian Vieth. The chapter is an attempt to think ... Read More There are no rights ‘in’ cyberspace – new publication

    • Digital Economies at Global Margins

      24 January 2019

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I am happy to announce that my new edited book ‘Digital Economies at Global Margins‘ is now out! It was a pleasure working with so many brilliant thinkers and ... Read More Digital Economies at Global Margins

    • We’re Hiring! Postdoc to focus on ‘fair work’ on digital work platforms in South Africa

      3 August 2018

      Authors: Mark Graham

      Cross post from the Fairwork Foundation blog. We are about to launch a new phase of the Fairwork project in South Africa with our colleague at the University of Cape Town, ... Read More We’re Hiring! Postdoc to focus on ‘fair work’ on digital work platforms in South Africa

    • New publication: Digital Connectivity and African Knowledge Economies

      31 July 2018

      Authors: Mark Graham

      The Geonet team has a new publication out that summarises some of our their research to-date. You can download the full paper here, or get a free open-access version ... Read More New publication: Digital Connectivity and African Knowledge Economies

    • Three visions for how information and communication technologies alter positionalities at global economic margins

      31 July 2018

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I’m currently working on a book chapter about our ‘digital labour and gig economy‘ research. The chapter attempts to contextualise plans and projects to expand digital labour schemes by governments, third-sector organisations, ... Read More Three visions for how information and communication technologies alter positionalities at global economic margins

    • Darknet markets: global platforms used for local retail trade

      16 April 2018

      Authors: Martin Dittus

      Martin Dittus, Joss Wright, and Mark Graham have published a new paper and dataset on the economic geography of darknet marketplaces. Does recent growth of darknet markets signify a slow ... Read More Darknet markets: global platforms used for local retail trade

    • Ripensare la gig economy, per un lavoro più giusto

      6 April 2018

      Authors: Mark Graham

      Our Towards a Fairer Gig Economy Pamphlet is being translated into Italian in weekly instalments. Here’s the first one: https://www.openpolis.it/esercizi/verso-unaltra-gig-economy/ You can still get the original at the link ... Read More Ripensare la gig economy, per un lavoro più giusto

    • Help us shape the Fairwork Foundation: request for feedback

      23 March 2018

      Authors: Mark Graham

      In an earlier post, I described a new initiative that we recently started: The Fairwork Foundation. The goal of the Foundation is to certify key standards in the platform ... Read More Help us shape the Fairwork Foundation: request for feedback

    • The Future of Work in the Global South

      8 March 2018

      Authors: Mark Graham

        A network that I am part of – the The Future of Work in Developing Countries initiative – has just put out a new publication titled ‘The Future ... Read More The Future of Work in the Global South

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