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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 of ... Read More The Future of Work in the Global South
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Hacking code/space: Confounding the code of global capitalism
3 March 2018
Authors: Mark Graham
I have a new paper out. The paper focuses on attempts by ‘airline hackers’ to subvert the code/spaces of international travel. Download a full version of the paper at ... Read More Hacking code/space: Confounding the code of global capitalism
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Towards a Fairer Platform Economy: Introducing the Fairwork Foundation
16 February 2018
Authors: Mark Graham
This month, I started work on a new project together with my new colleague Jamie Woodcock: The Fairwork Foundation. With generous funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and ... Read More Towards a Fairer Platform Economy: Introducing the Fairwork Foundation
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CFP – Digital Representations of Place: Urban Overlays and Digital Justice
30 January 2018
Authors: Mark Graham
Digital Representations of Place: Urban Overlays and Digital Justice Call for papers: RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Cardiff University, 28–31 August 2018 Session sponsor: the Digital Geographies Working Group ... Read More CFP – Digital Representations of Place: Urban Overlays and Digital Justice
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The rise of the planetary labour market
30 January 2018
Authors: Mark Graham
I have a short piece in New Statesman about the rise of what I am calling a planetary labour market. I wrote it because this will be the first ... Read More The rise of the planetary labour market
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The rise of the planetary labour market
30 January 2018
Authors: Mark Graham
I have a short piece in New Statesman about the rise of what I am calling a planetary labour market. I wrote it because this will be the first ... Read More The rise of the planetary labour market
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Flexibility in the gig economy: How workers manage time on online piecework platforms
10 January 2018
Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta
Gig economy platforms seem to provide extreme temporal flexibility to workers, giving them full control over how to spend each hour and minute of the day. What constraints do ... Read More Flexibility in the gig economy: How workers manage time on online piecework platforms
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Labour oversupply in the platform economy
22 December 2017
Authors: Mark Graham
When I give talks about issues that arise in the context of a global market for digital work, one of the most important things that comes up is the ... Read More Labour oversupply in the platform economy
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Digital Control in Value Chains: Challenges of Connectivity for East African Firms
18 December 2017
Authors: Mark Graham
I’m happy to report on a new co-authored paper that I have out. The piece asks what difference changing connectivity has made for East African firms. The piece emerges from ... Read More Digital Control in Value Chains: Challenges of Connectivity for East African Firms
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Digital Control in Value Chains: Challenges of Connectivity for East African Firms
18 December 2017
Authors: Mark Graham
I’m happy to report on a new co-authored paper that I have out. The piece asks what difference changing connectivity has made for East African firms. Foster, C., ... Read More Digital Control in Value Chains: Challenges of Connectivity for East African Firms
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The Right to the City: New Ebook from Verso
10 November 2017
Authors: Mark Graham
‘Who is the city for?’ That is the question tackled in a new (free) publication by Verso Books. Joe Shaw and I have a chapter in there. The blurb ... Read More The Right to the City: New Ebook from Verso
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A distributed resilience among darknet markets?
9 November 2017
Authors: Martin Dittus
You may have seen the news earlier this year that two large darknet marketplaces, Alphabay and Hansa, have been taken down by international law enforcement. Particularly interesting about these ... Read More A distributed resilience among darknet markets?
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CfP for sessions at GCEG: Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, Digital Margins
17 October 2017
Authors: Nicolas Friederici
We will attend next year’s Global Conference of Economic Geography (GCEG) in full strength, running two hopefully lively sessions. Both run under the larger theme “Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, ... Read More CfP for sessions at GCEG: Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, Digital Margins
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CfP sessions at GCEG: Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, Digital Margins
17 October 2017
Authors: Nicolas Friederici
The Geonet team will attend next year’s Global Conference of Economic Geography (GCEG) in full strength, running two hopefully lively sessions. Both run under the larger theme “Digital Economies, ... Read More CfP sessions at GCEG: Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, Digital Margins
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