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Sarrah Kassem on The Global Politics of The Platform Economy
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Sarrah Kassem (University of Tübingen - @KassemSarrah) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the global politics of the platform economy. Kassem chats with Kieran about what the platform economy is, how the politics of such an economy is global, the alienation experienced by Amazon workers globally, and the manner in which manner platform workers hold both power and agency on the global level. Dr. Kassem's book 'Work and Alienation in the Platform Economy' can be purchased from Bristol University Press. Alongside this, check out Sarrah's article for E-International Relations 'The Global Geographies of the Platform Economy'. Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.
Released:
Aug 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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