Controlling space, controlling labour? Contested space in food delivery gig work
H Heiland - New Technology, Work and Employment, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The article investigates the control of the platform labour process by means of the digital
production of space and how workers resist it. The segment of German platform‐mediated …
production of space and how workers resist it. The segment of German platform‐mediated …
“Just-in-Place” labor: Driver organizing in the Uber workplace
This paper examines the socio-spatial dynamics of worker agency in the platform economy
in the Washington, DC region. Drawing on the field of labor geography, we document the …
in the Washington, DC region. Drawing on the field of labor geography, we document the …
[HTML][HTML] Digital extraction: Blockchain traceability in mineral supply chains
F Calvão, M Archer - Political Geography, 2021 - Elsevier
Digital data—including technologically-mediated data generated by blockchain-enabled
traceability—is performing an increasingly integral role in extractive operations, but scarce …
traceability—is performing an increasingly integral role in extractive operations, but scarce …
Autonomous automobilities: The social impacts of driverless vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are one of the most highly anticipated technological developments of
our time, with potentially wide-ranging social implications. Where dominant popular …
our time, with potentially wide-ranging social implications. Where dominant popular …
Computers and populism: artificial intelligence, jobs, and politics in the near term
F Levy - Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2018 - academic.oup.com
I project the near-term future of work to ask whether job losses induced by artificial
intelligence will increase the appeal of populist politics. The paper first explains how …
intelligence will increase the appeal of populist politics. The paper first explains how …
Automated infrastructure: COVID-19 and the shifting geographies of supply chain capitalism
W Lin - Progress in Human Geography, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, geographers have evinced how infrastructure constitutes the bedrock of
supply chain capitalism and its oppressions. This article interrogates how advanced …
supply chain capitalism and its oppressions. This article interrogates how advanced …
Climate change and industrial relations: Reflections on an emerging field
F Flanagan, C Goods - Journal of Industrial Relations, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
What does climate change mean for the field of industrial relations? In this article, we argue
that a meaningful disciplinary response to climate change requires more than simply …
that a meaningful disciplinary response to climate change requires more than simply …
Autonomous vehicle experiments and the city
As part of the infiltration of automation across urban life, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are
traversing cities and regions across the world. This paper presents our critical analysis of …
traversing cities and regions across the world. This paper presents our critical analysis of …
[HTML][HTML] Towards new ecologies of automation: Robotics and the re-engineering of nature
Climate/ecological breakdown and automation are two defining challenges of the current
era, yet there is little research on their conjunctural intersection. Across experimental …
era, yet there is little research on their conjunctural intersection. Across experimental …
Whither labor geography and the rise of the robots?
D Bissell, VJ Del Casino - Social & Cultural Geography, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The rise of the robots suggests a technological revolution like no other. It heralds potentially
profound impacts on jobs and labor markets. Geographers have so far remained relatively …
profound impacts on jobs and labor markets. Geographers have so far remained relatively …