William Attwood-Charles
Biographic Data
| ID | 376133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Attwood-Charles |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Attwood-Charles |
| SIGNATURE | ATTWOOD-CHARLES W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4644-2096 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 204 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Domesticating the market
The 'sharing economy' is a contested realm, with critics arguing it represents a further development of neoliberalism, as platforms such as Airbnb and TaskRabbit, monetize previously uncommodified realms of life via renting of bedrooms, possessions, space and labor time. To date, this debate has largely ignored participants' views. Using data from 120 in-depth interviews with providers in two for-profit and three not-for-profit sites, we find tha…
Dependence and precarity in the platform economy
The "sharing" economy
For social analysts, what has come to be called the "sharing economy" raises important questions. After a discussion of history and definitions, we focus on 3 areas of research in the for-profit segment, also called the platform economy: social connection, conditions for laborers, and inequalities. Although we find that some parts of the platform economy, particularly Airbnb, do foster social connection, there are also ways in which even shared h…
Dependence and precarity in the platform economy
The "sharing" economy
For social analysts, what has come to be called the "sharing economy" raises important questions. After a discussion of history and definitions, we focus on 3 areas of research in the for-profit segment, also called the platform economy: social connection, conditions for laborers, and inequalities. Although we find that some parts of the platform economy, particularly Airbnb, do foster social connection, there are also ways in which even shared h…
Domesticating the market
The 'sharing economy' is a contested realm, with critics arguing it represents a further development of neoliberalism, as platforms such as Airbnb and TaskRabbit, monetize previously uncommodified realms of life via renting of bedrooms, possessions, space and labor time. To date, this debate has largely ignored participants' views. Using data from 120 in-depth interviews with providers in two for-profit and three not-for-profit sites, we find tha…
The "sharing" economy
For social analysts, what has come to be called the "sharing economy" raises important questions. After a discussion of history and definitions, we focus on 3 areas of research in the for-profit segment, also called the platform economy: social connection, conditions for laborers, and inequalities. Although we find that some parts of the platform economy, particularly Airbnb, do foster social connection, there are also ways in which even shared h…
Domesticating the market
The 'sharing economy' is a contested realm, with critics arguing it represents a further development of neoliberalism, as platforms such as Airbnb and TaskRabbit, monetize previously uncommodified realms of life via renting of bedrooms, possessions, space and labor time. To date, this debate has largely ignored participants' views. Using data from 120 in-depth interviews with providers in two for-profit and three not-for-profit sites, we find tha…
Dependence and precarity in the platform economy
Digital Economy and Work Transformation (3 works) · Sharing economy (3 works) · Sharing Economy and Platforms (3 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works) · Earnings (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Gig economy (1 works)