Jiang Chuan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5153457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jiang Chuan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jiang |
| FAMILY NAME | Chuan |
| SIGNATURE | CHUAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southeast University |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-7063-8007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Digital despotism or platform capitalism? A critique of political economy against the theory of “techno-feudalism”
This paper launches a systematic critique of the recently emerged “techno-feudalism” thesis from a political economy perspective. This thesis analogizes platform dynamics to “fief-rent,” “data-tribute,” and “personal dependency,” suggesting a feudal resurgence in the digital age. Contra this, we argue that platform despotism is not a regression but an upgraded form of capitalist domination mediated by data and algorithms. Integrating Marx’s histo…
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Digital despotism or platform capitalism? A critique of political economy against the theory of “techno-feudalism”
This paper launches a systematic critique of the recently emerged “techno-feudalism” thesis from a political economy perspective. This thesis analogizes platform dynamics to “fief-rent,” “data-tribute,” and “personal dependency,” suggesting a feudal resurgence in the digital age. Contra this, we argue that platform despotism is not a regression but an upgraded form of capitalist domination mediated by data and algorithms. Integrating Marx’s histo…
Capitalism (1 work) · Construct (python library (1 work) · Democratization (1 work) · Digital economy (1 work) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 work) · Digital Education and Society (1 work) · Digital Platforms and Economics (1 work) · Factory (object-oriented programming (1 work) · Feudalism (1 work) · Ideology (1 work)