Not only Riders. The Uncertain Boundaries of Digital Creative Work as a Frontier for Emerging Actors in Interest Representation

<span class="abs_content">Platform work rarely is an exclusive job. On the contrary, it often coexists with various types of self-employment, usually offline, as a secondary activity and source of additional income. This is the case with many creative workers that are exposed to job...

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Main Authors:	Andrea Bellini, Silvia Lucciarini
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Published:	Coordinamento SIBA 2019
Subjects:	creative work platform work interest representation mutual-aid cooperatives professional associations Political science (General) JA1-92
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e6b579d6ca80442b8fa261adcac62e2e2021-11-21T15:11:41ZNot only Riders. The Uncertain Boundaries of Digital Creative Work as a Frontier for Emerging Actors in Interest Representation1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v12i3p845https://doaj.org/article/e6b579d6ca80442b8fa261adcac62e2e2019-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/21280https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Platform work rarely is an exclusive job. On the contrary, it often coexists with various types of self-employment, usually offline, as a secondary activity and source of additional income. This is the case with many creative workers that are exposed to job and income discontinuity, to which they frequently respond by holding multiple jobs. Several studies have shown how work fragmentation acts as a barrier to collective action. On the other hand, a few innovative trajectories are being shaped among trade unions and 'bottom-up' organisations. This article explores emerging forms of interest representation, focusing on mutual-aid cooperatives and professional associations of graphic and web designers, working off and on platform, in Italy and the Netherlands. It analyses their logics of action and strategies. To do so, it presents the findings of two research projects conducted between 2016 and 2018.</span><br />Andrea BelliniSilvia LucciariniCoordinamento SIBAarticlecreative workplatform workinterest representationmutual-aid cooperativesprofessional associationsPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 845-870 (2019)
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description	<span class="abs_content">Platform work rarely is an exclusive job. On the contrary, it often coexists with various types of self-employment, usually offline, as a secondary activity and source of additional income. This is the case with many creative workers that are exposed to job and income discontinuity, to which they frequently respond by holding multiple jobs. Several studies have shown how work fragmentation acts as a barrier to collective action. On the other hand, a few innovative trajectories are being shaped among trade unions and 'bottom-up' organisations. This article explores emerging forms of interest representation, focusing on mutual-aid cooperatives and professional associations of graphic and web designers, working off and on platform, in Italy and the Netherlands. It analyses their logics of action and strategies. To do so, it presents the findings of two research projects conducted between 2016 and 2018.</span><br />
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Not only Riders. The Uncertain Boundaries of Digital Creative Work as a Frontier for Emerging Actors in Interest Representation

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