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Vi cyklar runt världen - en studie av aktivism och förändring inom svenska plattformssektorn

Borell, Jacob LU (2022) SANK03 20221
Social Anthropology
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyse, through a broad series of interviews with a multitude of actors, how collective organizing is created through the meeting of gig-workers and other organisational actors within the sector of the Swedish gig-economy. In the thesis, this is done by applying theoretical ideas about class identity, the outsider/insider dichotomy and new social movements theory to the gathered data from gig-workers, union representatives and gig-activist. From this combination of theory and data, this thesis proposes that gig-workers and traditional labour unions, at least within the Swedish gig-economy, both exert demands upon one another and act as agents of change for each other. Furthermore, through the potential... (More)
The purpose of this study is to analyse, through a broad series of interviews with a multitude of actors, how collective organizing is created through the meeting of gig-workers and other organisational actors within the sector of the Swedish gig-economy. In the thesis, this is done by applying theoretical ideas about class identity, the outsider/insider dichotomy and new social movements theory to the gathered data from gig-workers, union representatives and gig-activist. From this combination of theory and data, this thesis proposes that gig-workers and traditional labour unions, at least within the Swedish gig-economy, both exert demands upon one another and act as agents of change for each other. Furthermore, through the potential fusion of traditional labour unions and different social movements, unions can expand their potential for membership recruitment within the Swedish gig-economy. (Less)
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author
Borell, Jacob LU
supervisor
organization
course
SANK03 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Gig-economy, Social Anthropology, Labour Union, Collective Action, New Social Movements, Class
language
Swedish
id
9089115
date added to LUP
2022-06-15 14:45:13
date last changed
2022-06-15 14:45:13
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study is to analyse, through a broad series of interviews with a multitude of actors, how collective organizing is created through the meeting of gig-workers and other organisational actors within the sector of the Swedish gig-economy. In the thesis, this is done by applying theoretical ideas about class identity, the outsider/insider dichotomy and new social movements theory to the gathered data from gig-workers, union representatives and gig-activist. From this combination of theory and data, this thesis proposes that gig-workers and traditional labour unions, at least within the Swedish gig-economy, both exert demands upon one another and act as agents of change for each other. Furthermore, through the potential fusion of traditional labour unions and different social movements, unions can expand their potential for membership recruitment within the Swedish gig-economy.}},
  author       = {{Borell, Jacob}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Vi cyklar runt världen - en studie av aktivism och förändring inom svenska plattformssektorn}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}