In response to the republican revival of ideal freedom as non-domination, a number ‘radical’, ‘labour’ and ‘workplace’ republicans have criticised limitations Philip Pettit’s account government. This article proposes that missing link in these debates is relationship between republicanism socialism. Seeking bring this connection back into view historical theoretical terms, draws from contemporary radical writings Karl Kautsky Rosa Luxemburg propose socialist theory consists conception...

Digital platforms and application software have changed how people work in a range of industries. Empirical studies the gig economy raised concerns about new systems algorithmic management exercised over workers these alter structural conditions their work. Drawing on republican literature, we offer theoretical account domination framework for understanding it can be applied to ride hail food delivery services on-demand economy. We argue that certain algorithms facilitate relationships by...

Abstract Drawing on the analytic of “colonial matrix power” developed by Aníbal Quijano within Latin American modernity/coloniality research program, this article theorises how a system coloniality underpins structuring logic artificial intelligence (AI) systems. We develop framework for critiquing regimes global labour exploitation and knowledge extraction that are rendered invisible through discourses purported universality objectivity AI. ​​Through bringing political economy literature AI...

This article provides a new typology for understanding human labour integrated into the production of artificial intelligence systems through data preparation and model evaluation. We call these forms ‘AI work’ show how they are an important necessary element process. draw on fieldwork with business process outsourcing centre specialising in computer vision data, alongside decade microwork platforms, outsourcing, companies to help dispel confusion around multiple concepts frames that...

Recent studies have demonstrated that platform work is predominately undertaken by migrant workers. Drawing on a qualitative study of platform-based food delivery in Chile and the United Kingdom, we examine how workers' experiences race ethnicity shape their working conditions future job prospects economy. In both countries, migrants perceived to be way avoiding forms racism formal However, while Kingdom this type lived up migrants' expectations providing an environment with fewer overt...

FAMILIAL polyposis of the colon may be associated with osteomas, fibromas and sebaceous cysts in Gardner syndrome,1 endocrine adenomatosis2 brain tumors.3 The association tumors was reported by Turcot et al.3 1959. To our knowledge family herein (Fig. 1) is second example this syndrome.Case ReportCase 1. D.F. (B.M.H. 49262), a 12-year-old girl, hospitalized on August 8, 1965, 2 weeks after seizure involving right arm leg. She also complained frontal headache diarrhea. Her father, who 47, her...

Abstract Impact sourcing is the practice of employing socio-economically disadvantaged individuals at business process outsourcing centres to reduce poverty and create secure jobs. One pioneers impact Sama, a training-data company that focuses on annotating data for artificial intelligence (AI) systems claims support an ethical AI supply chain through its operations. Drawing fieldwork undertaken three Sama’s East African delivery in Kenya Uganda follow-up online interviews, this article...

This article examines the role of digital technology in enabling and enhancing democratic practices forms governance. It contributes to emerging debates on innovations by proposing a novel theoretical account decentralized participatory democracy. To develop our account, we draw experience two EU-funded projects, D-CENT DECODE, which produced innovative citizen participation platforms public infrastructure. Bringing theory into conversation with critical data studies new municipalism...

Jack P. Greene (ed.) Exclusionary Empire: English Liberty Overseas 1600–1900. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. xiii. 305. Empire suggests inclusion within an ever-expandin...

This article examines the experience of microworkers living in United Kingdom. Based on a survey 1189 and 17 in-depth interviews, explores experiences UK-based three digital platforms: Prolific, Clickworker Amazon Mechanical Turk. The draws theoretical framework self-determination theory to analyse workers’ motivations for performing microwork. It reveals that relatively high satisfaction with otherwise low-paying low-status work was possible because workers conceptualised their activity as...

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Hannah Arendt's On Revolution offers a critique of modern representative democracy combined with manifesto-like treatise on council systems as they have arisen over the course revolutions and uprisings. However, contribution to democratic theory has been obscured by her commentators who argue that reflections are either an aberration in work or easily reconcilable within liberal framework. This paper seeks provide comprehensive outline writing system clarification outside milieu post-Cold...