[ecrea] PhD possibility in Platform Cooperativism

UNSW Sydney is offering a 4 year PhD scholarship for interested 
applicants to work on platform cooperativism. ‘Enabling Cooperative 
Platform Economies: Tools, Rules and Practices’ is a research agenda 
that recognises thatcontemporary economies are increasingly mediated by 
and through internet-based platforms, leading to heated debate over the 
positive and negative effects of such platforms. Platform cooperativism 
is an emergent response that brings the rules of formal cooperatives to 
the sharing economy and the tools of digital platforms to cooperatives. 
PhD research in this area will explore whether and how a cooperative 
platform economy can build and support collective economic agency, 
enacting a vision for a more participatory economy, where digital 
platforms enable place-based, collaborative and holistic economic 
development. It investigates how governance, ownership and control in 
the platform economy can be reframed to support this.____

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The ideal candidate will have an outstanding academic record at Masters 
level in law, humanities or social sciences (either a Masters degree 
focusing on research methods, or if a coursework Masters then at least a 
2(i) Honours degree at undergraduate level), along with demonstrated 
interest or experience in platform economies. The candidate will be able 
to work in an interdisciplinary setting, engaging with literature across 
legal and social science disciplines including law, political economy, 
political ecology, media, human geography or philosophy, and be 
interested in a mixed methods approach including interviews, policy, law 
and data analysis, and in framing policy recommendations. The Scientia 
Scholar will have experience writing literature reviews and excellent 
written and verbal communication skills. Previous research experience 
with research methods, including data collection and analysis, is 
desirable.____

More details are available 
athttps://www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/scientia-phd-scholarships/enabling-cooperative-platform-economies-tools-rules-and-practicesand 
interested applicants can also contact Professor Bronwen Morgan 
(atB.Morgan /at/ unsw.edu.au) <mailto:(B.Morgan /at/ unsw.edu.au)>.


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