Hey, I am looking for sociological literature about the sharing economy. Most literature I found so far is busines or economic literature.
My main interests are motivations and agrumentations for participating in the sharing economy.
Would be very thankful for any advices :)
Hallo Zita, ich denke, dass die früheren Arbeiten von Ulrich Menzel sowie die Arbeiten von Georg Elwert und Gudrun Lachenmann Dir gute Ansätze in der Sache "Sharing Economy" geben können. Die Arbeiten von Günther Schlee können ebenfalls in Betracht gezogen werden.
Liebe Grüsse aus dem ruhigen Aargau in der Deutschschweiz.
Kofi
Hi Zita
I don't know if this link helps but it is regarding the LETS system in UK.
http://www.letslinkuk.net/
I was a member of a regional system when I lived in UK
Best regards
Geoff
Part of my PhD research looked at conduct of some types of 'alternative healing' as part of an informal economy, rather than as a business interest as is generally understood. In most first-world countries (and some developing countries too), the mainstream medical system is dominated by western/biomedicine, which is well supported through government funding, massive research and extensive industry and advertising, as well as frequent pressure exerted on people to use biomedical services (which may be provided free or subsidised due to government input). This contrasts on the whole with traditional and 'alternative' forms of medicine, that have derived from historical cultural applications, and which often receive little or no government or health industry support. And yet, they often remain very popular and widely consumed, or may have a smaller but very determined grassroots or groundswell popularity that remains influential. Therefore the INFORMAL ECONOMY is a good way to situate at least some of these healing activities, that fall outside mainstream boundaries, and may provide a great 'theoretical' lens through which to unpack and research your question. It is not as much a sharing economy, but has common ground with it. There is a good article by Sepulveda, among others. Best of luck.
Good question. Recall though, the sharing economy is interwoven with the digital technology. That is a more rigorous way of looking at the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) - than looking at either the technology or sociology in isolation. So, which literature treats rigorously the duality of 4IR? None stands out. The subject is young, and scholars seem to be struggling to map 4IR. Expect a few fine papers to roll out in the next couple of years, and we should include your present endeavour. Don’t be surprised to see universities and think tanks in the lower income countries lead in the scholarship. Efforts leading to the paper below show pockets of scholarly interests in those countries, and the interests could sprout in the months ahead. Preprint Transport and the Fourth Industrial Revolution