Hello Michel, do you also need input from a legal researcher?
I am working at the moment at the LSTS (Law, Science, Technology and Society) research group of the Brussels University (VUB). I think this is a project in which we can contribute. Legal discussions arise more often with these new forms of sharing platforms like Uber: when does participation in legal terms become labour, trade, ... and triggers the application of those legal frameworks. Question is then how these frameworks can be adapted in a balanced way, both to avoid it is used to evade legal protection for workers and to protect participants. I am personally interested to participate in this project. At the moment I am working on a project concerning big data and open data, but I have also done work on labour law and privacy/data protection. Best wishes, Hans Lammerant On 2014-05-20 05:45, Michel Bauwens wrote: > This seems like a project that would be ideal for a p2p-f supported > consortium, > > I would focus this one on labor issues, > > let me know if anyone is interested, > > orsan / phoebe / trebor: any interest in working with us on this ? > > I would be interested in adding a part on studying the potential of > counter-economies in the vein of the proposals that we have been > circulating ; and on the emerging p2p solidarity mechanisms that could > improve the conditions of labor in this context > > here is my key proposal: 1) what effect is the sharing economy having > on labor and work 2) can we imagine new solidarity mechanisms to > re-balance the negative effects 3) can we re-imagine a new type of > economic logic that would altogether transcend the structural problems > caused to labor by the for-profit sharing economy > > > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Primavera De Filippi > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > FYI > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Andrés Monroy-Hernández* <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:37 AM > Subject: Re: [berkmanfriends] looking for academics studying the > "Sharing Economy" > To: Berkman Friends <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Hello again, Berkman Friends. To follow up on this, I want to > share this RFP to fund people to do research on this topic. Please > help me spread the word! Deadline: June 6. Two-page proposal. Up > to $100K. More info at http://fuse.microsoft.com/research/award or > see below: > > ----- > > Request for Proposals - Peer Economy Research Awards > SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES > > RFP released: May 19, 2014 > Two-page proposal submission deadline: June 6, 2014 > Notification of results: Mid June, 2014 > > OVERVIEW > > A number of technological platforms, often referred to as the > "sharing economy," are disrupting entrenched industries by > enabling ordinary people to monetize excess resources such as > cars, bedrooms, and skills. For instance, Uber, Airbnb, and > TaskRabbit have challenged the status-quo in the hospitality, > transportation, and staffing industries. > > These platforms have the potential to create extra income > opportunities for people, reduce the environmental cost of > ownership, and foster interactions among co-located residents. At > the same time, they challenge existing business practices, some of > which were originally intended to protect public safety, health, > and labor rights, among others. More broadly, the term "sharing > economy" is in need for examination as these platforms most often > involve the monetization of transactions that otherwise could have > occurred in reciprocity networks. > > Despite the Peer Economy's increased visibility, size, and > tensions, not much independent academic research has been done in > this space. We are seeking to fund academic researchers who can > investigate and problematize this phenomenon, especially in urban > environments where they thrive, to answer questions such as: > > System Design. What sociotechnical tools or design interventions > could help address or examine existing limitations of peer economy > platforms? How might reputation systems be leveraged in new ways > to recruit and engage communities of practice, to increase > accountability and quality of labor? How could mentorship systems > be leveraged to improve providers of labor over time? > > Urbanism. What are the impacts of generalized "ride sharing," > space rentals, and other forms of collaborative consumption in the > lives of city residents? > > Economics. What are the economic impacts of different peer economy > platforms across industries? What sort of industries are > susceptible to disruption by peer economy platforms and in what > ways? Can the peer economy be accessible to communities who may > not have access to high value capital or excess resources? > > Altruism. How is altruistic sharing impacted by the introduction > of peer economy platforms? Is there a crowding out effect? > > Regulation. What is the role of governmental and other forms of > regulation in the peer economy? > Infrastructure. How do peer economy platforms enhance or undermine > public infrastructure? How do these platforms impact communities' > resilience? > > Data. What data from peer economy platforms can be leveraged to > help communities? How can individuals' privacy rights, societal > benefits, and the platform's own interest be reconciled? > > Environment. How does the peer economy change the nature of > ownership? What are the environmental effects of these changes? > > Labor issues. How are labor rights undermined or redefined by > these new income earning modalities? What new structures for > collective action might emerge from the peer economy providers? > What jobs are being displaced by peer economy platforms and what > alternatives might emerge? > > MONETARY AWARDS > > We will offer unrestricted gift awards totaling up to $100,000 > USD, made payable to the applicant's institution. > > ELIGIBILITY > > We are especially welcoming of proposals that are > cross-disciplinary. We recognize that the knowledge necessary to > address this area may come from a wide range of methodologies and > disciplines as diverse as computer science, urbanism, information > science, sociology, design, legal studies, and economics. We > welcome proposals that involve qualitative or quantitative data > collection and analysis. > > To be eligible, your institution and proposal must meet the > following requirements. > > Institutions must have access to the knowledge, resources, and > skills necessary to carry out the proposed research. > The receiving institution must agree that awards are made as > unrestricted gifts, and should provide the necessary tax documents > shortly after being notified of the award. > Applicants may be faculty, researchers, students and affiliates of > institutions that are either an accredited degree-granting > university with a non-profit status or a research institution with > non-profit status > Proposals that are incomplete will be excluded from the selection > process. > Institutions can be located inside or outside the United States. > > SUBMISSION PROCESS > > FUSE Labs at Microsoft Research shall have no obligation to > maintain the confidentiality of any submitted proposals. > Therefore, proposals should not contain information that is > confidential, restricted, or sensitive. FUSE Labs reserves the > right to make the winning proposals publicly available, except > those portions containing budgetary or personally identifiable > information. > > To be considered for this award, submit a CV, and a project > proposal (2 pages) via email at [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> with the following basic > information: > > Description and approach. What set of questions will be addressed? > How will they be addressed? What are the methodological and > theoretical approaches that the researchers will utilize? > Related research. Briefly summarize and explain how your proposal > is going to build on previous work (references section are not > counted towards the page limit). > Budget and timeline. Describe how the award will be used, along > with the milestones to measure the progress of the project. If the > project described is part of a larger ongoing research program, > estimate the time for completion of this project only. > > SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA > > FUSE Labs reserves the right to fund winning proposals at an > amount greater or lower than the amount requested, up to the > stated maximum amount. We cannot provide individual feedback on > proposals that are not funded. > > All proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: > > Addresses an important research question that, if answered, has > the potential to have a impact on the peer economy. > Potential for wide dissemination and use of knowledge, including > specific plans for scholarly publications, public presentations, > and white papers. > Ability to complete the project including adequacy of resources > available, reasonableness of timelines, and qualifications of > identified contributors. > Qualifications of principal investigator including previous > history of work in the area, successful completion of previous > funded projects, research or teaching awards, and publications. > > CONDITIONS > > Funded researchers must seek approval of their institution's > review board for any work that involves human subjects. > > FUSE Labs makes no claims on any of the data collected as a part > of this research, but we encourage the researchers to publish > their work broadly. Funded researchers do not need to seek FUSE > Labs' approval prior to publication. > > ORGANIZERS > > This RFP is being coordinated by Andrés Monroy-Hernández, > researcher in FUSE Labs at Microsoft Research. For more > information please email [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > ABOUT FUSE RESEARCH AWARDS > > Every year FUSE Labs helps fund university researchers doing work > in areas related to social computing and design. Previous winners > include faculty from departments of computer science, information > science, and communications such as: > > Prof. Michael Bernstein, Stanford University, Computer Science. > Prof. Sean Munson, University of Washington, Human Centered Design > & Engineering. > Prof. Aaron Shaw, Northwestern University, School of Communication. > Prof. Elizabeth Liddy and Anthony Rotolo, Syracuse University, > School of Information Studies. > Prof. Robert Mason, University of Washington, Information School. > > > > ---------- > You are subscribed to the BerkmanFriends discussion list. > > Mailing list options: > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/lists/info/berkmanfriends > Mailing list members: > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/lists/review/berkmanfriends > > Reminder: emails sent through this list are considered on-record > unless > otherwise noted. > > > > > > > > -- > *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no > record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* > > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > > Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > > #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > > > _______________________________________________ > P2P Foundation - Mailing list > http://www.p2pfoundation.net > https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation
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