Globalized Urban Precarity in Berlin and Abidjan - Young Men and the Digital Economy

The comparative ethnography of young airtime sellers in Abidjan and delivery riders in Berlin analyses experiences of precarity for young men in the urban digital economy. It points to the relevance of symbolic capital in relational mechanisms of closure, domination and exploitation for making a living in globalised precarity.

Summary

The comparative ethnography of young airtime sellers in Abidjan and delivery riders in Berlin analyses experiences of precarity for young men in the urban digital economy. It points to the relevance of symbolic capital in relational mechanisms of closure, domination and exploitation for making a living in globalised precarity. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Hannah Schilling, Schilling Hannah
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781526162090
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6209-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Berlin, Abidjan, Sociology, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Labour / income economics, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, West Africa, Urban communities, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Employment & Unemployment