City as a platform. La politica di Airbnb e i suoi effetti su spazi e culture delle città
City as a Platform. Airbnb's Politics and its Effects on Urban Spaces and Cultures
Abstract [ita]
Il contributo pone in relazione le trasformazioni socioeconomiche in corso nello spazio urbano e nelle culture dell’abitare con gli interessi delle piattaforme digitali, facendo ricorso alla chiave di lettura critica del platform capitalism. L’osservazione dei processi economici, culturali e politici in campo sarà condotta a partire dal “caso” Airbnb, proponendo una interpretazione della piattaforma come nuovo attore politico, capace di entrare nel merito delle scelte di governo della città, attivando la partecipazione offline dei propri host e promuovendo una idea di cittadinanza della piattaforma.
Abstract [eng]
Using the critical key of platform capitalism, the paper relates the socio-economic transformations taking place in the cities and in the cultures of living with the interests of digital platform companies in urban space. The observation of economic, cultural and political processes in the field will be conducted starting from the Airbnb case, and proposing an interpretation of the platform as a new political actor, able to play a significant role in the city government, to activate the offline participation of its hosts and to promote the idea of a "platform citizenship".
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