The Politics Of Platformization Amsterdam Dialogues On Platform Theory Gianmarco Cristofari by Gianmarco Cristofari, Davide Beraldo, Balázs Bodó, Letizia Chiappini, Niels Van Doorn, Anne Helmond, Joris Van Hoboken, Paddy Leerssen, Geert Lovink, Stefania Milan, Niels Ten Oever, Thomas Poell, Giovanni Rossetti, Martijn De Waal 9789492302984, 9789492302991, 9492302985, 9492302993 instant download after payment.

What is platformization and why is it a relevant category in the
contemporary political landscape? How is it related to cybernetics and
the history of computation?
This book tries to answer such
questions by engaging in multidisciplinary dialogues about the first ten
years of the emerging fields of platform studies and platform theory.
It deploys a narrative and playful approach that makes use of anecdotes,
personal histories, etymologies, and futurable speculations to
investigate both the fragmented genealogy that led to platformization
and the organizational and economic trends that guide nowadays platform
sociotechnical imaginaries.
The dialogues cover fields such as
media studies, software studies, internet governance, network theory,
urban studies, social movement studies, political economy, management,
and platform regulation. The interviews are set up to develop a network
of internal cross-references that highlight the multi-layered
connections from which platform power emerges.
In conversation
with: Davide Beraldo and Giovanni Rossetti; Balázs Bodó; Letizia
Chiappini; Niels van Doorn; Anne Helmond; Joris van Hoboken; Paddy
Leerssen; Geert Lovink; Stefania Milan; Niels ten Oever; Thomas Poell;
Martijn de Waal.