Politiche della logistica: un percorso di ricerca sul globale

Abstract

The essay aims to show the relevance of logistics for political theory, both as an object of research for understanding production, and as an angle on the transformations involving the state-form, sovereignty and the formation of subjectivity in the global age. By reflecting upon some experiences of field research, the essay discusses logistics as an element of the transnational dimension of the political and as a specific form of power and governance. The essay argues for the need to critically analyze the discourses and transformations connected to logistics in order to imagine new forms of theoretical production to critically grasp the present and includes some preliminary insights to interpret the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Costurando a cidade: crise do capital, urbanização logística e entregadores de aplicativo

“…Durante os últimos anos, um conjunto de estudos (Cowen, 2014;Easterling, 2014;Grappi, 2016;Comitê Invisível, 2016;Hildyard, 2016;Mezzadra e Neilson, 2019;Arboleda, 2020;Peregalli, 2022) tem emergido para dar conta da logística, não apenas como um setor e atividade econômica em expansão, mas como uma verdadeira lógica ou racionalidade que atravessa de forma cada vez mais profunda uma multiplicidade de atores, setores e âmbitos do capitalismo contemporâneo. Nesse sentido, os autores mencionados adotam uma "perspectiva logística" para abordar um conjunto de circunstâncias heterogêneas, tais como as novas formas do trabalho portuário; a produção de novas territorialidades estratégicas como zonas econômicas especiais e corredores de desenvolvimento; as cadeias produtivas globais; os funcionamentos algorítmicos da indústria 4.0 e da economia de plataforma; e as novas formas de gestão dos fluxos metropolitanos.…”

The ‘Long Spring’ of migration management: Labour supply in the pandemic-induced EU border regime

“…Defining the reorganisation of migrant labour supply in times of pandemic as a ‘logistical’ response to disruptions in the supply chain implies a more general reference to the lively critical debates surrounding ‘logistics’ in recent years ( Cowen, 2014 ; Easterling, 2014 ; Grappi, 2016 ; Kanngieser, 2013 ; Neilson, 2012 ; Rossiter, 2016 ), resulting from contemporary transformations in geo-economics and the global economy brought about by the ‘logistics revolution’ ( Cowen, 2014 ). The specificity of this term consists in creating ‘added value’ by integrating the two processes of production and circulation of goods (previously framed separately) into a single business.…”

Digital Platforms and Algorithmic Subjectivities

“…Thanks to the work of radical geographers such as Lefebvre (1991) and Harvey (1982), city spaces are privileged sites that detect and demystify both long durée and episodic kinds of transformations. In addition, over the last decade the city has become the main stage of the logistical and circulatory dimensions of contemporary capitalism (Nielson and Rossiter 2011;Huws 2006;Dyer-Witheford 2015;Grappi 2016;Andrijasevic and Sacchetto 2017;Bologna 2018).…”