Unbounded organisation and the future of socialism

Richards, Howard

doi:10.1080/16823206.2013.803662

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“…Capital accumulation is important because it forms the basis of capitalism and it is a defining characteristic of a capitalist economic system (Richards, 2013). Capital accumulation is driven by the pursuit of profit.…”

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The future of platforms, big data and new forms of capital accumulation

Nayak

Walton

2023

ITP

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PurposeThe paper argues that the classical Marxist theory of capitalist accumulation is inadequate to understand new forms of capitalism and their accumulation processes determined by “platforms” and “big data”. Big data platforms are shaping the processes of production, labour, the price of products and market conditions. “Digital platforms” and “big data” have become an integral part of the processes of production, distribution and exchange relations. These twin pillars are central to the capitalist accumulation processes. The article argues that the classical Marxist theory of capitalist accumulation is inadequate to understand new forms of capitalism and their accumulation processes determined by “platforms” and “big data”.Design/methodology/approachAs a conceptual paper, this paper follows critical methodological lineages and traditions based on non-linear historical narratives around the conceptualisation, construction and transition of the “Marxist theory of capital accumulation” in the age of platform economy. This paper follows a discourse analysis (Fairclough, 2003) to locate the way in which an artificial intelligence (AI)-led platform economy helps identify and conceptualise new forms of capitalist accumulation. It engages with Jørgensen and Phillips' (2002) contextual and empirical discursive traditions to undertake a qualitative comparative analysis by exploring a broad range of complex factors with case studies and examples from leading firms within the platform economy. Finally, it adopts two steps of “Theory Synthesis and Theory Adaptation” as outlined by Jaakkola (2020) to synthesise, adopt and expand the Marxist theory of capital accumulation under platform capitalism.FindingsThis article identifies new trends and forms of data driven capitalist accumulation processes within the platform capitalism. The findings suggest that an AI led platform economy creates new forms of capitalist accumulation. The article helps to develop theoretical understanding and conceptual frameworks to understand and explain these new forms of capital accumulation.Originality/valueThis study builds upon the limited theorisation on the AI and new capitalist accumulation processes. This article identifies new trends and forms of data driven capitalist accumulation processes within platform capitalism. The article helps to understand digital and platform capitalisms in the lens of digital labour and expands the theory of capitalist accumulation and its new forms in the age of datafication. While critiquing the Marxist theory of capitalist accumulation, the article offers alternative approaches for the future.

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The future of platforms, big data and new forms of capital accumulation

Nayak

Walton

2023

ITP

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“…Post method approach is rather flexible in nature and conduct it provides varieties of strategies in order to stasify the needs of learners. Since post method approach is descriptive in its nature and conduct, it does not tag along any prescribed syllabus (Richards, 2013). For that, a teacher draws on his own conceptualized version of language and situation-specific concepts about teaching and learning.…”

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English Language Teaching with Engagement in Mind

Halo

2022

IARS INT RES J

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This research studies the post method approaches in the English language teaching context of Pakistan. The study argues that methods are colonial legacy which are imposed upon all the cultural and social settings. The post-method approaches like particularity, practicality and possibility can bring drastic change in English language teaching of Pakistani context. This research has used qualitative questionnaires for collecting data. The selection of research participants is based on purposive sampling. The findings reveal that the post method approach makes teaching and learning effective by emphasizing on the conxtet of the students and situation. Therefore, this study has investigated the post method strategies and approaches practiced in the ELT context of Pakistan.

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“…A partir dessa perspectiva, o Ubuntu significa mais que um evangelho humanitário. Tal como cristalizado no Congresso da Carta de Liberdade do Povo 6 , de 1955, representa uma visão mais ampla de um movimento ativista de contestação do capitalismo predatório; um contra-movimento que construiria o poder do povo com base em processos irrestritos de organização cooperativa e coletivista (Richards, 2012), inclusive com a promessa de aproveitar os extraordinários recursos naturais da África do Sul para criar meios de subsistência dignos para todos, através da nacionalização das minas e da reparação de séculos de land grabbing por meio da redistribuição da terra "para aqueles que a trabalham".…”

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Sob o Arco-Íris: Migração, Precariedade e Poder Popular na África do Sul Pós-Apartheid

Schierup

2018

REMHU, Rev. Interdiscip. Mobil. Hum.

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Resumo O artigo discute a precariedade como um ponto de convergência para a resistência, assim como uma condição social ligada à transição da elite na África do Sul pós-apartheid. Concentrando-se nas forças sistêmicas que impulsionam pobreza, desigualdade e meios de subsistência precários, o artigo aborda a transformação da força de trabalho da África do Sul e seu sistema migratório desde uma gestão centralizada de trabalho não-livre pela burocracia estatal do apartheid para um Estado de precariedade pós-apartheid movido pela “flexploitation”. O nexo entre trabalho precário e uma cidadania dividida é visto como um "dualismo da flexibilidade" que liga práticas de emprego e controle do trabalho a áreas como benefícios sociais, status de cidadania, participação política e meios de subsistência informais. Isso é aplicável tanto aos migrantes como aos nativos, sendo os migrantes particularmente "flexíveis". O autor conecta a questão da precariedade com a política da xenofobia, vista como um estratagema para a manutenção de uma hegemonia política pós-apartheid no enfrentamento das desafiadoras lutas laborais e uma cidadania insurgente dos pobres.

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Unbounded organisation and the future of socialism

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

The future of platforms, big data and new forms of capital accumulation

The future of platforms, big data and new forms of capital accumulation

English Language Teaching with Engagement in Mind

Sob o Arco-Íris: Migração, Precariedade e Poder Popular na África do Sul Pós-Apartheid

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