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Hello Michel,<br>
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do you also need input from a legal researcher? <br>
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I am working at the moment at the LSTS (Law, Science, Technology and
Society) research group of the Brussels University (VUB). I think
this is a project in which we can contribute. <br>
Legal discussions arise more often with these new forms of sharing
platforms like Uber: when does participation in legal terms become
labour, trade, ... and triggers the application of those legal
frameworks. Question is then how these frameworks can be adapted in
a balanced way, both to avoid it is used to evade legal protection
for workers and to protect participants.<br>
<br>
I am personally interested to participate in this project. At the
moment I am working on a project concerning big data and open data,
but I have also done work on labour law and privacy/data protection.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
<br>
Hans Lammerant<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2014-05-20 05:45, Michel Bauwens
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">This seems like a project that would be ideal for a
p2p-f supported consortium,
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<div>I would focus this one on labor issues,</div>
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<div>let me know if anyone is interested,</div>
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<div>orsan / phoebe / trebor: any interest in working with us on
this ?</div>
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<div>I would be interested in adding a part on studying the
potential of counter-economies in the vein of the proposals
that we have been circulating ; and on the emerging p2p
solidarity mechanisms that could improve the conditions of
labor in this context</div>
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<div>here is my key proposal: 1) what effect is the sharing
economy having on labor and work 2) can we imagine new
solidarity mechanisms to re-balance the negative effects 3)
can we re-imagine a new type of economic logic that would
altogether transcend the structural problems caused to labor
by the for-profit sharing economy</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:26 PM,
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From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrés
Monroy-Hernández</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a
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Date: Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:37 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [berkmanfriends] looking for academics
studying the "Sharing Economy"<br>
To: Berkman Friends <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div dir="ltr">Hello again, Berkman Friends. To follow
up on this, I want to share this RFP to fund people
to do research on this topic. Please help me spread
the word! Deadline: June 6. Two-page proposal. Up to
$100K. More info at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://fuse.microsoft.com/research/award"
target="_blank">http://fuse.microsoft.com/research/award</a>
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Request for Proposals - Peer Economy Research
Awards<br>
SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES<br>
<br>
RFP released: May 19, 2014<br>
Two-page proposal submission deadline: June 6,
2014<br>
Notification of results: Mid June, 2014<br>
<br>
OVERVIEW<br>
<br>
A number of technological platforms, often
referred to as the "sharing economy," are
disrupting entrenched industries by enabling
ordinary people to monetize excess resources such
as cars, bedrooms, and skills. For instance, Uber,
Airbnb, and TaskRabbit have challenged the
status-quo in the hospitality, transportation, and
staffing industries.<br>
<br>
These platforms have the potential to create extra
income opportunities for people, reduce the
environmental cost of ownership, and foster
interactions among co-located residents. At the
same time, they challenge existing business
practices, some of which were originally intended
to protect public safety, health, and labor
rights, among others. More broadly, the term
"sharing economy" is in need for examination as
these platforms most often involve the
monetization of transactions that otherwise could
have occurred in reciprocity networks.<br>
<br>
Despite the Peer Economy's increased visibility,
size, and tensions, not much independent academic
research has been done in this space. We are
seeking to fund academic researchers who can
investigate and problematize this phenomenon,
especially in urban environments where they
thrive, to answer questions such as:<br>
<br>
System Design. What sociotechnical tools or design
interventions could help address or examine
existing limitations of peer economy platforms?
How might reputation systems be leveraged in new
ways to recruit and engage communities of
practice, to increase accountability and quality
of labor? How could mentorship systems be
leveraged to improve providers of labor over time?<br>
<br>
Urbanism. What are the impacts of generalized
"ride sharing," space rentals, and other forms of
collaborative consumption in the lives of city
residents? <br>
<br>
Economics. What are the economic impacts of
different peer economy platforms across
industries? What sort of industries are
susceptible to disruption by peer economy
platforms and in what ways? Can the peer economy
be accessible to communities who may not have
access to high value capital or excess resources?<br>
<br>
Altruism. How is altruistic sharing impacted by
the introduction of peer economy platforms? Is
there a crowding out effect?<br>
<br>
Regulation. What is the role of governmental and
other forms of regulation in the peer economy?<br>
Infrastructure. How do peer economy platforms
enhance or undermine public infrastructure? How do
these platforms impact communities' resilience?<br>
<br>
Data. What data from peer economy platforms can be
leveraged to help communities? How can
individuals' privacy rights, societal benefits,
and the platform's own interest be reconciled?<br>
<br>
Environment. How does the peer economy change the
nature of ownership? What are the environmental
effects of these changes?<br>
<br>
Labor issues. How are labor rights undermined or
redefined by these new income earning modalities?
What new structures for collective action might
emerge from the peer economy providers? What jobs
are being displaced by peer economy platforms and
what alternatives might emerge?<br>
<br>
MONETARY AWARDS<br>
<br>
We will offer unrestricted gift awards totaling up
to $100,000 USD, made payable to the applicant's
institution.<br>
<br>
ELIGIBILITY<br>
<br>
We are especially welcoming of proposals that are
cross-disciplinary. We recognize that the
knowledge necessary to address this area may come
from a wide range of methodologies and disciplines
as diverse as computer science, urbanism,
information science, sociology, design, legal
studies, and economics. We welcome proposals that
involve qualitative or quantitative data
collection and analysis.<br>
<br>
To be eligible, your institution and proposal must
meet the following requirements.<br>
<br>
Institutions must have access to the knowledge,
resources, and skills necessary to carry out the
proposed research.<br>
The receiving institution must agree that awards
are made as unrestricted gifts, and should provide
the necessary tax documents shortly after being
notified of the award.<br>
Applicants may be faculty, researchers, students
and affiliates of institutions that are either an
accredited degree-granting university with a
non-profit status or a research institution with
non-profit status<br>
Proposals that are incomplete will be excluded
from the selection process.<br>
Institutions can be located inside or outside the
United States.<br>
<br>
SUBMISSION PROCESS<br>
<br>
FUSE Labs at Microsoft Research shall have no
obligation to maintain the confidentiality of any
submitted proposals. Therefore, proposals should
not contain information that is confidential,
restricted, or sensitive. FUSE Labs reserves the
right to make the winning proposals publicly
available, except those portions containing
budgetary or personally identifiable information.<br>
<br>
To be considered for this award, submit a CV, and
a project proposal (2 pages) via email at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:fuselabsaward@microsoft.com"
target="_blank">fuselabsaward@microsoft.com</a>
with the following basic information:<br>
<br>
Description and approach. What set of questions
will be addressed? How will they be addressed?
What are the methodological and theoretical
approaches that the researchers will utilize?<br>
Related research. Briefly summarize and explain
how your proposal is going to build on previous
work (references section are not counted towards
the page limit).<br>
Budget and timeline. Describe how the award will
be used, along with the milestones to measure the
progress of the project. If the project described
is part of a larger ongoing research program,
estimate the time for completion of this project
only.<br>
<br>
SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA<br>
<br>
FUSE Labs reserves the right to fund winning
proposals at an amount greater or lower than the
amount requested, up to the stated maximum amount.
We cannot provide individual feedback on proposals
that are not funded.<br>
<br>
All proposals will be evaluated based on the
following criteria:<br>
<br>
Addresses an important research question that, if
answered, has the potential to have a impact on
the peer economy.<br>
Potential for wide dissemination and use of
knowledge, including specific plans for scholarly
publications, public presentations, and white
papers.<br>
Ability to complete the project including adequacy
of resources available, reasonableness of
timelines, and qualifications of identified
contributors.<br>
Qualifications of principal investigator including
previous history of work in the area, successful
completion of previous funded projects, research
or teaching awards, and publications.<br>
<br>
CONDITIONS<br>
<br>
Funded researchers must seek approval of their
institution’s review board for any work that
involves human subjects.<br>
<br>
FUSE Labs makes no claims on any of the data
collected as a part of this research, but we
encourage the researchers to publish their work
broadly. Funded researchers do not need to seek
FUSE Labs' approval prior to publication.<br>
<br>
ORGANIZERS<br>
<br>
This RFP is being coordinated by Andrés
Monroy-Hernández, researcher in FUSE Labs at
Microsoft Research. For more information please
email <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:fuselabsaward@microsoft.com"
target="_blank">fuselabsaward@microsoft.com</a><br>
<br>
ABOUT FUSE RESEARCH AWARDS<br>
<br>
Every year FUSE Labs helps fund university
researchers doing work in areas related to social
computing and design. Previous winners include
faculty from departments of computer science,
information science, and communications such as:<br>
<br>
Prof. Michael Bernstein, Stanford University,
Computer Science.<br>
Prof. Sean Munson, University of Washington, Human
Centered Design & Engineering.<br>
Prof. Aaron Shaw, Northwestern University, School
of Communication.<br>
Prof. Elizabeth Liddy and Anthony Rotolo, Syracuse
University, School of Information Studies.<br>
Prof. Robert Mason, University of Washington,
Information School.<br>
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