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Contesting the Digital Economy: Struggles Over Uber in Poland

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Serafin,  Marcin
Assoziierte Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society;
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology (IFiS PAN), Polish Academy of Sciences, Warschau, Poland;

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https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20190000063018
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Serafin, M. (2019). Contesting the Digital Economy: Struggles Over Uber in Poland. In S. Schiller-Merkens, & P. Balsiger (Eds.), The Contested Moralities of Markets (pp. 187-201). Bingley: Emerald Publishing.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0004-98A4-7
Abstract
Over the past few years Uber has experienced more controversy than any other digital platform. Looking at the case of Uber in Poland, this chapter distinguishes four arenas in which Uber has been contested: in cities, in public opinion, in the political realm, and in the legal field. Each of these arenas has a different logic and dynamic and also involves different actors and institutions. Nevertheless, the various struggles are connected with each other. Victories and defeats in one spill over into another, providing actors with resources or imposing constraints on them. The author illustrates the connection between various arenas by looking at court cases involving Uber drivers in Poland and shows how those court cases were not only legal events that determined the legality of Uber in Poland but also moral and political events that influenced struggles over legitimacy that were taking place outside the courtroom.