Invited to address a conference in Berlin about my work in Gaza hospitals during the present conflict.
The German government has forcibly prevented me from entering the country
Silencing a witness to genocide before the ICJ adds to Germany's complicity in the ongoing massacre.

New report by Steve Rolf, FES Future of Work and UNI Europa on 'AI and algorithmic management in European services sectors' including case studies about software for worker monitoring, productivity tracking and digital control in sales and warehouse work:
library.fes.de/pdf-files/buer…

#AI and #AlgorithmicManagement in European service sectors: prevalence, functions & a guide for negotiators

New study online now👇
shorturl.at/pzKS4

Presentation of our new study on AI & Algorithmic Management in the European Services Sector by Steve Rolf

The report is available here👇
shorturl.at/pzKS4

📢Tomorrow launch of new research project w/ UNI Europa on #CollectivBargaining practices on AI at the workplace!

Don't miss the launch of 2⃣ new studies & a database w/ examples of CBAs on #AI !

🗓️March 15 (10-12 CET)
📍online
✍️shorturl.at/lpFQ5

📢New research project w/ UNI Europa on #CollectivBargaining practices on AI at the workplace!

Don't miss the launch of 2⃣ new studies & a database with examples of collective bargaining agreements on #AI !

🗓️ March 15 (10-12 CET)
📍online
✍️shorturl.at/lpFQ5

One obituary was never going to be enough, so we wrote a book and... waited.

Web: jacobin.com/kissinger-only…

Print: jacobin.com/store/product/…

Greg Bhaskar Sunkara Verso Books

'Deliveroo judgment shows how gig economy platforms and courts are eroding workers’ rights'

For @conversationuk, Jacqueline O'Reilly and I examine how the disappointing Supreme Court ruling risks creating a 'privatised patchwork of social & employment protections' theconversation.com/deliveroo-judg…

NEW PAPER!

‘Leapfrog logistics: digital trucking platforms, infrastructure, and labor in Brazil and China’
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by Wei Wei, Jörg Nowak and Steve Rolf.

Read here: digit-research.org/publication/le…

“Doing Economics Differently” - that’s been a goal of How China Escaped Shock Therapy and the practice of many of its protagonists.

Beyond happy to see this gem of a review symposium out in Environment and Planning with an introduction by J. Peck (Jamie Peck) & reflections by:

Today we opened applications for our third and final round of Marie Jahoda Visiting Fellowships.

The deadline is 17:00 (GMT) Monday 4 December 2023.

Apply now 👇

digit-research.org/research/marie…

About the #Gaza #hospital blast,

The version saying it would have been caused by Palestinian rocket (mis)fire is gaining traction online and among #OSINT communities.

A thread showing weaknesses in this version, and why an Israeli bombing is highly more plausible.⬇️ 1/x

Our Open-Access Paper of the Week scrutinizes the logic of the 'second Cold War.' They find that the US and China currently compete in 4 interrelated networks that they anticipate will underpin hegemony in the 21st century.

By Members of Second Cold War Observatory
buff.ly/3PdxCce

I'm late to the game but this Special Issue is worth a read. Articles exploring various theoretical issues related to uneven & combined development (with constructive disagreements). Feat F. Antunes de Oliveira Julian Germann Steve Rolf Sam Ashman
Ilias Alami & more
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…

The International Labour Organization is holding a meeting this week to discuss digitalisation and retail work.

The advance report cites work by Digital Futures at Work Research Centre researchers Dr. Wil Hunt and Steve Rolf.

Read the ILO report here 👇 ilo.org/sector/activit…