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DESCRIPTION:"Urban Politics in the Age of Uber"Kafui Attoh\, associate prof
essor of urban studies\, CUNY School of Labor and Urban StudiesDeclan Cull
en\, assistant professor of geography\, The George Washington UniversityFr
om the findings from a six-year study of Uber in Washington\, D.C.\, which
culminated in the publication of the book "Disrupting DC: The Rise of Ube
r and the Fall of the City" (Princeton University Press 2023). We discuss
Uber's entrance into cities like D.C. and what Uber’s early successes can
tell us about broader debates in geography surrounding urban governance\,
urban politics\, and technological change in cities. While there have been
numerous studies of the gig economy\, its relationship to precarious labo
r\, and the technological innovations that have made companies like Uber s
uccessful\, far less attention has been paid to the political and economic
conditions that have allowed companies like Uber to grow and become popul
ar. Using D.C. as a case study\, we discuss those conditions but suggest t
hat much of Uber's success in cities like D.C. is further evidence of urba
n political weakness. \; \;
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SUMMARY:Geography and the Environment Colloquium Series
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:"Urban Politics in the Age of Uber"
K
afui Attoh\, associate professor of urban studies\, CUNY School of Labor a
nd Urban Studies
Declan Cullen\, assistant professor of geography\
, The George Washington University
From the findings fro
m a six-year study of Uber in Washington\, D.C.\, which culminated in the
publication of the book "Disrupting DC: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of t
he City" (Princeton University Press 2023). We discuss Uber's entrance int
o cities like D.C. and what Uber’s early successes can tell us about broad
er debates in geography surrounding urban governance\, urban politics\, an
d technological change in cities. While there have been numerous studies o
f the gig economy\, its relationship to precarious labor\, and the technol
ogical innovations that have made companies like Uber successful\, far les
s attention has been paid to the political and economic conditions that ha
ve allowed companies like Uber to grow and become popular. Using D.C. as a
case study\, we discuss those conditions but suggest that much of Uber's
success in cities like D.C. is further evidence of urban political weaknes
s. \; \;