28/02/2018 6:16:35 PM The Sociological Review Series | March 2018 Series Review Monographs The Sociological Opportunities and Risks of the Era Risks of the Era Opportunities and of Collaboration Davide Arcidiacono, Alessandro Gandini and Ivana Pais, editors Unboxing the Sharing Economy:

The Sociological Review Monographs Series March 2018 March 2018 ISBN 9781526460851 which areas, and how, is the way of doing business in society changing is the way of doing business in society which areas, and how, as a result of the diffusion of ‘sharing economies’? an alternative to capitalism, or an example of its transformation? In an alternative to capitalism, or an example of its transformation? a new frontier of sociological research. In particular, this In particular, a new frontier of sociological research. what do we mean with ‘sharing aims to answer the following questions: authors such as Polanyi, Marx and Sombart. authors such as Polanyi, Marx and than on appropriation, to call into question the sociological understanding than on appropriation, to call into question economy’? What kind of positive innovations or possible criticalities economy’? What kind of positive of contributions that will help identify the analytical categories and of contributions that will help identify of the relationship between the society and the market that goes back to of the relationship between the society exchanges that rely more on access than on property, on relations more than on property, exchanges that rely more on access both established and junior scholars and experts, this monograph will both established and junior scholars might this socio-economic model bring? Does ‘sharing’ really represent might this socio-economic model perspective on a global scale. Through a collection of original empirical perspective on a global scale. Through contexts, by and non-Western research on this topic, from Western study of what themes, methods and make a pivotal contribution to the indicators needed to interpret this phenomenon from a sociological sociological a from phenomenon this interpret to needed indicators as a socio-economic model and issues characterise the rise of ‘sharing’ international debate that builds on the emergence of peer-to-peer network international debate that builds on Opportunities and Risks of the Era of Collaboration of Era the of Risks and Opportunities Unboxing the Sharing Economy: The aim of this monograph is therefore to bring together a selection selection together a to bring is therefore monograph aim of this The The idea of a rising ‘sharing economy’ is currently a hot topic in an The idea of a rising ‘sharing economy’ SOR_66_2_cover book.indd 1 Editors Subscriptions Michaela Benson, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK The Sociological Review (ISSN: 0038-0261 print, 1467-954X Aims and scope [Managing Editor] online) is published six times a year in January, March, May, Emma Jackson, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK July, September and November by SAGE Publications Ltd The key international journal The Sociological Review emerging as well as established academics, the series Marie-Andrée Jacob, Keele University, UK (London, Thousand Oaks, CA, New Delhi, Singapore, is home to a prestigious Monograph Series that pub- has for over fifty years produced intellectually stimu- Greg Martin, University of Sydney, Australia Washington DC and Melbourne), 1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road, lishes collections of outstanding and original scholarly lating, coherent volumes of the highest quality. 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