2023
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13200
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ALGORITHMIC SUTURING: Platforms, Motorcycles and the ‘Last Mile’ in Urban Africa

Andrea Pollio,
Liza Rose Cirolia,
Jack Ong'iro Odeo

Abstract: The ‘last mile' is not only a powerful metaphor of contemporary life, but also the tangible site of a challenge, whether for governments wanting to reach their citizens or companies wanting to reach their customers. In urban Africa this challenge is compounded by the fragmented material condition of cities. As a result, a growing number of tech companies have been compelled by the possibility of creating digital platforms that address the unique logistical configurations of African cities, often enrolling info… Show more

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“…Second, if tech transforms markets, it does so in variegated ways, the rate of adoption of digital tools remaining highly uneven on the ground: such a scale of analysis is critical to better assess how race and property become re-articulated through the digital re-mediation of markets. In that regard, housing scholars may find inspirations in the burgeoning literature on the gig economy (Howson et al 2022;Pollio et al 2023;Casilli 2024) or on racialised networks of market intermediaries (Korver-Glenn 2021), both for the methodology, the focus on mundane practices, and the capacity to navigate between various scales of analysis.…”
Section: An Unfinished Fourth Momentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Second, if tech transforms markets, it does so in variegated ways, the rate of adoption of digital tools remaining highly uneven on the ground: such a scale of analysis is critical to better assess how race and property become re-articulated through the digital re-mediation of markets. In that regard, housing scholars may find inspirations in the burgeoning literature on the gig economy (Howson et al 2022;Pollio et al 2023;Casilli 2024) or on racialised networks of market intermediaries (Korver-Glenn 2021), both for the methodology, the focus on mundane practices, and the capacity to navigate between various scales of analysis.…”
Section: An Unfinished Fourth Momentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2022; Pollio et al . 2023; Casilli 2024) or on racialised networks of market intermediaries (Korver‐Glenn 2021), both for the methodology, the focus on mundane practices, and the capacity to navigate between various scales of analysis.…”
Section: An Unfinished Fourth Momentmentioning
confidence: 99%