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Miss Ahlem Faraoun

Post:Doctoral Tutor (Sociology and Criminology)
Other posts:Doctoral Tutor in International Relation (International Relations)
Email:A.Faraoun@sussex.ac.uk
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Biography

I am an interdisciplinary scholar working in the area of Critical and International Political Economy.

My main research interests are platform capitalism & labor, South Korean development, technology & production regimes, and state-society relations.

I have recently completed my PhD in International Relations at the University of Sussex.

My PhD thesis is titled "Platform Capitalism in South Korea: Labor Control and Resistance in the Creative Content Industry". It uses an innovative theoretical framework combining the concepts of production regime, war of position and Social Movement Unionism to provide insights on the historical roots of creative platform labor control in the authoritarian era and its contemporary continuities and changes. Crucially, it highlights workers' agency in the platform-based creative labor process, as well the opportunities and challenges facing labor organizing, grassroots and coalition-based resistance in the creative sector and broader platform economy.

In my next research project, I plan to examine intersectional inequalities in the creative, delivery and transportation sectors in South Korea, and how they are connected to platforms' supply chain management strategies.

Qualifications

  • PhD in International Relations, University of Sussex, UK.
  • Master of Arts in English literature and civilization, University of Algiers II, Algeria.
  • Bachelor of Arts in English language, literature and civilization, University of Djillali Liabes Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.

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