Platformisation

Authors

  • Thomas Poell University of Amsterdam
  • David Nieborg University of Toronto, Canadá.
  • José van Dijck Utrecht University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fem.2020.221.01

Abstract

This article contextualises, defines, and operationalises the concept of platformisation. Drawing insights from different scholarly perspectives on platforms—software studies, critical political economy, business studies, and cultural studies—it develops a comprehensive approach to this process. Platformisation is defined as the penetration of infrastructures, economic processes and governmental frameworks of digital platforms in different economic sectors and spheres of life, as well as the reorganisation of cultural practices and imaginations around these platforms. Using app stores as an example, we show how this definition can be employed in research.

Keywords: Platforms. Platformisation. Datafication. Multi-sided markets. Political Economy. Governance.

Author Biographies

Thomas Poell, University of Amsterdam

Professor de Novas Mídias e Cultura Digital da University of Amsterdam

David Nieborg, University of Toronto, Canadá.

Professor de Estudos de Mídia da University of Toronto, Canadá.

José van Dijck, Utrecht University

Professor da Utrecht University

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Published

2020-04-04

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2020): Janeiro/Abril

Section

Articles

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