Challenges to Participation in the Sharing Economy: The Case of Local Online Peer-to-Peer Exchange in a Single Parents' Network
Challenges to Participation in the Sharing Economy: The Case of Local Online Peer-to-Peer Exchange in a Single Parents' Network
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参与共享经济的挑战：单亲网络中本地在线点对点交换的案例
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10.55612/s-5002-024-001
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2015
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Coye Cheshire
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作者：
Airi Lampinen;K. Huotari;Coye Cheshire
本文描述了一个倡议，部署一个在线对等交换系统的单亲社区网络-一组人需要的商品，服务和社会支持，在他们当地的社区。我们采用参与式观察和半结构化访谈来揭示可能阻碍这种类型的地方社区网络中出现共享实践的关键问题。我们的研究说明了与单亲相关的压力如何阻碍参与点对点交流的机会，即使社区成员认为参与的社会和物质利益是可取和必要的。这使得当地点对点交易系统是传统市场的一种可访问和方便的替代方案的流行说法变得复杂。此外，我们还讨论了我们与社区以及共享平台开发人员的合作，强调了在共享经济中以用户为中心的设计所面临的挑战。
This paper depicts an initiative to deploy an online peer-to-peer exchange system for a community network of single parents – a group of people in need of goods, services, and social support in their local neighborhoods. We apply participant observation and semi-structured interviews to uncover key issues that can hinder the emergence of sharing practices in local community networks of this type. Our study illustrates how pressures related to single parenthood can impede opportunities to engage in peer-to-peer exchange, even when community members view the social and material benefits of participation as desirable and necessary. This complicates the prevalent narrative that local peer-to-peer exchange systems are an accessible and convenient alternative to traditional markets. Moreover, we discuss our collaboration with the community as well as the developers of the sharing platform, highlighting the challenges of user-centered design in the sharing economy.