[en] In this chapter, we
look back at the rise of e-commerce and its role in
the digitization of logistics. We will then describe
the main effects of digitalization on the organization of work in the logistics sector. Finally, we
look back at the tensions and struggles surrounding logistics and technological change, before
concluding. On the whole, this chapter conceives
logistics sites as ‘parcel factories’ (Gaborieau,
2017), where struggles for the re-composition of
working classes are taking place, and where new
data-intensive work organizations erase the
social figure of the traditional industrial worker
and contribute to the emergence of new ones.
Research Center/Unit :
IRSS-CEDEM - Institut de recherches en Sciences Sociales. Centre d'Études de l'Ethnicité et des Migrations - ULiège IRSS-PragmApolis - Institut de recherches en Sciences Sociales. PragmApolis - ULiège
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Carbonell, Juan Sebastian ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences sociales > Sociologie des identités contemporaines
Florence, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Institut de recherche en Sciences Sociales (IRSS) > IRSS: PragmApolis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Chine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Institut de recherche en Sciences Sociales (IRSS) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de langues modernes : linguistique, littérature et traduction ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres attachés à la Faculté (Droit, sc. pol. et crimino.) > Centre d'études de l'ethnicité et des migrations (CEDEM)
Language :
English
Title :
Digitalization and resistance in logistics
Original title :
[en] Digitalization and resistance in logistics
Publication date :
2026
Main work title :
The Sage Handbook of Digital Labor
Author, co-author :
Ergin Bulut, Julie Yujie Chen, Rafael Grohmann, Kylie Jarrett; U of T - University of Toronto > Faculty of Information
