Platform Economy: From Commercializing Places to Algorithms Regulating Airbnb (C07)

• Subject Area: Empirical Social Research
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 290045248

The subproject explores the refiguration of spaces using the example of the digital platform Airbnb. The analytical focus is on long-term development dynamics of Aribnb’s marketplace, with particular attention given to its spatial arrangement, regulatory aspects, and commercialization. Special emphasis is placed on the issue of unequal data access among Airbnb, local authorities, and social movements amid growing algorithmic control.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1265: Re-Figuration of Spaces
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Stefan Kirchner