David Bissell

David is Associate Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the School of Geography.
He combines qualitative research on embodied practices with social theory to explore the social, political and ethical consequences of mobile lives.
His research draws on cultural geography and mobilities research to investigate contemporary social problems involving mobility-labour relationships.

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Guilt, shame, dissatisfaction: a 5-year study of the gig economy reveals a broken business model

- July 13, 2022 4 MIN READ

The gig economy is in trouble. Rideshare drivers are cancelling in droves. Wait times for food delivery are ballooning out and driver shortages are leading to food waste. So, what’s going on? To find out more, I interviewed 30 Melbourne gig workers who worked as rideshare drivers, food deliverers or for task-based platforms such as… Read more »