By studying the fraudulent benefits of flexibility in ride-hailing gig economy, this article explains alienation as a condition which workers are excluded from product, estranged, and disadvantaged. Material estrangement, an objective aspect exemplified by arbitrary distribution income, capitalists’ exclusive access to data, robotic communication between Uber their drivers, has many physiologic...

During Angela Merkel’s term as Chancellor, Germany did not play a leading role in the realm of security and defense; moreover, estrangement with German government’s allies based on its attitude towards Putin’s Russia slowly grew. Since Russia’s war against Ukraine began, situation has changed dramatically. This article will show different reactions Visegrád 4 (V4) countries (Poland, Czech Repub...

China’s historical relationship with Afghanistan is marked by three periods: estrangement during the Cold War (1955–1990), rising concern Uighur terrorism emanating from (1991–2000), and evolving activism in Afghan affairs following US invasion (2001–2020). Since withdrawal of forces August 2021, Beijing has formed a new, five-pronged engagement policy toward Afghanistan: pragmatically cautious...

This paper discusses the twofold role of music as a means to manifest border-induced (cultural) difference and simultaneously foster alternative modes belonging. The author draws on her ethnographic research, consisting participant observation, desktop interviews, reflects auto-ethnographic recordings engaging with refugee musicians. discussion unfolds around vignettes that exemplify moments mu...

urbanization with all its semblances, complexities, and problems has been able to have profound effects on the behavior and action of citizens. this study intends to examine the issue of urbanization trends growth sociologically through survey method among women. it seems that in terms of acceptance, internalization, and representing parts of cultural situation, values and urbanization norms, w...

"Phenomenological critique attempts to retrieve the lived experience of a human community alienated from its truthful condition and immersed in historical crises brought by processes objectification estrangement. This introductory article challenges two methodological assumptions that are largely shared North American Critical Phenomenology: definition phenomenology as first person approach rej...