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Makeshift Mobility newsletter covers the Marshrutkas of Post-Soviet cities this week. Some great research on this mobility phenomenon has come out from #IfL Leipzig in recent years. In addition to the newsletter, I list a few of the articles on Marshrutkas in this thread.
In this article, Wladimir Sgibnev and Lela Rekhviashvili discuss the fragmentation and alienation of the labour force in Marshrutka services after the introduction of ride-sharing services (such as Uber) in post-Soviet cities.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…
Discussing the case of Marshrutkas in Bishkek, this paper places transport workers at the centre of mobilities and urban studies agenda. It explores the connections between working conditions of informal transport workers and mobility provisions.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
