Leonhard Plank
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Trade unions and the foundational economy: understanding shifting boundaries, politics and functions of economic participation and social action within industrial relations Open
This article focuses on the changing role of trade unions in relation to ‘the foundational economy’ – the infrastructures and services that provide the basis for everyday life. While such initiatives have sometimes been considered as falli…
Institutional investment in rental housing in the city of social housing Open
While scholarly and public attention on institutional investors in rental housing is considerable, studies that quantify the relevance of such actors are still rare. This article measures institutional investor ownership in a European city…
Greening <i>Red Vienna</i> : lessons for social-ecological housing provision Open
Contemporary housing systems neither live up to their social nor their ecological aims, resulting in affordability and environmental crises. We explore the potentials for securing access to affordable and adequate housing for all while rap…
View article: On the foundations of planning: public finance, infrastructure economics and economic policy
On the foundations of planning: public finance, infrastructure economics and economic policy Open
Our research results enrich planning science and economic policy theory along evidence-based lines, that is to say, above all, by building on a broad theoretical foundation and empirical (i.e., in particular, information and data-driven) q…
Conceptualizing the Regulator‐Buyer State in the European Union for the Exercise of Socially Responsible Public Procurement in Global Production Networks Open
Labour rights violations and poor working conditions are rife in global production networks (GPNs). Until now research on labour governance in GPNs has been dominated by private measures. We ignite discussions on the role of the state in g…
The Foundational Economy as a Cornerstone for a Social–Ecological Transformation Open
This theoretical paper synthesises research on the foundational economy and its contribution to a social–ecological transformation. While foundational thinking offers rich concepts and policies to transition towards such transformation, it…
View article: Airbnb as a tool for inclusive tourism?
Airbnb as a tool for inclusive tourism? Open
Airbnb prominently argues to promote more inclusive forms of tourism through enabling ordinary households to occasionally share their home with tourists. This conventional understanding of 'home-sharing' has been challenged, however, with …
Internet Platforms as Infrastructures of the Digital Age Open
Internet platforms like Google, Amazon or Facebook substantially shape our everyday lives. With their coordinated products, they create their own socio-technical ecosystems and act as gatekeepers that set and control rules. Their economic …