Cities of the Precariat

The notion of the precariat as a social group living in highly uncertain conditions became very popular due to the book by Guy Standing. His description of the precariat is coloured with negative tints of anger, fear and disgust. Nassim Taleb with his theory of “black swans” expresses an opposite a...

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Main Author: Konstantin Lidin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Проект Байкал
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Online Access:http://projectbaikal.com/index.php/pb/article/view/1359
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spelling doaj-a891f30c1e43434ea7dbca1be1bca8122021-07-23T16:26:23ZrusRussian Academy of Architecture and Construction SciencesПроект Байкал2307-44852309-30722018-09-011557Cities of the PrecariatKonstantin Lidin The notion of the precariat as a social group living in highly uncertain conditions became very popular due to the book by Guy Standing. His description of the precariat is coloured with negative tints of anger, fear and disgust. Nassim Taleb with his theory of “black swans” expresses an opposite and additional point of view. The article draws a parallel between the current processes of precariatization and the social structure of polices in the times of late Antiquity and Hellenism. The article proves that precariatization of the creative class, including architects, produces new challenges and new opportunities for development of the profession. http://projectbaikal.com/index.php/pb/article/view/1359precariat; creative class; architecture; sociology; social psychology
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precariat; creative class; architecture; sociology; social psychology
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title Cities of the Precariat
title_short Cities of the Precariat
title_full Cities of the Precariat
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title_sort cities of the precariat
publisher Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences
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2309-3072
publishDate 2018-09-01
description The notion of the precariat as a social group living in highly uncertain conditions became very popular due to the book by Guy Standing. His description of the precariat is coloured with negative tints of anger, fear and disgust. Nassim Taleb with his theory of “black swans” expresses an opposite and additional point of view. The article draws a parallel between the current processes of precariatization and the social structure of polices in the times of late Antiquity and Hellenism. The article proves that precariatization of the creative class, including architects, produces new challenges and new opportunities for development of the profession.
topic precariat; creative class; architecture; sociology; social psychology
url http://projectbaikal.com/index.php/pb/article/view/1359
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