Novo Capitalismo e uberização do trabalho: um estudo sobre a subjetividade do trabalhador motorista de Uber

This research seeks to understand the phenomenon of uberization of work in its macro-structural and global characteristics, considering mainly the moral perspectives of understanding contemporary society, without failing to emphasize the differences in the issue of work in the center and periphery of capitalism. I specify Uber drivers as an object of analysis, but place it in a larger context of uberization. First, I seek to understand how uberization is situated in a global context of precariousness based on theoretical and empirical studies by authors such as Richard Sennett, Dardot and Laval (2016) and Robert Castel (1997;1998). The objective of this first stage is to assess the phenomenon of uberization of work and establish a relationship between transformations of capitalism and the world of work, as well as to examine trends in uberization and identify the ways in which digital platforms, in particular, Uber, act. Afterwards, I seek to analyze the empirical experience of drivers from the qualitative method of in-depth interviews, inspired mainly by the work of Jessé Souza in the Ralé brasileira (2018) using the concepts of unworthy work (MACIEL 2007) and neoliberal subject (LAVAL DARDOT, 2016)) as an analytical key to understand the subjective and psychosocial aspects present in the life trajectories and work of Uber's driver. Finally, preliminary results demonstrate congruence with the chosen theoretical approach, especially with regard to the debate of neoliberal subjectivity.