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Governance, technology, and the limits of digital solidarity economies: A South Korean case study

Jeongone Seo, Rutgers University
Tawfiq Ammari, Rutgers University
PUBLISHED ON: 6 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2068

This study examines how a government-led mobility platform in South Korea, framed as a cooperative digital solidarity project, faltered due to socio-technical misalignments, opaque governance, and limited community control.