News and Research articles on Solidarity technology

Volume 15, Issue 1

Engineering platform cooperativism: Contributions from the Brazilian solidarity economy

Celso Alexandre Souza de Alvear, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Marcelo Alves de Souza, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Camilla de Godoi, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Flávio Chedid Henriques, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
PUBLISHED ON: 6 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2051

This study reveals how conventional digital platforms hinder worker collectives, and how engineering, reimagined through solidarity, can build cooperative alternatives from the ground up.

KEYWORDS: Solidarity technology, Solidarity economy, Platform cooperativism, Self management, Functionality and cooperation economy