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"Self-employed work t is changing – and with it, the relationship between work and society. This special issue analyzes its social differentiation, political embeddedness, and cultural interpretations. It shows that self-employed work is not a marginal phenomenon but a central part of contemporary society. Through three perspectives – dissemination, dissonances, and cultural depictions – the volume reassesses the status of self-employed work and situates it within current societal transformations. In doing so, it offers a vital contribution to the sociological analysis of modern work conditions." (-Nomos)

Fabian Beckmann, Fabian Hoose and Sophie Rosenbohm contributed to the special issue with their article ‘Between Platform Dependency and Market Shaping: Empirical Insights into the Commercial Activities of Self-Employed Content Creators on Social Media Platforms’. Drawing on guided interviews with creators in Germany, they identify five forms of commercial activity against the backdrop of platform-centred market structures. The article is available via Open Access: https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748953074-235