1. Introduction 1.1 Background and context 1.2 Research problem 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Conceptual framework: Assembling volatile connections 1.5 Methodology 1.6 Argument and structure of the dissertation 2.

Literature Review: Lines of Transformation in the Gig Economy 2.1 Overview: Dimensions of platform work 2.2 Online platforms and the transformation of work 2.3 Gaps and blind spots in the literature on platform work 3. Conceptual Framework: Work as Practices of Assembling . 3.1 De-centring economic productivity: Work beyond paid employment 3.2 Platform-mediated work from a global assemblage perspective 3.

3 Working definition of practices of assembling 4. Research Approach and Methodological Perspectives 4.1 Co-construction of research, researcher, and field 4.2 The lens of digital ethnography 4.3 Research process 4.4 Concluding reflections on methodology 5. Negotiating Value 5.1 What is the value of a logo? Negotiating fair rates 5.

2 Investing in subjective value: Trade-offs and long shots 5.3 Process matters: Being valued as a creative professional 5.4 Synthesis: Heterarchical negotiations of value in platform work 6. Managing Emotions 6.1 Between thrill and frustration: managing one's own emotions 6.2 Emotional relations 6.3 "Finding you a designer you'll love": How platforms mediate emotions 6.4 Synthesis: Limited knowledge and volatile trust 7.

Aligning Relations 7.1 Assembling the life-work continuum 7.2 Everyday practices of aligning relations in platform work 7.3 Synthesis: Ambiguous alignment 8. Synthesis: Negotiating Relations - Assembling Global Platform Work 8.1 Summary of findings and answers to research questions 8.2 Practices of assembling 8.3 Work in a volatile, complex, and opaque environment 9.

Conclusion 9.1 Main contributions 9.2 Significance and implications 9.3 Limitations and directions for further research.