Geographica Helvetica
Geographica Helvetica
GH
Articles | Volume 81, issue 4
Articles | Volume 81, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-81-603-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Special issue:
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-81-603-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 81, issue 4
Standard article
 | 
15 Oct 2026
Standard article |  | 15 Oct 2026

Visible yet unseen: unpacking the (in)visibilities of food-delivery riders in public space

Emilia M. Bruck and Katarzyna Gruszka

Viewed

Total article views: 386 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
292 71 23 386 19 21
  • HTML: 292
  • PDF: 71
  • XML: 23
  • Total: 386
  • BibTeX: 19
  • EndNote: 21
Views and downloads (calculated since 15 Oct 2026)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 15 Oct 2026)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 386 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 386 with geography defined and 0 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 04 Nov 2026
Download
Short summary
This article advances platform labour debates by exploring the visible invisibility paradox faced by food-delivery riders and expanding an existing analytical framework on platform-mediated (in)visibility. Drawing on empirical vignettes, it shows how riders negotiate economic, institutional, and cultural recognition in public space. It thereby raises the broader societal question of how to maintain public space as open to all, amid ongoing platformisation.
Read more
Share
Theme issue
Feminist perspectives on the platformisation of care work