Sandvik Humanitarian extractivism

The digital transformation of aid
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6583-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten

Reihe: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches

Digital initiatives aimed towards ‘fixing’ the humanitarian system, making it better and more secure, also create risk and harm for vulnerable individuals and communities. This book investigates the digital transformation of aid as a form of humanitarian extractivism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sandvik, Kristin Bergtora

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Folgen von Katastrophen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Humanitarian extractivism: an introduction
1 Digital bodies in aid
2 The centralisation of vulnerability in humanitarian cyberspace: the ICRC hack revisited
3 Power, risk and riskiness in digital humanitarian work
4 UNICEF’s Wearables for Good Challenge: unpacking private sector partnerships in humanitarian innovation
5 The early humanitarian drone airspace: flying high and failing fast
6 Beyond the humanitarian innovation ethics gap: everyday practice in field labs
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kristin Bergtora Sandvik is a Research Professor in Humanitarian Studies, PRIO and Professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo