Critical ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development)

479,-

Kjøp

<p>The edited volume <i>Critical ICT4D</i> highlights the need for a paradigm change in theorising, designing and researching Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Engaging authors from the Global South, entering a process of restoring epistemic justice in knowledge production and ownership the text:</p><p>¿ <i>Reflects</i> on the histories and narratives around development programmes, their deep-rooted socio-political background, and the power relations integrated into or induced by such measures;</p><p>¿ <i>Problematises</i> the current scholarship and practices through decolonial and pluralistic approaches built with an explicit perspective of resisting epistemic violence; and</p><p>¿ <i>Constructs</i> justice-enacting engagements of technologies with society.</p><p>Offering thematic discussions in many development sectors with up-to-date case studies informed by recent research in the field, it sheds light on constructive contributions of critical ICT4