Humanitarian Extractivism - The Digital Transformation of Aid

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.

Summary

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. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Sandvik Kristin Bergtora
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781526165824
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6582-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches; Humanitarianism: Key Debates a
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Comparative Politics, Aid & relief programmes, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Aid and relief programmes