The infiltration of the digital in all areas of life has brought an added dimension of observation for development studies and practice. Quick advancements in information communication technology (ICT) raise many new questions on both the possibilities and the risks digitalisation brings to the implementation of development policies and projects. …
Aina, Nina, Rozarina, Sorina and I put together this blog in six weeks. As reflected in the theme that brough us together – i.e. “New Media, Social Movements and Development” – Five4ThePeople is a blog of mostly amateurs exploring the link between new media, development and any types of activism …
As I am writing this I am watching the US election unfold over and take up space of this entire week, sleepless nights and frequent Twitter refresh intervals included. This US election feels like a script by Shonda Rhimes with all the drama (stolen election!) and the archetypical characters at …
New media has been described as anything that is delivered digitally to you such as emails, websites, mobiles and any internet-related form of communication[1]. However looking at this description in relation to activism and development; it is lacking some depth and concept. Some definitions of new media focus exclusively upon …
As I conclude my blogging journey, it has become gradually more apparent that blogging about development often does not remain a merely virtual process, but instead inspires real-life connections with deep, lasting impacts (Denskus & Papan, 2013). This final blog post will tie together the topics I have explored in …
Image above: Ketty Nivyabandi kneels down in exasperation during the 13 May 2015 women-only led protests. Photo by © Joseph Ndayisenga From leader of the first ever women-only street protests in Bujumbura, Burundi to Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, anglophone branch In my first blog post a few weeks ago, a …
At our recent group blog presentations, I cannot help but noticed that many of the blogs written were taking a lens from a female-feminist perspective, in other word most of my peers in the C4D study are women. I am of course writing this from a traditional slightly bias view …
Technology and the Internet as a whole can be a great enabler for women and girls, but a lack of opportunities, skills, and a fear of online discrimination prevents many women from leveraging digital tools to improve their health, advance their education, or find employment. This blog will build on …
It is a long overdue reckoning with race that is currently taking place globally and across (hopefully) all sectors as a direct consequence not only of the #BlackLivesMatter protest but also as a response to locally embedded and deeply engrained oppressive structures.
Improvements to communication have opened up new possibilities for development interventions. Just as radio functioned as a powerful tool for dispersing information across vast areas, innovation within ICT and new media have brought about new pathways, ideas and designs that impact development work. As Tony Roberts outlines digitalization has affected/impacted …
