27 July 2023
Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency and Repression
Published by: Bloomsbury
Since the so-called Arab Spring, citizens of African countries have continued to use digital tools in creative ways to ensure that...
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27 July 2023
Published by: Bloomsbury
Since the so-called Arab Spring, citizens of African countries have continued to use digital tools in creative ways to ensure that...
How is the digitalisation of social protection affecting workers’ rights and digital rights?
The Sousveillance Project will document the supply chain of digital technologies from the global North used for illegal surveillance in Africa and produce evidence to hold accountable the companies that benefit from violating citizens’ rights.
5 May 2022
7 February 2022
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
A knowledge gap exists around how the movement towards biometric identification and algorithmic management using humanitarian and social protection data will affect the interests of vulnerable populations – so too does a gap in research that is focused on the standpoints, interests, and priorities of these populations.
7 February 2022
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper looks at evidence on the role of digital technologies in the nexus between humanitarian and social assistance, assessing their benefits and risks.
26 October 2021
18 October 2021
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This review provides the first comparative analysis of African legal surveillance frameworks.
The migration to digital participatory research methods has been dramatically accelerated by the pandemic as research methods have...
23 July 2021