Humanitarian Extractivism

The Digital Transformation of Aid

Kristin Bergtora Sandvik

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Manchester University Press
10 October 2023

Aid & relief programmes; Comparative politics; Impact of science & technology on society

Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches

This book investigates the digital transformation of aid as a form of humanitarian extractivism. It focuses on how practices of data extraction shift power towards states, the private sector and humanitarians.

Digital initiatives aimed towards ‘fixing’ the humanitarian system, making it better and more secure, also create risk and harm for vulnerable individuals and communities. Central to the digital transformation of aid is the digital body — with digital identities becoming a prerequisite for receiving aid and protection — and the centralisation of vulnerability arising from enormous databases holding ever more humanitarian data. Cyber-attacks, human error and technological problems generate risks for humanitarians, but also mean that humanitarians themselves can put populations in need at risk.

The book explores new humanitarian spaces and practices such as the humanitarian drone airspace, wearable innovation challenges and ethics in global disaster innovation labs.

By: Kristin Bergtora Sandvik
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781526173355
ISBN 10: 1526173352
Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 10 October 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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