Mutual aid using digital technology

A case study of virtual community organizing during the Covid-19 pandemic

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6076670
AutoresK R Wilson (0000-0002-8462-0586, Tufts University, autor de correspondencia), O M Roskill (Tufts University), J Mahr (Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), Washington, D.C, USA)
Año2022
Volumen30
Número3
Páginas255-278
Fecha de publicación2022-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2022.2102101
OpenAlexW4285802428
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas35

This case study explored the evolution of a mutual aid network founded through virtual mediums and using digital technologies in response to the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Boston, MA area. We collected qualitative interviews with the network's founders and focus groups with active members. We assessed findings through a framework provided by Nelson, Ochocka, Griffin, and Lord which identified four key characteristics of mutual aid: learning as an ongoing process, supportive relationships, empowerment, and social change. We discuss the implications for using mutual aid as an approach to community organizing and activism in contemporary times and in the context of a public crisis

Community organizing · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Empowerment · Focus group · Geography · Griffin · Mutual aid · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Law · Medicine · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics