Kinan Alajak
Biographic Data
| ID | 1260628 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kinan Alajak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kinan |
| FAMILY NAME | Alajak |
| SIGNATURE | ALAJAK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9380-8313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When data doubles narrate asylum
Governments are increasingly using digital data to support decision-making in different domains, including migration management. Whether datafication curtails or enables the agency of government officials and data subjects, and who ‘wins’ or ‘loses’ in this practice, is a much debated topic in public management. This case study into smartphone screening in the Dutch asylum procedure demonstrates varying levels of agency among stakeholders in crea…
GeoMatch/MisMatch
This article critically investigates the unintended and perverse effects of digital public technologies on refugees’ fundamental rights and socio‐economic inclusion. As a case study, we examine the GeoMatch algorithm, a recommender system implemented by the Dutch government to automate employment search and matching processes for refugees across its 35 labour market regions. As data and methods, we used close reading techniques to analyse a set o…
Encountering the digital border
Post‐traumatic growth as positive personality change
OBJECTIVE: Post-traumatic growth typically refers to enduring positive psychological change experienced as a result of adversity, trauma, or highly challenging life circumstances. Critics have challenged insights from much of the prior research on this topic, pinpointing its significant methodological limitations. In response to these critiques, we propose that post-traumatic growth can be more accurately captured in terms of personality change-a…
Post‐traumatic growth as positive personality change
OBJECTIVE: Post-traumatic growth typically refers to enduring positive psychological change experienced as a result of adversity, trauma, or highly challenging life circumstances. Critics have challenged insights from much of the prior research on this topic, pinpointing its significant methodological limitations. In response to these critiques, we propose that post-traumatic growth can be more accurately captured in terms of personality change-a…
When data doubles narrate asylum
Governments are increasingly using digital data to support decision-making in different domains, including migration management. Whether datafication curtails or enables the agency of government officials and data subjects, and who ‘wins’ or ‘loses’ in this practice, is a much debated topic in public management. This case study into smartphone screening in the Dutch asylum procedure demonstrates varying levels of agency among stakeholders in crea…
GeoMatch/MisMatch
This article critically investigates the unintended and perverse effects of digital public technologies on refugees’ fundamental rights and socio‐economic inclusion. As a case study, we examine the GeoMatch algorithm, a recommender system implemented by the Dutch government to automate employment search and matching processes for refugees across its 35 labour market regions. As data and methods, we used close reading techniques to analyse a set o…
Encountering the digital border
Migration, Refugees, and Integration (2 works) · Refugee (2 works) · Asylum seeker (1 work) · Charter (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (1 work) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 work) · Dignity (1 work) · Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research (1 work)