Engaging Data Literacies in Displacement

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ID22169337
AutoresVicki Squire (0000-0003-2671-4151, University of Warwick), Olayinka Akanle (0000-0002-4707-4491, University of Ibadan), Briony Jones (0000-0003-4003-3387, University of Warwick), Kuyang Harriet Logo (University of Juba), Kuyang Logo (University of Juba), João Porto De Albuquerque (0000-0002-3160-3168, University of Glasgow)
Ano2024
Volume5
Fascículo3
Páginas12-22
Data de publicação2024-10-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Humanitarian Affairs (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2515-6411 • E-ISSN: 2515-6411
EditoraManchester University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.7227/jha.113
OpenAlexW4403428189
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas21

Data-driven humanitarianism is changing the face of aid. More data potentially enables quicker and more efficient evidence-based responses to situations of conflict and disaster. Yet the proliferation of data also challenges traditional lines of accountability, exacerbates the drive toward extractive relations and processes while deepening communication barriers and asymmetric relations between humanitarians and affected communities. This article reflects on critical data literacy as a transformative method in the context of the datafication of the humanitarian sector. It draws on research carried out with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria and South Sudan as part of a collaborative international project examining the practice and ethics of data collection and use. The article discusses the project’s participatory ethos, its engagement of IDPs with the project over time and the importance of developing co-produced tools of critical data literacy together with IDPs. Reflecting on the significance of our findings for humanitarian practitioners as well as for academics working in the field of humanitarianism and displacement, the article argues for a collective commitment to engaging with affected communities while cautioning against viewing data literacy as an easy fix to empowerment challenges, both in the conduct of humanitarian work and in the implementation of research

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