The dark side of information and communication technologies for development
Analysing Encumbrances as Well as Affordances
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4855083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph G Bock (0000-0002-4130-1171, Baker Institute at Juniata College, corresponding author), Ziaul Haque (0009-0002-1333-4395, Baker Institute at Juniata College), Md Ziaul Haque (0000-0002-2124-7753, Baker College), Kevin Mcmahon (0009-0005-9103-2802, Providence College) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2025.2539150 |
| OpenAlex | W4412949538 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
When Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) were first employed in humanitarian relief and development, there was much optimism about liberation of talent for the greater good. Affordance theory offers a helpful way to dissect the ways in which ICTs foster development and facilitate humanitarian relief. But as experience and research began to expose how ICTs can do harm, there has not been an accompanying theoretical shift. We propose that affordance theory be turned on its head. We argue for an analysis of encumbrances, mirroring affordance theory, thereby adding negative impacts of ICTs into rigorous, theory-informed, analyses
Affordance · Business · Great Rift · Human–computer interaction · Political science · Public relations · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · ICT Impact and Policies · ICT in Developing Communities
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |