Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4D a typology of ICT4D initiatives
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Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4Da typology of ICT4D initiatives
Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4Da typology of ICT4D initiatives
Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4Da typology of ICT4D initiatives
What does it mean to be critical in ICT4D?
Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4Da typology of ICT4D initiatives
99% of my own ICT4D work not critical not emancipatory ¬ transformative
Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4Da typology of ICT4D initiatives
Four Types of Critical:1. negative appraisal 2. critical thinking 3. critique 4. critical theory
Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4Da typology of ICT4D initiatives
To be critical a process must be 1. reflexive 2. productive of knowledge 3. enlightening about interests & 4. inform emancipatory action
Raymond Geuss (1981)
Critical Intent & Practices in ICT4Da typology of ICT4D initiatives
1. Critical Intent (ends)
2. Critical Practice (means)
Habermas' Knowledge Constitutive Interests
Human Interest
ResearchParadigm Research
Methods
Technical- Control
Empirical-Analytical Quantitative
Communicative-Understanding
Interpretive-Hermeneutic Qualitative
Emancipation from Domination Critical-
Emancipatory(Participatory)
ActionResearch
(Habermas, 1972) Unwin (2009) Buskens (2014)
Buskens' Framework for Gender & Development Research
ResearchParadigm Research
Methods
Empirical Analytical Quantitative
Interpretive Hermeneutic
Qualitative
Critical Emancipatory
(Participatory) Action
Research
Buskens' Framework for Gender & Development Research
Conformist – understanding to cope with unequal social relations Reformist – understanding to reform social relations without challenging structural causesTransformist – tackles the structural causes of inequality
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Empirical Analytical
Interpretive Hermeneutic
Critical Emancipatory
(Habermas, 1972)
Buskens' Framework for Gender & Development Research
Conformist – understanding to cope with unequal social relations Reformist – understanding to reform social relations without challenging structural causesTransformist – tackles the structural causes of inequality
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Empirical Analytical Quantitative Quantitative Quantitative
Interpretive Hermeneutic
Qualitative Qualitative Qualitative
Critical Emancipatory
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Habermas, 1972)
Buskens' Framework for Gender & Development Research
Conformist – understanding to cope with unequal social relations Reformist – understanding to reform social relations without challenging structural causesTransformist – tackles the structural causes of inequality
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Empirical Analytical Quantitative Quantitative Quantitative
Interpretive Hermeneutic
Qualitative Qualitative Qualitative
Critical Emancipatory
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Habermas, 1972)
Buskens' Framework for Gender & Development Research
Conformist – understanding to cope with unequal social relations Reformist – understanding to reform social relations without challenging structural causesTransformist – tackles the structural causes of inequality
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Empirical Analytical Quantitative Quantitative Quantitative
Interpretive Hermeneutic
Qualitative Qualitative Qualitative
Critical Emancipatory
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Participatory)Action
Research
(Habermas, 1972)
Topology of ICT4D initiatives
Conformist – initiatives intent on better cope with unequal social relations Reformist – initiatives intent on reforming social relations without challenging structural causesTransformist – initiatives intent on tackling the structural causes of inequality
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Technical – Control Interest
Communicative – Understandng
Interest
Emancipatory Interest in
Overcoming Domination
(Habermas, 1972)
Topology of ICT4D initiatives
Conformist – initiatives intent on better cope with unequal social relations Reformist – initiatives intent on reforming social relations without challenging structural causesTransformist – initiatives intent on tackling the structural causes of inequality
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Technical – Control Interest
Communicative – Understandng
Interest
Emancipatory Interest in
Overcoming Domination
(Habermas, 1972)
Topology of ICT4D initiatives
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Technical – Control Interest
Top-DownTechno-Centric
Practice
Communicative – Understandng
Interest Info & Comms-
CentricPractice
Emancipatory Interest in
Overcoming Domination
Bottom-UpPeople-Centred Emancipatory
Practice
(Habermas, 1972)
Topology of ICT4D initiatives
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Technical – Control Interest
Top-DownTechno-Centric
Practice
Communicative – Understandng
Interest Info & Comms-
CentricPractice
Emancipatory Interest in
Overcoming Domination
Bottom-UpPeople-Centred Emancipatory
Practice
(Habermas, 1972)
Topology of ICT4D initiatives
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Techno-CentricPractice
eGovHMISOLPC
Top-DownTechno-Centric
Practice
Info & Comms-CentricPractice
EsokoOpen Data
Info & Comms-CentricPractice
People-Centred Emancipatory
Practice
Community Informatics
Reflect ICTs
Twaweza
Bottom-Up
People-Centred Emancipatory
Practice
(Habermas, 1972)
Critical ICT4D combines Transformative Intent with Emancipatory Practice
Conformist Intent Reformist
IntentTransformist
Intent(Buskens, 2014)
Techno-CentricPractice
Info & Comms-CentricPractice
People-Centred Emancipatory
Practice
CRITICAL ICT4D
(Habermas, 1972)
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Tony Roberts @phat_controller
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