Southern theories in ICT4D

Kreps, DGP; Bass, J

Abstract

This paper suggests that the dominance of northern research paradigms in ICT4D may be viewed as a continuation of colonial sway over the endeavors of the global South. The notion of Southern Theory - as introduced in the work of Raewyn Connell, the Comaroffs, and others - may be a route by which re-searchers in the global South can reclaim the intellectual territory of ICT4D, with indigenous and regional research paradigms and theories rather than those simply absorbed from the global North.

Citation

Kreps, D., & Bass, J. (2019). Southern theories in ICT4D. In P. Nielsen, & H. Kimaro (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19115-3_1

• Conference Name: The IFIP 15th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
• Conference Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Start Date: May 1, 2019
• End Date: May 3, 2019
• Acceptance Date: Feb 4, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Apr 27, 2019
• Publication Date: May 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 6, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 1, 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Book Title: Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam
• ISBN: 9783030191153
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19115-3_1