Drylands connected: Mobile communication and changing power positions in (nomadic) pastoral societies

Drylands connected : Mobile communication and changing power positions in (nomadic) pastoral societies

De Bruijn, Mirjam (författare)

Zhang, Qian, 1977- (författare): Stockholms universitet,Kulturgeografiska institutionen

Abu-Kishk, Hama (författare)

Butt, Bilal (författare)

Hashimshony-Yaffe, Nurit (författare)

Sternberg, Troy (författare)

Pas, Annemiek, 1985- (författare): Stockholms universitet,Kulturgeografiska institutionen,Wageningen University, Netherlands

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New York : Routledge, 2022
2022
Engelska.
Ingår i: Drylands Facing Change. - New York : Routledge. - 9781003174486 - 9781032005089 - 9781032393513 ; , s. 193-211

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The new connectivity, through mobile phones, social media, and wireless internet, is an agent in social change in the drylands. In this chapter, we present four case studies: the introduction of mobile apps in Mongolia and Kenya, the role of mobile telephony in the Sahel, and the introduction of online learning in the Negev Desert. Each of these case studies develops an argument around the role of connectivity in ‘giving a voice’ to the people living in drylands. Indeed, as the studies show, the new technology of communication is a resource for such populations, especially when we focus on the benefits of improved communication and access to information. However, the effective use of such a resource is hampered by the lack of knowledge of dryland dynamics among the developers of the new technology and by the imposed power relations of the State. Also, the technology may follow its own pathway, being appropriated by the population in unexpected ways and creating new power relations that may also lead to conflict.

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