| Description |
1 online resource (197 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Technology |
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Routledge studies in conflict, security and technology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Humanitarian technology; 2 Humanitarian challenges and new technologies; 3 Theorising technology; 4 Humanitarian biometrics; 5 GM food aid and the molecular subject as political; 6 Humanitarian vaccination, vilization and expansion of power; 7 Humanitarian aspirations and technology expectations; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book offers a detailed exploration of three examples of humanitarian uses of new technology, employing key theoretical insights from Foucault. We are currently seeing a humanitarian turn to new digital technologies, such as biometrics, remote sensing, and surveillance drones. However, such humanitarian uses of new technology have not always produced beneficial results for those at the receiving end and have sometimes exposed the subjects of assistance to additional risks and insecurities. Engaging with key insights from the work of Foucault combined with selected concepts from the Science |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Humanitarianism -- Technological innovations
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Humanitarian assistance -- Technological innovations
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Technology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Technology -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315777276 |
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1315777274 |
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