Collaborative Re-orderings in Humanitarian Aid Networks

Vidolov, Simeon

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11818-5_11

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“…Hermeneutic composability also facilitates constructing discursive formations unique to the actors and problems at hand. Vidolov's () study explored volunteer peer production networks contributing to disaster response. He considered two distinct groups of actors, those of traditional humanitarian aid organizations and volunteer peer producers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…He considered two distinct groups of actors, those of traditional humanitarian aid organizations and volunteer peer producers. Vidolov () shifted the meaning of the whole story by questioning whether effective collaboration should centre on the volunteer peer production process, or on more accountable disaster response. Volunteers tended to draw on ideals related to “open‐source ideology, flexible structure and hierarchy, collaborative workflow, altruistic nature, desire to cultivate and disseminate technical skills, enthusiasm for partnership” (p. 125).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A critical narrative approach to openness: The impact of open development on structural transformation

Bentley

Chib

Poveda

2018

Information Systems Journal

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Openness has become an important, all‐encompassing term denoting activities facilitated by sharing, using, producing, and redistributing information and communication resources within digital information systems. We compare theoretical advancements that emphasize processes and characteristics of openness with the limitations of extant approaches that have largely focused on improvements to productivity and efficiency. Based on Foucault and Bruner's ideas, this paper contributes a new critical narrative approach to understanding openness explicitly focused on structural transformation and power. The analysis focuses on the case of open development, examining 20 key studies based primarily on developing countries. The critical narrative approach unpacked the production of power/knowledge across actors, intentions, and outcomes of openness research and practice. We find that discursive formations are reliant on technocentric and normative ideals of researchers, leading to narratives of hypothetical outcomes that exclude marginalized perspectives. We propose hermeneutic composability and contesting normative narratives of openness as analytical techniques for an integrated, mutually constitutive conception of interactions between individuals, open artefacts, and open social praxis.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A critical narrative approach to openness: The impact of open development on structural transformation

Bentley

Chib

Poveda

2018

Information Systems Journal

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“…It should be noted that it is required to provide systems for information sharing by the apex. In this case, information and communications technologies, which are tools for improving coordination in humanitarian relief (Dolinskaya et al, 2011;Vidolov, 2014), could be applied.…”

Section: Collecting and Sharing Informationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing humanitarian supply chain operations in the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake

Hosseini¹,

Mohammadi²,

Amirbagheri³

et al. 2023

JHLSCM

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Purpose The main objective of this study is to consider how to benefit efficiently from the significant potential of humanitarian operations by individuals. For this purpose, this study aims to assess failure factors in humanitarian supply chain operations after the Kermanshah earthquake considering the role of all parties, focusing on individuals who did not wish to work with formal organisations on the whole. In the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake, which occurred on 12 November 2017, improvised groups of Iranian civilians from all over the country played an important role in humanitarian supply chain operations as individuals. Although most of these groups sincerely intended to help the affected society, victims could not benefit properly from these significant potential humanitarian actions. On the contrary, these potential actions caused some issues during humanitarian operations, such as blocking roads, inappropriate last-mile distribution, wasting resources and so on. Design/methodology/approach This research study considers mixed methods, including an on-site survey, semi-structured interviewing and a questionnaire designed for statistical analyses. The analysis included 140 responses to the questionnaire, semi-structured interviews with 32 affected families, interviews with 5 emergency managers from the Housing Foundation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and on-site survey reports. Findings This study presents a framework for humanitarian supply chain management to deal with future disasters in the same area or areas with similar characteristics to the case study. In general, the results of this study demonstrate that the nature of humanitarian supply chain operations makes it impossible to consider that these operations are free of challenges. However, several influential factors, such as training humanitarian actors and integrated management, might considerably increase the efficiency of humanitarian operations by individuals. Originality/value This study highlights the influential factors of inappropriate humanitarian operations by individuals, derived from an analysis of the Kermanshah case and literature review. The authors suggest a framework to benefit from the significant potential of individuals with wide-ranging experiences and proficiency, for future cases similar to the case study.

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“…These significantly affected accountability outcomes and implied a need for multiple levels of analysis. Vidolov (2014) and Meesters and Van de Walle (2013) both explored volunteer peer production networks that contribute to disaster response. Networks collaborated with reputable organisations, and the articles investigated collaboration processes.…”

Section: Group 2: Constructing Reformmentioning

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“…These initiatives did not target marginalized populations directly, rather serving marginalized populations if crises arose. As such, Vidolov's (2014) analysis of power and control lacks potential to explain transformation. Whilst he identified significant reform in !…”

Section: Group 2: Constructing Reformmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring capability and accountability outcomes of open development for the poor and marginalized: An analysis of select literature

Bentley

Chib

Poveda

2018

JoCI

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Open development concerns the application of digitally-enabled openness to radically change human capability and governance contexts (Davies & Edwards, 2012; Smith & Reilly, 2013; Smith, Elder, & Emdon, 2011). However, what openness means, and how it contributes to development outcomes is contested (Buskens, 2013; Singh & Gurumurthy, 2013). Furthermore, the potential of open development to support positive social transformation has not yet materialized, particularly for marginalized populations (Bentley & Chib, 2016), partly because relatively little is known regarding how transformation is enacted in the field. Likewise, two promising outcomes – the expansion of human capabilities and accountability – have not been explored in detail. This research interrogates the influence of digitally-enabled openness on transformation processes and outcomes. A purposeful sample of literature was taken to evaluate outcomes and transformation processes according to our theoretical framework, which defines seven cross-cutting dimensions essential to incorporate. We argue that these dimensions explain links between structures, processes and outcomes of open development. These links are essential to understand in the area of Community Informatics as they enable researchers and practitioners to support effective use of openness by and for poor and marginalized communities to pursue their own objectives.

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Collaborative Re-orderings in Humanitarian Aid Networks

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

A critical narrative approach to openness: The impact of open development on structural transformation

A critical narrative approach to openness: The impact of open development on structural transformation

Assessing humanitarian supply chain operations in the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake

Exploring capability and accountability outcomes of open development for the poor and marginalized: An analysis of select literature

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