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On 26-28 April 2011, IT for Change organised a Review Workshop for the CITIGEN research programme in the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. The objectives of the workshop were:
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Dear all, We're happy to present you the think piece written by Margarita Salas 'Gender and information society in Central America- Between the immediate and the strategic scenario'. You can access it at : Please feel free to share and disseminate the paper widely. We would be happy to hear your thoughts on the think piece. Margarita is also on the group, to make clarifications and to take discussions further. |
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The Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society (CITIGEN) research programme, launched in 2010, aimed to explore the notion of marginalised women's citizenship as a normative project or an aspiration for equitable social membership contained in the promise of an emerging techno-social order. Six research partners from Sri Lanka, Philippines, China, Hong Kong / Taiwan, India and Bangladesh studied various aspects of the terrain. |
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As researchers in the CITIGEN network, our relationship with technology is deeply personal. While we may try to theorise, we do also experience it in intensely subjective ways. Sometimes, these personal experiences also shape and intersect with our political views; and sometimes, we easily lose track of how the political is omnipresent in the personal (sounding like an echo from the past??). I was at the Asia Pacific Feminist Forum last week and it was good to connect with the many feminists from many walks of life. Kate, Philippa and I also did a CITIGEN workshop there. |
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Hivos (The Hague) and The Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore) consolidate their 3 year knowledge inquiry into the field of youth, technology and change in the 4 book collective "Digital AlterNatives with a cause?". This collaboratively produced collective, edited by Nishant Shah and Fieke Jansen,asks |
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Binitha V. Thampi and J. Devika from the CITIGEN network attended the 2011 Women in Politics conference that was held in Dili, East Timor between 29 September – 1 October. Titled 'Amplifying the Voices of Women in Politics: The Second Asia-Pacific Conference on Women in Politics and Governance', the conference provided an opportunity for feminists from the region to collaboratively ideate on the issues and challenges that women's participation in politics has thrown up. |
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Anita Gurumurthy attended the UNWomen workshop on 'Leading Innovations for Gender Responsible Service Delivery' at Dar-es Salam, Tanzania (21-22 June 2011). The workshop was part of the United Nations Public Service Forum being organised by UNDESA along with other UN entities such as UNODC. |
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Of deep significance to the changing politics of state-citizen relations is the impact of digital technologies on society. The emerging public sphere complicates governance structures, claims-making processes, representation and participation as well as the very nature of deliberative democracy. These changes are gendered, and require a rethinking of women’s citizenship and rights. |
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At the opening plenary of ICTD 2010 (London, December 2010), Anita Gurumurthy asked critical questions about the ethics and the social impact of the network society, beyond a mere economic approach, as she shared her thoughts on the critical research agenda |
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