Theme 2 Project 10
| Project
title |
Learning
Through ICTs in Social Movements: A Case Study of the Environmental
Justice Movement in Scotland |
|
Lead
researcher |
Dr
Jim Crowther (Higher & Community
Education, School of Education) University of Edinburgh |
|
Other
researchers |
Dr
Eurig Scandrett, Co-investigator (Queen Margaret University), Ian
Martin, Co-investigator (Higher & Community
Education, School of Education) University of Edinburgh,
and Dr
Akiko Hemmi, Researcher |
|
Keywords |
ICTs;
ICTs, learning; information and communication technologies; social
movements |
|
Abstract |
Much
is already known about the three main strands of this study: learning,
information and communication technologies (ICTs) and social movements.
On the other hand, very little is known about what happens when these
three elements come together. Specifically, the research is concerned
to identify how knowledge is constructed, generated, critiqued and
exchanged through the use of ICTs in social movements, and to clarify
how this sustains and develops the identities of ICT users as movement-activists
and influences their actions. There is also an interest in the role
of ICTs in attracting participation in movement activity, and in
assessing its influence on the degree and quality of people's engagement.
The study focuses on the development of an environmental justice
movement in Scotland which provides an opportunity to examine the
process of learning in, from and for social action. The research
involves two local case studies, urban and rural, and one national
case study of Friends of the Earth Scotland. Qualitative research
methods are used with a sample of active participants in the case
studies. Additional data are generated through an online survey using
Friends of the Earth Scotland's website.
 Further
information on the project's website |
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Publications |
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Start
/end date |
May
2007 - September 2008 |
|
Funder
/amount |
ESRC
/ £98,000
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