Social media has been established in many larger emergencies and crises. This process
has not started just a few years ago, but already 15 years ago in 2001 after the terrorist …

Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the use of social media in emergency and crisis events
has greatly increased and many studies have concentrated on the use of ICT and social …

Despite the divisive nature of abortion within the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland,
where access to safe, legal abortion is severely restricted, effecting legislative reform …

Drawing from fieldwork of 14 small food farms in the Midwest, we describe the on-the-
ground, practical challenges of doing and communicating sustainability when local food …

Addressing calls in Sustainable HCI to scale up our work in HCI targeting sustainability, and
the current knowledge gap of how to do this practically, we here present a qualitative study …

Social media platforms are the latest manifestation in a series of sociotechnical innovations
designed to enhance civic engagement, political participation, and global activism. While …

Since 2014, Venezuela has experienced severe economic crisis, including scarcity of basic
necessities such as food and medicine. This has resulted in over-priced goods, scams, and …

Studying technology use in unstable and life-threatening conditions can help highlight
assumptions of use built into technologies and foreground contradictions in the design of …

Social media provides flexible platforms that play key roles in energizing collective action in
movements like Arab Spring (AS) and Occupy Wall Street (OWS). By enabling individuals to …

This paper describes the challenges which were faced by establishing a MediaSpace in the
High Atlas in Morocco. The focus lies on the adaption of the wellestablished computer club …