Vulnerable People and Digital Inclusion: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives

The edited collection explores the role of digital inclusion in the welfare and social inclusion of vulnerable people, covering three vulnerable population categories: ethnic minorities, older people, and people with disabilities. It argues for multi-directional action that tackles intersectional discrimination in the digital realm on behalf of more than one single population category or group.

Format: Hardback
Length: 346 pages
Publication date: 31 August 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Digital inclusion plays a crucial role in the welfare and social inclusion of vulnerable populations, encompassing ethnic minorities, older people, and individuals with disabilities. This edited collection brings together interdisciplinary contributions from six continents, spanning diverse fields such as digital media studies, social computing, community informatics, and cultural studies. It examines whether vulnerable populations face similar experiences and challenges regarding their digital inclusion status, highlighting the importance of intersectionality and advocating for the inclusion of age, ethnicity/immigration status, and disability aspects in one's identity. The collection challenges popular discourse on the overcoming of digital inequalities in the West, arguing that accounts of non-western contexts do not focus on the parameter of vulnerability or specific population groups. It also presents a qualitative interview study on enhancing older adults' digital inclusion through social support, which is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030941215
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022