Abstract
Our starting point is that digital inequality is a complex phenomenon and that different theoretical approaches may help to diagnose different aspects of what is wrong and why. If an injustice is misdiagnosed, it can lead to strategies which may not only be ineffective, but potentially create further injustices. Guided by Lewins maxim that nothing is as practical as a good theory (McCain 2016), we believe it is important to elucidate what different approaches can be offered, which might be helpful to answer particular questions to address particular injustices but not others. Given that digital inequality is a supercomplex social phenomenon, stratified, and multidetermined, it is our contention that different ways of theorising can clarify a greater range of structural solutions to the social problem of inequities.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Title of host publication | Constructing Postdigital Research |
| Publisher | Springer |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-35410-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-35410-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2023 |
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- Authors
- Kuhn, C; Khoo; S; Czerniewicz, L; Lilley, W; Bute, S;Crean, A; Abegglen, S; Burns, T; Sinfield, S; Jandri, P;Knox, J; MacKenzie, A.
