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The technology of nonviolence : social media and violence prevention / Joseph G. Bock ; foreword by John Paul Lederach.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2012.Description: xxi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780262017626 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0262017628 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.6/1
LOC classification:
  • HM 1281 B665t 2012
Contents:
Towards an applied theory of violence prevention -- Reporting and warning about deadly possibilities -- Organizing against ethnoreligious violence in Ahmedabad -- Overcoming gang violence in Chicago -- Counteracting ethnoreligious violence in Sri Lanka -- Crowdsourcing during post-election violence in Kenya -- Foisting tribal violence in East Africa -- Comparing the approaches -- How to intervene effectively -- What to do when violence prevention is unlikely to work -- Concerns about misallocation of resources -- Future directions and recommendations.
Summary: The Technology of Nonviolence by Joseph G. Bock explores how tools like social media, mapping, and crowdsourcing are used to prevent violence around the world. Through real-life case studies in Kenya, Sri Lanka, India, and the U.S., Bock shows that while technology can help detect and respond to conflict, it’s most effective when combined with local knowledge and community action.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM 1281 B665t 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193898

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-273) and index.

Towards an applied theory of violence prevention -- Reporting and warning about deadly possibilities -- Organizing against ethnoreligious violence in Ahmedabad -- Overcoming gang violence in Chicago -- Counteracting ethnoreligious violence in Sri Lanka -- Crowdsourcing during post-election violence in Kenya -- Foisting tribal violence in East Africa -- Comparing the approaches -- How to intervene effectively -- What to do when violence prevention is unlikely to work -- Concerns about misallocation of resources -- Future directions and recommendations.

The Technology of Nonviolence by Joseph G. Bock explores how tools like social media, mapping, and crowdsourcing are used to prevent violence around the world. Through real-life case studies in Kenya, Sri Lanka, India, and the U.S., Bock shows that while technology can help detect and respond to conflict, it’s most effective when combined with local knowledge and community action.

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