Background It is estimated that over 930 million people live in fragile and conflict-affected
situations (FCAS) worldwide. These regions, characterized by violence, civil unrest, and war …

Background Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
have hosted large refugee populations, with a high pre-conflict burden of non …

This research examines the role of smartphones in refugees' journeys. It traces the risks and
possibilities afforded by smartphones for facilitating information, communication, and …

Social media platforms exacerbate trauma, and many users experience various forms of
trauma unique to them (eg, doxxing and swatting). Trauma is the psychological and physical …

Participatory design (PD) in HCI has been successfully applied to vulnerable groups, but
further research is still needed on forced migrants. We report on a month-long case study …

In recent years HCI and CSCW work has increasingly begun to address complex social
problems and issues of social justice worldwide. Such activist-leaning work is not without …

Since 2011, over four million Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries of Lebanon,
Turkey, and Jordan. Seventy‐five percent of Syrian refugees are women and children. In …

We examine the opportunities and challenges in designing for maternal health in low-
income, low-resource communities in patriarchal and religious contexts. Pakistan faces a …

This paper examines refugees' experiences with and perspectives on the digital identity
systems used by humanitarian organizations to collect, manage, and share their personal …

Purpose This paper presents the research findings of the “Syrian New Scots' Information
Literacy Way-finding practices” research project, funded by the Information Literacy Group of …