Introduction to the role of information and communication technologies in polarization

I Qureshi, B Bhatt, S Gupta, AA Tiwari - Causes and Symptoms of Socio …, 2022 - Springer
The year 2020 has been a testing ground for the progress towards a cohesive and
sustainable future envisaged through the advancement in Information and Communication …

The future of work is no work: A call to action for designers in the abolition of work

J Browne, L Green - CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We endure decades of preparation for, enduring of, and recovery from work. It manifests and
corrupts most of our life. It doesn't have to be like this. We can envision and design towards a …

[HTML][HTML] Online Altruism: What it is and how it Differs from Other Kinds of Altruism

K Lou, L Floridi - Minds and Machines, 2023 - Springer
Altruism is a well-studied phenomenon in the social sciences, but online altruism has
received relatively little attention. In this article, we examine several cases of online altruism …

Local community support for tangible food aid during COVID-19

T Knearem, J Jo, JM Carroll - … publication of the 2021 conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is a long-haul disaster that has brought forth extreme hardship, in
particular food insecurity. Local citizens across the United States created online groups to …

Making community beliefs and capacities visible through care-mongering during covid-19

T Knearem, J Jo, CH Tsai, JM Carroll - … of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The COVID-19 global pandemic brought forth wide-ranging, unanticipated changes in
human interaction, as communities rushed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In …

Shareish (Share & Cherish): an open-source, map-based, web platform to foster mutual aid

A Guilliams, U Rubens, F Banneux… - Proceedings of the 11th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we introduce the Shareish web platform to foster mutual aid following
principles of gift economy and generalized exchange. Its design is grounded in prior work (in …

Solidarity not charity! empowering local communities for disaster relief during covid-19 through grassroots support

T Knearem, J Jo, O Alliyu, JM Carroll - Computer Supported Cooperative …, 2024 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic brought wide-ranging, unanticipated societal changes as
communities rushed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. In response, mutual aid …

Coproducing Support Together: Sustainable and Reciprocal Civic Disaster Relief during COVID-19

J Jo, T Knearem, JM Carroll - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
COVID-19 changed society in terms of employment, food security, and mental health,
affecting all segments of the population. Surging demands for a wide range of support could …

Attitudes towards Online Community Support Initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Survey in the UK

M Zhang, C Elphick, R Philpot, Z Walkington… - CHI Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed unexpected hardship on the health, environment,
economic, and social-political governance of the entire human population. Local …

On designing Shareish, an open-source, map-based, web platform to facilitate diverse solidarity practices

A Guilliams, F Banneux, U Rubens, O Gason… - … Journal on Humans in …, 2024 - orbi.uliege.be
We present the Shareish web platform to foster diverse solidarity practices inspired by
concepts of the gift economy. Its design is grounded in prior work (in CSCW and solidarity …