Mobile Technologies for Conflict Management Online Dispute Resolution, Governance, Participation

Mobile phones are the most ubiquitous communications technology in the world. Besides transforming the way in which we communicate, they can also be used as a powerful tool for conflict prevention and management. This book presents innovative uses of mobile technologies in the areas of early warning...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Poblet, Marta (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Law, Governance and Technology Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Sanjana Hattotuwa.- Introduction.- 1. Mobile Technologies, Conflict Management, and ODR: Exploring Common Grounds; Marta Poblet.- Part I. Disruptive applications of mobile technologies.- 2. Mobile Phones in Conflict-Stressed Environments: Macro, Meso and Microanalysis; Michael L. Best.- 3. Appropriate Mobile Technologies: Is Grassroots Empowerment for All? Ken Banks.- 4. Mobile Technology, Crowdsourcing and Peace Mapping: New Theory and  Applications for Conflict Management; Jessica Heinzelman, Rachel Brown, and Patrick Meier.- 5. How to Crowdsource Election Monitoring in 30 days: The Mexican Experience; Oscar Salazar and Jorge Soto.- 6. Cell Phones and Conflict Zones: How Souktel Uses SMS Technology to Empower and Aid in Conflict-Affected Communities; Jacob Korenblum and Bieta Andemariam.- Part II. Towards a mobile ODR.- 7. ODR and Government in a Mobile World; Ethan Katsh and Daniel Rainey
  • 8. Crowdsourcing Dispute Resolution over Mobile Devices; Colin Rule and Chittu Nagarajan.- 9. Mobile Phones in Mediation and Dispute Resolution: Promoting the Rule of Law; Alina Huiu and Jeffrey Aresty.- 10. Towards an Online Family Dispute Resolution Service in Australia; Elisabeth Wilson-Evered, Deborah Macfarlane, John Zeleznikow and Mark Thompson.- Part III. Mobile technologies: new challenges for governance, privacy, and security
  • 11. Burma: A Modern Anomaly; Emily Jacobi.- 12. Mobile Governance: Applications, Challenges and Scaling-up; Johan Hellström.- 13. Privacy for Reporters of Human Rights Abuses Identity and Anonymity in Mobile Networks; Leonardo A. Martucci and Simone Fischer-Hübner.- 14. Personal Privacy in Mobile Networks; Claudio A. Ardagna, Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Pierangela Samarati