5 papers
The Everyday Security of Living with Conflict
Jessica McClearn, Reem Talhouk, Rikke Bjerg Jensen
When `cyber' is used as a prefix, attention is typically drawn to the technological and spectacular aspects of war and conflict -- and, by extension, security. We offer a different…
Envisioning Collaborative Futures: Advancing the Frontiers of Embedded Research
Anna R. L. Carter, Kyle Montague, Reem Talhouk +7
Participatory design initiatives, especially within the realm of digital civics, are often integrated and co-developed with the very citizens and communities they intend to assist.…
DCitizens Roles Unveiled: SIG Navigating Identities in Digital Civics and the Spectrum of Societal Impact
Anna R. L. Carter, Kyle Montague, Reem Talhouk +6
The DCitizens SIG aims to navigate ethical dimensions in forthcoming Digital Civics projects, ensuring enduring benefits and community resilience. Additionally, it seeks to shape t…
Security Patchworking in Lebanon: Infrastructuring Across Failing Infrastructures
Jessica McClearn, Rikke Bjerg Jensen, Reem Talhouk
In this paper we bring to light the infrastructuring work carried out by people in Lebanon to establish and maintain everyday security in response to multiple simultaneously failin…
Othered, Silenced and Scapegoated: Understanding the Situated Security of Marginalised Populations in Lebanon
Jessica McClearn, Rikke Bjerg Jensen, Reem Talhouk
In this paper we explore the digital security experiences of marginalised populations in Lebanon such as LGBTQI+ identifying people, refugees and women. We situate our work in the…