Have a look at the amazing diversity of research, teaching and engagement of a growing list of UK-based digital anthropologists in this new Directory hosted by UCL Anthropology : docs.google.com/document/d/1yI…

Does anyone have literature recommendations on e-learning and digital inequalities/divides in developing countries?

12 years ago, when I lived and worked in Israel-Palestine as a journalist, I wrote this analysis for The New Humanitarian - trying to make sense of international law in Gaza conflict. Many of these questions are now being asked once again: thenewhumanitarian.org/report/94484/a…

If anyone would be motivated to review my book "The Invisible Palestinians: The Hidden Struggle for Inclusion in Jewish Tel Aviv" for a journal, news outlet, or magazine - please get in touch and I can get you a free copy. iupress.org/9780253060839/…

ILO and UNDP jointly hosted the fourth installment of the Learning Lab Series, focusing on good practices by digital labour platforms that enhance inclusion and provide labour protections for both refugees and host communities. ilo.org/emppolicy/What…

Excited to host a guest talk by Humans in the loop in my course Digital Global Development at School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh today. Last week my students were lucky to meet Brizan Were from Learning Lions. I am very grateful for being able to offer them this glimpses into digital development practice

Had an amazing time delivering my course Migration and Forced Displacement in a Digital Age at Edinburgh Futures Institute - with incredibly insightful guest lecturing by UNHCR Innovation, GSMA, and Privacy International

How is digital transformation changing the future of work and skills? Join us for this online/in-person discussion next week with Benedetta Catanzariti Jen Ross Karen Gregory and Zulum Avila of International Labour Organization

Want to come to Barcelona in July 2024 and talk about informal and "illegitimate" activity in digital economies? Please send in your paper proposal. Dr Margie Cheesman and I are organising this panel at the upcoming EASA conference: nomadit.co.uk/conference/eas…

The deadline for paper submissions to the EASA conference, July 2024 in Barcelona, is nearing: if you want to join our exciting panel on Informal and Illegitimate aspects of the digital economy, please send me and Dr Margie Cheesman your abstract here: nomadit.co.uk/conference/eas…

We are hiring for a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at The University of Edinburgh, with any thematic or regional focus jobs.ac.uk/job/DGH062/lec…

New International Labour Organization report on Digital labour platforms in Kenya, which platforms is reshaping Kenya’s economic landscape and the experiences of workers, especially women ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/…

Are platform co-ops a feasible solution for refugee communities and in digital labor markets?platform.coop/blog/cooperati…

Small Island Digital States - new report by the UN Development Global Small Island Developing States team provides the first comprehensive survey and report on digital in developing island states, arguing for a "whole-of-society" approach undp.org/publications/s…

Glad to see that the @ILO report "Realizing decent work in the platform economy" recognizes the unique opportunities and challenges of platform work for refugees, with specific recommendations for their protection ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/…

It was an honour to speak at the International Labour Organization employment academy ITCILO in Turin about the digital divide in access to employment, with a focus on refugees, on world refugee day. Hope that the future of work for refugees will benefit from digitalization rather than facing more risks

Thank you to Medical Aid for Palestinians, Bashir Saade, and the other musicians who gave a heartwarming charity concert in Edinburgh this weekend, amidst a heartbreaking catastrophe in Gaza. In case you missed it, you can still donate to MAP here: map.org.uk