Territories of data: ontological divergences in the growth of data infrastructure (2022)
The construction of observatories in the Atacama Desert has prompted actors in Chile to envision initiatives for promoting the expansion of data infrastructure.
Publications
Lockdowns, Lives and Livelihoods: COVID-19, Public Health and Conflict Affected Populations (2021)
A novel remote qualitative research tool, Katikati, is used to engage with conflict-affected communities in Somalia on their experiences of a COVID-19 lockdown to help shape pandemic response.
The Coloniality of Collaboration: sources of epistemic obedience in data intensive astronomy in Chile…
Data collaborations have gained currency over the last decade as a means for data- and skills-poor actors to thrive as a fourth paradigm takes hold in the sciences.
Media and Digital Technologies for Mixed Methods Research in Public Health Emergencies Such as…
A multimethod evaluative study in Somalia of interactive radio-SMS highlights its potential as a mixed methods social research capability in low and middle income countries during health emergencies.
Mediated Sociability: Audience Participation and Convened Citizen Engagement in Interactive Broadcast Shows in Africa…
Across Africa, interactive radio shows are vibrant ‘convened social spaces’ for authorities and citizens to engage on public affairs; media presenters play crucial roles in shaping citizen engagement.
Alston and Heyns on Unlawful Killings: A Compendium of the Jurisprudence of the United…
This book provides a detailed overview of the law and policy related to unlawful killings and the right to life.
Biennial Report 2018-20
We wrote our report in tumultuous times which reminded us of the importance of critical perspectives. We take a moment to highlight ten such contributions over ten years.
The Human Rights Investigations Lab: Reflections from our Pilot Year (2020)
Berkeley launched its Human Rights Lab in 2016. The Lab trained students in investigations. In this report, we outline the Lab’s structure and share insights into its model.
Making and Breaking Peace in Sudan and South Sudan: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and…
Sudan's Peace Agreement of 2005 ended over two decades of civil war and led to South Sudan's independence.
Open Source Investigations and the Technology-Driven Knowledge Controversy in Human Rights Fact-Finding (2020)
Human rights fact-finding, like almost all professions that turn on truth-claims, is in the midst of a technology-driven ‘knowledge controversy’ that is at once unsettling and productive.
Making and Breaking Peace in Sudan and South Sudan: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and…
Edited by CGHR's Sarah M.H. Nouwen, Laura M. James and Sharath Srinivasan, this Proceedings of the British Academy volume brings together economic, legal, anthropological and political science perspectives…
Rethinking Publics in Africa in a Digital Age (2019)
The diverse and vibrant uses of new digital technologies across eastern Africa provide fresh impetus to rethink the concept of ‘publics’ from a distinctly African vantage point.