Welfare state geographies are undergoing increasing digitalization and datafication, as digital and data-driven technologies and associated practices are embedded in welfare institutions and shape interactions with citizens. Digital welfare systems are often assumed to provide more convenient and personalized services, flexible working practices, cost-efficiency and in some cases more just decisions. At the same time, they create frictions and contradictions when systems fail to function as intended or enhance biases. We call these digital vulnerabilities.
Guest editors:
Dr. Desirée Enlund
Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Dr. Maria Arnelid
Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences & Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Dr. Petter Falk
Department of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Anne Kaun
Department of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Sara Mörtsell
Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Special issue information:
This Special Issue invites contributions that attend to the geographies produced in, through, and of digital vulnerabilities and how these contribute to uneven digital geographies.
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Keywords:
Welfare state, Welfare, Spatialities, Vulnerabilities, Digitalization, Datafication
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