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Combining Pragmatism and Critical Realism in ICT4D Research: An e-Resilience Case Example

机译:实用主义与批判现实主义相结合的ICT4D研究:一个电子应变案例

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ICT4D research is strongly oriented to practice but hardly ever explicitly uses the research paradigm of pragmatism. We argue that, though highly-relevant to ICT4D, pragmatism suffers some shortcomings in terms of its philosophy of the world, explanatory power, truth-testing, and values. We suggest that "pragmatist-critical realism" - a novel research paradigm combining pragmatism and critical realism - can address these shortcomings and provide a valuable foundation for ICT4D research; particularly action-oriented research. We outline a four-step operational methodology for pragmatist-critical realism based on a research project that created an "e-resilience" action plan applying ICTs to strengthen resilience of farming communities in Uganda. We hope other action- and design-oriented ICT4D researchers will be encouraged to assess whether pragmatist-critical realism could form a useful basis for their future research.
机译:ICT4D研究以实践为导向,但从未明确使用实用主义的研究范式。我们认为,实用主义虽然与ICT4D高度相关,但在其世界哲学,解释力,真理检验和价值观方面仍存在一些缺陷。我们认为,“实用主义-批判现实主义”-一种将实用主义和批判性现实主义相结合的新颖研究范式-可以解决这些缺点,并为ICT4D研究提供有价值的基础;特别是面向行动的研究。我们基于一个研究项目概述了实用主义批判现实主义的四个步骤的操作方法,该项目创建了一个应用ICT来增强乌干达农业社区抗灾力的“电子抗灾力”行动计划。我们希望鼓励其他以行动和设计为导向的ICT4D研究人员评估实用主义批评现实主义是否可以为他们的未来研究提供有用的基础。

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