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The place of technology in the Capability Approach

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Haenssgen, Marco Johannes and Ariana, Proochista (2018) The place of technology in the Capability Approach. Oxford Development Studies, 46 (1). pp. 98-112. doi:10.1080/13600818.2017.1325456

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Abstract

Increasing scholarly attention has focussed on how to integrate technology within the Capability Approach (CA), yet without a consistent solution. Some describe technology as a special kind of capability input, but others consider the concept of technology to be fundamentally different from that of an ordinary input. We aim to contribute to the theoretical development of the CA by offering a consistent justification for the explicit inclusion of technology in this framework. We propose that technical objects have a ‘generative’ and a ‘transformative’ dimension through which they enable capabilities directly and affect other inputs in the attainment of valued capabilities. The objects acquire the transformative dimension from the broader technological context, which we propose as a new class of conversion factors. Using the example of mobile phones and their role in healthcare access, we demonstrate that our proposal helps to frame the analysis of the development impact of technology.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies > Global Sustainable Development
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Capabilities approach (Social sciences), Information technology, Cell phones, Wireless communication systems in medical care
Journal or Publication Title: Oxford Development Studies
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1360-0818
Official Date: 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
2018Published
12 May 2017Available
1 April 2017Accepted
Volume: 46
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 98-112
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2017.1325456
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: John Fell OUP Research Fund, Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), Scatcherd European Scholarship
Grant number: John Fell OUP Research Fund Ref. 122/670, Economic and Social Research Council Studentship Ref. SSD/2/2/16, Scatcherd European Scholarship Ref. GAF1213_SES_511446
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
SSD/2/2/16[ESRC] Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
122/670John Fell Fund, University of Oxfordhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004789
Scatcherd European Scholarship (GAF1213_SES_511446)[UO] University Of Oxfordhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000769
Vice-Chancellors’ Fund[UO] University Of Oxfordhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000769
UNSPECIFIEDHertford College, University of Oxfordhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010364
Department of International Development[UO] University Of Oxfordhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000769

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