Cartography, Ethics and Social Theory

Harley, J. B.

doi:10.3138/c211-1512-0603-xj14

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“…Murdoch and Clark [53, p. 115] warned that "local knowledge, like scientific knowledge, can be reified, given virtues it simply does not possess." Agrawal [1] perceived this divide between scientific and indigenous knowledge based on methodological considerations rather than substantive grounds as superficial, and that both are shaped by their social contexts [27].…”

Section: Indigenous Knowledgementioning

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Participation through communicative action: A case study of GIS for addressing land/water development in India

Puri

Sahay

2003

Information Technology for Development

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Abstract. Attempts to alleviate land degradation and water scarcity in arid/semi-arid regions of India have historically been carried out within the ambit of government schemes implemented disparately by concerned departments. These sectoral methods are being increasingly replaced by a watershed-based approach in which local communities are encouraged to assume ownership of development programs, albeit within the government's overarching control. This decentralized model of governance has also in some cases had a positive impact on the more effective use of ICTs like Geographic Information System (GIS) in locally relevant applications. In this paper, the need for integrating disparate knowledge systems around GIS-based applications to mitigate land degradation, and the facilitating role of participation in achieving such integration, are discussed. It is argued that such participatory processes can be effectively enabled through communicative action whilst taking into consideration the historically existing power asymmetries. The Habermasian Ideal Speech Situation (IDS) provides a conceptual framework to argue how such communicative action can be enabled. This framework is applied to an empirical analysis of a GIS project for land management in India. The paper contributes to unpacking knowledge systems implicated in the use of GIS for addressing land degradation, foregrounding the importance of indigenous knowledge, and in espousing the crucial need to draw upon critical social perspectives in IS research.

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Section: Indigenous Knowledgementioning

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Participation through communicative action: A case study of GIS for addressing land/water development in India

Puri

Sahay

2003

Information Technology for Development

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“…Cela vient éclairer d'un jour nouveau les analyses nombreuses sur le pouvoir des cartes (Harley, 1989 ;1990 ;Jacob, 1992 ;Wood, 1992). Dans la lignée de ces études, plusieurs auteurs attribuent ainsi explicitement aux cartes et représentations spatiales un « effet de vérité », qui serait consubstantiel à l'image pour Michel Lussault (2003) et à la carte pour Bernard Debarbieux (2002).…”

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Regard pluridisciplinaire sur les usages sociaux de géovisualisations 3D pour la sensibilisation au risque d’inondation

2018

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“…Geo-information is a formidable mediator not only of spatial knowledge but also of social and political power. Geo-information does not only represent the world-for example, as seen by the state-but also, through its use in society, reinforces the power of the state (Harley 1989(Harley , 1990Wood 1992).…”

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Framing the use of geo-information in government: a tale of two perspectives

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While commercial virtual globes (e.g. Google Earth) and global scientific cyber-infrastructures (e.g. Digital Earth) are revolutionizing the way we use and produce geoinformation, we still lack a rich conceptual understanding of how genuine human actors use geo-information and associated technologies in real work settings. In this paper, we conceptualize the use of geo-information as encompassing people's actual use practices, the values to which people aspire through geo-information use, and the rules that either legally prescribe or just encourage optimal use. Values, practices and rules can be illuminated from two perspectives (or lenses), the market and the polis, resulting in radically different insights on the use of geo-information as a social phenomenon. We argue that with a polis lens we stand a chance to explain how authentic human actors, groups and communities with different values, interests and motivations use geo-information, and how societal benefits materialize or not as a result. Seen from a polis lens, values are not easily measurable standards of goodness, dominant public management ideas can be the source of technical-organizational change in government while policies can be fruitfully examined as persuasive arguments to target audiences. With a polis lens, we are more likely to understand the emergence of new practices, value contests and global rules underpinning commercial virtual globes and scientific cyber-infrastructures.

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Cartography, Ethics and Social Theory

Cited by 200 publications

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Participation through communicative action: A case study of GIS for addressing land/water development in India

Participation through communicative action: A case study of GIS for addressing land/water development in India

Regard pluridisciplinaire sur les usages sociaux de géovisualisations 3D pour la sensibilisation au risque d’inondation

Framing the use of geo-information in government: a tale of two perspectives

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