Design with and by Marginalized People in Humanitarian Makerspaces
2022 (English)In: International Journal of Design, ISSN 1991-3761, E-ISSN 1994-036X, Vol. 16, no 2, p. 91-105Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
There is a growing demand for humanitarian aid around the world as the number of displaced people has reached an unprecedented level. At the same time, the number of community-based design and fabrication makerspaces has been growing exponentially. Recently the humanitarian sector has become interested in how these spaces can help marginalized populations, including migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. However, there have been few efforts to document what types of design projects marginalized populations develop in these spaces. More broadly, knowledge on design with and by marginalized people remains underdeveloped. This study responds to this gap in knowledge, by analyzing cases from three makerspaces that support migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Greece. Ethnographic studies are conducted of twenty-three design projects emerging from these spaces. These projects are analyzed using the framework of Max-Neef’s fundamental needs to show how they simultaneously address functional and non-functional needs. For researchers, this study contributes to knowledge on design with and by marginalized people. For practitioners, this study helps to document the impact of humanitarian makerspaces by showing how design projects emerging from these spaces can address the needs of marginalized people. © 2022 Corsini, Jagtap, & Moultrie.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
NATL TAIWAN UNIV SCI & TECHNOL , 2022. Vol. 16, no 2, p. 91-105
Keywords [en]
Co-design, Humanitarian Design, Makerspaces, Marginalized People, User-driven Design
National Category
Design International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-23713DOI: 10.57698/v16i2.07ISI: 000863252500007Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85137680118OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-23713DiVA, id: diva2:1700716
Note
open access
This research was funded by UK EPSRC Doctoral Training Programme, grant number EP/L504920/1, EPSRC DTP Doctoral Fellowship Award grant number NAAG/070, and School of Technology Travel Award, University of Cambridge, UK.
2022-10-032022-10-032023-03-09Bibliographically approved