Using ICT as a tool of data collection in conflict regions and in times of emergencies / Michael Nwankpa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nwankpa, Michael, author.

Series:

SAGE research methods cases.

SAGE research methods cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Data collection platforms--Nigeria--Case studies.

Data collection platforms.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Nigeria--Case studies.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

This study provides a detailed account of the innovative use of ICT as a tool of data collection in conflict-ridden Nigeria and in times of emergencies such as the global COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2019, a deadly virus, Coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China. This has spread to virtually every country in the globe, leading to a global pandemic that has resulted in the death of millions worldwide. COVID-19 caused a massive disruption to human activities in the form of national lockdowns and restrictions of freedom, including freedom of movement. This has adversely affected research activities including fieldwork to collect data. Typically, conducting research in conflict zones remains challenging. For example, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous state, faces intersecting and multidimensional security crises in nearly every part of the country. ICT, therefore, offers a unique and innovative data collection tool that helps to bridge the restrictions and challenges that COVID-19 and conflicts in Nigeria present. Using telephone and Whatsapp (primarily), this essay benefits from key informant interviews conducted between April and May 2021 with Nigerian security officials, members of vigilante, and substate armed groups, including Amotekun and Indigenous People of Biafra.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5296-0541-5

9781529605419

OCLC:

1303393507