Digital exiles refugee work in the global digital economy Andreas Hackl

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hackl, Andreas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Employment.

Refugees--Economic conditions.

Telecommuting.

Internet--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press [2026]

Summary:

"A deep exploration of the opportunities and risks a global digital economy poses for refugees. Digital Exiles opens a rare window into the world of refugees trying to survive and thrive in an increasingly digitalized and technological world of work. Often excluded from local employment and struggling to make ends meet, refugees are increasingly dependent on digital jobs and online work as a financial lifeline. Andreas Hackl offers a human-centered and global perspective to these struggles through his research into three of the most important refugee-hosting countries: Lebanon, Kenya, and Germany. The pursuit of a digital livelihood—from attending coding schools in Berlin to training datasets for AI in crisis-stricken Lebanon to online freelancing in Kenya’s refugee camps—represents an increasingly important income opportunity for refugees. Digital work programs by aid organizations and the private sector aim to help the forcibly displaced become self-reliant and successful workers, yet, for many, it creates new forms of exclusion, precarity, and risk. Combining human stories with insights from five years of multisited research and applied work with leading organizations, the author presents an alternative vision of an inclusive world of work that can help shape the fair digital economy of the future"-- MIT Press Direct

Contents:

Introduction : refugees in the global digital economy

Digital exiles in times of crisis : the struggle for a digital livelihood among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Online freelancing among refugees in Kenya : bounded liberation and digital risks in the gig economy

Coding against all odds : the promises and perils of digital careers for refugees in Berlin

Exiled in the digital economy : visions of liberation and risk in the hypermobile refugee ghetto

Epilogue : working toward an inclusive and fair future of digital refugee work

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title form PDF title page (MIT Press Direct, viewed June 29, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Hackl, Andreas Digital exiles

ISBN:

9780262052474

0262052474

OCLC:

1599318726

Access Restriction:

Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access