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21 December 2021 | dataset

Using Mobile Phones to Track Anti-Witchcraft Violence in Papua New Guinea

This short paper details a pilot project using mobile phones to record and report data about accusations of witchcraft at funerals. The pilot is part of a growing body of work that uses mobile phones to collect and record data in environments that are otherwise difficult to reach, and for a wide range of purposes, including health, education, agriculture and development. The project also shares important features with conflict-mapping programs which use mobiles phones to track and map outbreaks of violence. However, this pilot is the first to apply these new research techniques to the problem of anti-witchcraft violence.

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This short paper outlines the role new…

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Publisher Pacific Data Hub
Modified 10 May 2022
Release Date 21 December 2021
Source URL https://pacificdata.org/data/dataset/86f4bffd-eff0-4bca-a8a5-371643a5d7dc
Identifier 86f4bffd-eff0-4bca-a8a5-371643a5d7dc
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location Array
Relevant Countries Papua New Guinea
License Public
[Open Data]
Author Array