Biography
Arul Chib is Professor of Technology and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He investigates emergent information and communication technologies as transformational tools in resource-constrained environments, with an emphasis on the socio-structural contexts of power within which social change occurs. His present research examines the agency, appropriation and innovative use of digital technologies by marginalized communities
Programmatically, Dr. Chib studies two broad domains, namely healthcare settings of developing countries and the context of transnational migration. His research, mentorship and teaching have contributed to the growth of the ICTD field in the Global South, and been recognized, amongst others by the 2011 Scopus Award in Sustainable Development, accompanied by a Humboldt fellowship.
Since 2020, Professor Chib is the CoEditor of the Gender, Technology, and Development journal, and serves on the editorial boards of Human Communication Research, Communication Yearbook, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, and Mobile Media and Communication. He is a member of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access committee of the International Communication Association.
He has lived and worked in India, Germany, the Netherlands, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States of America.
International Institute of Social Studies
- chib@iss.nl
- Room
- I2-02
- Location
- Kortenaerkade 12, 's - Gravenhage
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Work
- Arul Chib, Hoan Nguyen & Daoyi Lin (2021) - Provocation as Agentic Practice: Gender Performativity in Online Strategies of Transgender Sex Workers - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 26 (2), 55-71 - doi: 10.1093/jcmc/zmaa017 - [link]
- Arul Chib, Ming Wei Ang, Gabrielle C. Ibasco & Hoan Nguyen (2021) - Mobile Media (Non-)Use as Expression of Agency - Mass Communication and Society, 24 (6), 818-842 - doi: 10.1080/15205436.2021.1970187 - [link]
- Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen, Saifuddin Ahmed & Arul Chib (2021) - The Role of Social Media Behaviors and Structural Intergroup Relations on Immigrant Stereotypes - International Journal of Communication, 15, 4085-4108
- Arul Chib, Katrina Alvarez & Tatjana Todorovic (2021) - Critical Perspectives on the Smart City: Efficiency Objectives vs Inclusion Ideals - Journal of Urban Technology - doi: 10.1080/10630732.2021.2001712 - [link]
3105 Research Paper Preparation
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- 2022
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- ISS-3105-22-23
Major SPD
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- 2022
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- ISS-SPD-22-23
3308 Qualitative Interviewing
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- 2022
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- ISS-3308-22-23
5401 Research Paper
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- 2022
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- ISS-5401-22-23
4271 People on the Move
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- 2022
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- ISS-4271-22-23
4270 Migration and Development
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- 2022
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- ISS-4270-22-23
4154 Critical Social Policy
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- 2022
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- ISS-4154-22-23