Abstract
In this article we discuss the entanglement of apps, mobilities, and migration" and the way that apps work as migrant infrastructure in a Covid context. We develop our analysis through a case study of Singapore's response to the pandemic during 2020-22, centred on the control of migrant workers through the use of Covid apps. We argue that Covid apps enact 'managed inequality' in blatant as well as subtle ways for migrants and the societies in which they live and belong.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 636-654 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | International Journal of Cultural Studies |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2023.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- apps
- contact tracing
- Covid-19
- disability
- migrant infrastructure
- migration
- mobile phones
- mobilities
- Singapore
- surveillance
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