Social Design and Neocolonialism
Social Design and Neocolonialism
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社会设计与新殖民主义
DOI：
10.2752/175613114x14105155617429
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
0.7
通讯作者：
L. S. Weinstein
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作者：
Cinnamon L. Janzer;L. S. Weinstein
摘要 本文探讨了当前的社会设计领域：它的主张、实践和方法论。通过定性研究发现的结果阐明了社会设计实践的当前应用，并对其在社会领域的使用提出了批评。本文认为，设计师必须对各种复杂的社会和文化线索和结构保持敏感，否则他们就有可能助长或实践设计新殖民主义。本文提出了两个关键的理论建议，以进一步推动这一新兴领域的进步。首先，社会设计必须从以人为中心转向以情境为中心。其次，社会设计必须开发一个共享框架来理解、执行和评估其举措和干预措施。此外，本文还介绍了一个矩阵作为共享框架的早期迭代。
ABSTRACT This article examines the current field of social design: its claims, practices, and methodologies. Findings discovered through qualitative research illuminate the current application of social design practices and offer critique around their use in the social sphere. This article argues that designers must be sensitive to a variety of complex social and cultural cues and structures or they risk contributing to, or practicing, design neocolonialism. The article offers two key theoretical suggestions to further the emerging field's progress. First, social design must shift its focus from one that is human-centered to one that is situation-centered. Second, it is imperative that social design develops a shared framework for understanding, executing, and evaluating its initiatives and interventions. Additionally, this article introduces a matrix to serve as an early iteration of a shared framework.