Experimenting for transformation: the case of technologies for inclusive employment

Activity: PhD examination / assessment committeePhD (co-) supervision internal prepared - external promotionAcademic

Description

Short summary
People with a disability face exclusions when trying to find and keep employment. These exclusions result in inequalities and a transformation towards more inclusive employment is long due. Increasingly, actors in policy, research, industry, and citizens are exploring the potential of technologies for inclusive employment of people with a disability. However, the success of attempts that use technology for inclusion have been hit and miss. Part of the reason for this is the complexity and unpredictability of the problem. There are many different people involved in workplace exclusion, all representing different values and possibly having different solutions for the problem. At the same time, it is unclear which technological innovations work well for inclusion and which ones do not. In this thesis, I take this situation as a starting point for experimenting with different approaches for transformation. I take theoretical insights from fields like Disability Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Actor-Network Theory and combine them with methodological insights from Reflexive Monitoring in Action and Situated Intervention. Building on various notions from these fields, I analyse, and become part of, a Reflexive Evaluation of 7 experimental pilots that all experiment with inclusive technologies.

Period2024 → …
ExamineeMike Grijseels
Examination held at
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Athena Instituut
Degree of RecognitionNational