Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140103773

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140103773

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

The Moral and Cultural Economy of Mobile Phones in the Pacific. Over the last decade, developing countries have experienced a digital revolution through the medium of the mobile phone. Basic handsets are now used for personal communication, social connection, internet access, electronic banking and money transfers. Through a comparative study of mobile telecommunications markets in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, this research will provide fresh insight into a transformative moment by examining how companies, consumers and state actors shape the moral and cultural dimensions of economic life. The research will historically and ethnographically document the broad social consequences of new digital technologies in the Pacific region.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 30-04-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $452,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Anthropology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Communication Across Languages and Culture |

Other Keywords

Anthropology | Communication Across Languages and Culture | Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology

Related Links