Allen, William (2021) The practice and politics of migration data visualization. In, McAuliffe, Marie (ed.) Research Handbook on International Migration and Digital Technology. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 58-69. (doi:10.4337/9781839100611.00013).
Abstract
Data visualization aims to enhance understanding and communication of key insights deriving from primarily quantitative sources. While prior scholarship has focused on the technical aspects of how to visualize data, recent interest has turned to understanding the political and social dimensions of visualization. This chapter aims to outline major aspects of the practice and politics of data visualization. After introducing a typology informed by design practice that expresses how a visualization’s audience and purpose contribute towards its eventual form, I apply this typology to several migration visualizations. Then, I consider how visualizations - as well as the technologies and design processes underpinning them - represent and generate new forms of data politics. As a result, I argue these open new questions about how, for whom, and in which circumstances data visualization matters in the domain of migration and mobility.
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