Janaki Srinivasan
Assistant Professor
Computer Science
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
India
Biography
Janaki's research is focused on the political economy of information-based development initiatives. Her research interests include the political economy of development, social theory, critical information studies, ICTD, and qualitative research methods. Janaki has a Ph.D. in Information Management and Systems from UC Berkeley and masters degrees in Physics and in Information Technology from IIT Delhi and IIIT Bangalore
Research Interest
Political economy of development, Social theory, Critical information studies, ICTD, Qualitative research methods
Publications
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Srinivasan, Janaki and Jenna Burrell. 2015. “On the Importance of Price Information to Fishers and to Economists: Revisiting Mobile Phone Use Among Fishers in Kerala.†Information Technologies & International Development Vol. 11 (1).
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Oreglia, Elisa and Janaki Srinivasan. 2015. “ICT, Intermediaries, and the Transformation of Gendered Power Structures.†MIS Quarterly.
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Srinivasan, Janaki; Megan Finn and Morgan Ames. 2017. “Information Determinism: The Consequences of the Faith in Information.†Information Society 33 (1).
