HCI for peace: a call for constructive action

Peace is an important value for the human-computer interaction research community, yet it has not resulted in the development of a research sub-community or even a research agenda. In this paper we seek to address this void by first motivating the need for computing research on promoting peace and preventing war. We then review evidence on the factors that affect the likelihood that armed conflict will occur, as well as the aspects involved when individuals make moral decisions on whether or not to support a war. Based on this review, we propose a research agenda, citing research examples from the human-computer interaction literature and discussing new ideas. Author Keywords Peace, war, causes of conflict, empathy, compassion, software, technology, research agenda. ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI):

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Juan Pablo Hourcade, Natasha E. Bullock-Rest
• Keywords: CHI 2011, Human Computer Interaction, Human Computer Interaction Research, Software Technology Research