Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society : Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schäfer, Mirko Tobias.

Contributor:

Van Es, Karin.

Lauriault, Tracey.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The influence of austerity measures and neoliberal ideologies has sparked discussions about the relevance and value of academic institutions, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. Universities are redirecting academic focus towards greater societal engagement. This book argues that academia has much to gain by moving beyond its institutional walls, in our case, by doing data work with stakeholders and civil society. This collaborative work benefits citizens in our democratic, open societies and advances our knowledge economies. Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society offers a combination of theoretical insights, practical methodologies, and case studies, showcasing the power of collaborative research with stakeholders across diverse communities and civil society to tackle challenges that address pressing issues stemming from data practices and social justice issues. Taken together, the book’s chapters formulate relevant concepts for grounding societally engaged research in the theories and methodologies from different disciplines. In addition, the book informs university administrators and research directors how to advance academia effectively towards mutual knowledge transfer with societal sectors.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Foreword: The Power of Collaborative Explorations

Part I: Theory and Position Papers

Chapter 1: Making a Difference: The Epistemic Value of Collaborative Research in a Datafied Society

Chapter 2: Performing Critical Data Studies from the Inside: Working with Government to Change Data Regimes

Chapter 3: Confronting Politicized Research: The Case for Reflexive Neutrality

Chapter 4: Inside Datafication: Entrepreneurial Research for Investigating Emerging Data Practices

Chapter 5: Open Government Partnership (OGP): Balancing Expertise, Practice, and the Academy

Chapter 6: The Challenge of Addressing Subjectivities through Participatory Action Research on Datafication

Part II: Case Studies

Chapter 7: Community Responses to Family Violence Policy: A Public Sector Collaboration

Chapter 8: Data Against Feminicide: The Process and Impact of Codesigning Digital Research Tools

Chapter 9: The Fairwork Project: Promoting Good Labor Practices in the Digital Platform Economy through Action Research

Chapter 10: Advancing Equity through Data Practices : A Transformative Model for Organizational Change

Chapter 11: Advancing Critical Data Literacy through Justice-Focused Research: A Case Study of the Occupational Hazards of Mass Incarceration

Chapter 12: Empowering Citizenship Through Academic Practices : The Case Study of Amazonian Civic Media

Chapter 13: Speculative Data Infrastructures: Prototyping a Public Database on Corporate Tax Avoidance

Chapter 14: The DataWorkplace: Collaborative Learning about Datafication in Local Government

Chapter 15: You Will Be Assimilated: Reflections on Ethnographic Fieldwork on Algorithmic Systems.

Chapter 16: Lessons Learned from The eQuality Project: Privacy and Equality for Youth in Networked Spaces

Afterword

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-077657-4

1-003-69271-0

1-04-078956-0

90-485-5592-2

9781003692713

OCLC:

1452023552

Publisher Number:

10.5117/9789463727679