Anu Masso
Biographic Data
| ID | 143272 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anu Masso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anu |
| FAMILY NAME | Masso |
| SIGNATURE | MASSO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tallinn University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3134-950X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 112 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
What shapes perceived safety in autonomous mobility? Cross-cultural evidence from large-scale online eye tracking
As autonomous vehicles increasingly perceive and navigate the world through AI-based sensing systems, understanding what people pay attention to and how they interpret these same environments has become equally important for socially accepted autonomous mobility. Public acceptance depends not only on how safely autonomous systems operate, but also on how people interpret the environments in which these systems act. While increasing the visible re…
Threat discourses in and between crises – ascribing threats to forced migrants on Facebook
This article examines how crises catalyse intergroup threat expression, focusing on the European refugee crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed Estonian-language Facebook posts, which had the maximum number of user engagements per quarter, and the content linked within these posts on the topic of forced migration from 2014 to 2020. Applying the discourse-historical approach, we analysed threats attributed to forced migrants. The results re…
In the blind spot of AI-based mobility: Eye-tracking visual attention to people with reduced mobility in autonomous vehicles and the ethics of inclusive design
As AI systems increasingly shape urban mobility futures, the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion have become central to responsible design. While race, gender, and age have been extensively studied, people with reduced mobility (PRM) remain underrepresented in empirical research on AI and autonomous vehicles (AVs). This article addresses this critical gap by investigating how disability and intersecting social categories are perceived …
Comparing Digital, Data, and AI Literacy: A Narrative Review
This article explores the growing need to understand what skills are required to navigate rapid technological change driven by digitalisation, datafication, and AI – both within organisations and education, and in citizens’ everyday lives. Through a narrative literature review of digital, data, and AI literacy, we analyse their defining components, synthesising these approaches into an integrated framework. Our findings position digital literacy …
Social Data Migration Concept: Analyzing Transborder Data Flows in the Post-Industrial Economy
Transborder data flows offer opportunities, such as health data sharing, but they also bring risk. Research has explored the tensions between transnational and regional linkages, striving to understand when transborder flows of data bring benefits or drawbacks. By viewing global data flows as a social change process, this commentary strives to complement existing perspectives. It advocates embedding data studies within the framework of social tra…
Citizens’ perspectives on platformisation of police work: A scenario and story-based exploration in Estonia and Sweden
The integration of automated decision-making systems has transformed police work and our understanding of security and surveillance. Despite a growing theoretical literature on shifts in policing due to widespread analytical platform adoption, the public's understanding and perception of these changes are largely unexplored. This study aims to bridge this gap by empirically examining citizens’ perspectives on the new dynamics of police work in tw…
Automating public administration: Citizens’ attitudes towards automated decision-making across Estonia, Sweden, and Germany
Although algorithms are increasingly used for enabling the automation of tasks in public administration of welfare states, the citizens’ knowledge of, experiences with and attitudes towards automated decision-making (ADM) in public administration are still less known. This article strives to reveal the perspectives of citizens who are increasingly exposed to ADM systems, relying on a comparative analysis of a representative survey conducted in Es…
Basic values in artificial intelligence: Comparative factor analysis in Estonia, Germany, and Sweden
Increasing attention is paid to ethical issues and values when designing and deploying artificial intelligence (AI). However, we do not know how those values are embedded in artificial artefacts or how relevant they are to the population exposed to and interacting with AI applications. Based on literature engaging with ethical principles and moral values in AI, we designed an original survey instrument, including 15 value components, to estimate …
Women’s (im)mobility strategies and digital platform adoption: The case study of employees doing desk work in Pune, India
This paper investigates the shift in (im)mobility through the digitalization of practices, based on the views of women working in a multinational IT company in Pune, India. The digital phenomenon, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, influences all areas of society, pushing forward the online economy and transforming daily strategies by facilitating mobility and enabling immobility. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 digitally active …
The social imaginaries on governance through data: Q-methodological analysis of data professionals' views in the field of mobility
This study strives to contribute to the discussions on the increasing use of data in organisational settings within specific contexts like governance and control of spatial mobilities. Whereas legal, regulatory, and technical aspects are widely studied, there is less knowledge about public discourses on data, especially the data professionals' interpretations (re)constructing these understandings. This study conducted Q-methodological interviews …
Rahvuse kujutamine eesti meremeeste Jaapani reisikirjades XIX sajandi teisel poolel
Rahvus ja rahvuslus eesti ajakirjanduses Artikli eesmärk on uurida, kuidas mõistsid eestlased rahvust tärkavas Eesti ühiskonnas XIX sajandi teisel poolel. Kasutame empiirilise alusena eestikeelses ajakirjanduses avaldatud eesti meremeeste Jaapani reisikirju alates varaseimast reisikirjast 1867. aastal kuni XIX sajandi lõpuni. Need ilmusid ajal, mil Eestis toimus rahvuslik ärkamine alates esimestest ideedest kuni poliitiliste nõudmiste tekkeni. M…
Estonian E-Residency and Conceptions of Platform-Based State-Individual Relationship
This study explores how government-supported digital ID systems evoke novel conceptions of platform-based state-individual relationship by drawing on the concept of platformization and Estonian e-residency as the empirical case. E-residency is a policy concept introduced by the Estonian government, which allows foreigners to apply for a state-issued digital ID in order to gain remote access to Estonian public and private e-services. Based on qual…
(Non)negotiable spaces of algorithmic governance: Perceptions on the Ubenwa health app as a ‘relocated’ solution
This study explores relocated algorithmic governance through a qualitative study of the Ubenwa health app. The Ubenwa, which was developed in Canada based on a dataset of babies from Mexico, is currently being implemented in Nigeria to detect birth asphyxia. The app serves as an ideal case for examining the socio-cultural negotiations involved in re-contextualising algorithmic technology. We conducted in-depth interviews with parents, medical pra…
Unpacking algorithms as technologies of power: Syrian refugees and data experts on algorithmic governance
The article explores algorithmic governance through the lenses of Foucault's work on governmentality. Algorithms are understood as “technologies of power” that literally “subjectify” the individuals upon which they act. Our main focus is on Syrian refugees in two national contexts - Estonia and Turkey - and we consider four types of algorithms to which refugees are subjected: relocation, police risk scoring, recommendation algorithms and online a…
The Relationship between Ethno-Linguistic Composition of Social Networks and Activity Space: A Study Using Mobile Phone Data
This study is a contribution to the discussion on the ethnic segregation cycle, through the examination of individuals’ activity spaces—including residence and workplace—and from the perspective of social networks. Bridging social ties can be a key factor in higher minority inclusion and in breaking the vicious circle of segregation. We compare the spatial behaviour of two ethno-linguistic population groups living in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital ci…
Identifying relationships between personal social networks and spatial mobility: A study using smartphone tracing and related surveys
Knowledge about the relationship between the spatial organisation of personal social networks and physical mobility is important for understanding spatial problems and social inequalities that are inseparable from spatial and social structures. To provide further insights into these relationships, this study investigates the link between the spatial distribution of individuals' social networks and spatial mobility. We collected data from a group …
The Link Between Ethnic Segregation and Socio‐Economic Status: An Activity Space Approach
The extent to which ethnic segregation results from differences in socio‐economic factors remains a seminal topic of debate. The growing literature demonstrating the multifaceted phenomenon of segregation urges more focus on individuals’ spatial and social interactions. We applied an activity space approach and considered ethnic differences in individuals’ activity spaces as an indicator of spatial segregation. We used mobile phone and survey dat…
Understanding power positions in a new digital landscape: Perceptions of Syrian refugees and data experts on relocation algorithm
This study explores the differences and similarities between the perceptions of data experts and refugees as data subjects, in the context of a refugee relocation algorithm. The study conducted in-depth interviews with data experts and Syrian refugees in Estonia and Turkey. The results indicate that both refugees and data experts acknowledge the algorithms’ potential power for structuring the everyday life experiences of people. Whereas refugees …
What factors explain anti-Muslim prejudice? An assessment of the effects of Muslim population size, institutional characteristics and immigration-related media claims
What factors explain majority members’ anti-Muslim prejudice? This is an increasingly important question to ask, but to date only relatively few studies have sought to provide answers from a cross-national comparative perspective. This study aims to help fill this gap. Using data from the seventh round of the European Social Survey (ESS) linked with country-level characteristics, our results indicate that (a) a larger Muslim population size, (b) …
Mobile Time as a Blessing or a Curse: Perceptions of Smartphone Use and Personal Time Among Generation Groups in Estonia; Pp. 45–62
Although the literature has paid a lot of attention to the importance of mobile digital media in shaping peopleâ s perception of personal and social time, little empirical research has focused on these issues. We aim at bridging this gap by testing empirically a hypothesis that shared perceptions of social life in the smartphone era vary generationally. The analysis, based on representative survey data collected in Estonia in 2014 (n = 573), reve…
Generational differences in spatial mobility: A study with mobile phone data
This article focuses on generational differences in spatial mobility. Assuming that the ability to cope with the social transformations related to growing mobility varies significantly across generations, we use mobile positioning data collected in Estonia during 2014 providing four main indicators, namely, the number of locations visited and the distances between visited locations, within Estonia and abroad. The results indicate that spatial mob…
Welcome to the virtual state’: Estonian e-residency and the digitalised state as a commodity
In this article, we examine the reconstruction and commodification of the national space through digital technologies by using the case of Estonian e-residency. E-residency or ‘virtual residency’ is an initiative of the Estonian government which gives foreigners global access to Estonian e-services via state-issued digital identity. We explore the ways in which the ideas of the ‘virtual state’ and ‘virtual residency’ have been employed for purpos…
The Routledge International Handbook of European Social Transformations
This book focuses on social transformations as one of the central topics in the social sciences. The study of European social transformations is very valuable in the context of universal discussions within social sciences: explaining invariable, universal attributes of societies and examining changing attributes. The book consists of 20 chapters on European social transformations, written from the perspectives of distinguished scholars from such …
Changes in Language Policy in Estonia: Self-Descriptions of Russian-Speaking Students; Pp. 221–247
This study concentrates on one of the most drastic changes in Estonian language policy since the country regained its independence â the change in the language of instruction in Russian-medium schools. The Estonian example is rather unique internationally since the minority group can choose different languages of instruction for schooling. We focus on studentsâ ethno-cultural self-descriptions as one indicator for studying the change in the lang…
Change in Language of Instruction in Russian Medium Schools: Multilevel Analysis of Attitudes and Language Proficiency
This study aims to explain the positions regarding change in language of instruction in Russian-medium schools. The empirical basis for this article is a representative survey conducted in 2009 among pupils (n = 1026) and teachers (n = 548) in Estonia. The results indicate that in the case of teachers’ language proficiency, individual resources (citizenship, Estonian-language media) dominate over regional (ethnic composition) ones. Regarding pupi…
What factors explain anti-Muslim prejudice? An assessment of the effects of Muslim population size, institutional characteristics and immigration-related media claims
What factors explain majority members’ anti-Muslim prejudice? This is an increasingly important question to ask, but to date only relatively few studies have sought to provide answers from a cross-national comparative perspective. This study aims to help fill this gap. Using data from the seventh round of the European Social Survey (ESS) linked with country-level characteristics, our results indicate that (a) a larger Muslim population size, (b) …
Welcome to the virtual state’: Estonian e-residency and the digitalised state as a commodity
In this article, we examine the reconstruction and commodification of the national space through digital technologies by using the case of Estonian e-residency. E-residency or ‘virtual residency’ is an initiative of the Estonian government which gives foreigners global access to Estonian e-services via state-issued digital identity. We explore the ways in which the ideas of the ‘virtual state’ and ‘virtual residency’ have been employed for purpos…
(Re)Construction of Collective Identities after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Case of Estonia
The paper will focus on the structures of collective identities of the Russian-speaking population of Estonia. Particular cultural and political orientations held by individuals and frequencies of self-categorization as Russian, ex-Soviet, citizens of Estonia, etc. have been discussed extensively. Much less attention has been paid to the structures of self-identification, which draw out people's thinking patterns. The paper is based on the method…
A Readiness to Accept Immigrants in Europe? Individual and Country-Level Characteristics
This paper focuses on one aspect of spatial reflexivity—individual readiness to accept immigrants. The singularity of the article is an attempt to include in the analysis both micro- and macro-level characteristics of migration attitudes. European Social Survey data from 23 countries are analysed with a multilevel modelling method. In the theoretical part, Giddens’ structuration approach is used. The results of the analysis show that, although th…
Identity dynamics of Russian-speakers of Estonia in the transition period
The question of the development of the identity of those of the Russian diaspora in various post-Soviet independent states has attracted many scholars. With this article the authors would like to join the discussion by exploring the strategies used for retrospective self-designation and creation of boundaries between “us” and “them” of younger Russian-speakers1 living in Estonia. The authors consider that there are good preconditions for the rise…
Identifying relationships between personal social networks and spatial mobility: A study using smartphone tracing and related surveys
Knowledge about the relationship between the spatial organisation of personal social networks and physical mobility is important for understanding spatial problems and social inequalities that are inseparable from spatial and social structures. To provide further insights into these relationships, this study investigates the link between the spatial distribution of individuals' social networks and spatial mobility. We collected data from a group …
Generational differences in spatial mobility: A study with mobile phone data
This article focuses on generational differences in spatial mobility. Assuming that the ability to cope with the social transformations related to growing mobility varies significantly across generations, we use mobile positioning data collected in Estonia during 2014 providing four main indicators, namely, the number of locations visited and the distances between visited locations, within Estonia and abroad. The results indicate that spatial mob…
The Relationship between Ethno-Linguistic Composition of Social Networks and Activity Space: A Study Using Mobile Phone Data
This study is a contribution to the discussion on the ethnic segregation cycle, through the examination of individuals’ activity spaces—including residence and workplace—and from the perspective of social networks. Bridging social ties can be a key factor in higher minority inclusion and in breaking the vicious circle of segregation. We compare the spatial behaviour of two ethno-linguistic population groups living in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital ci…
The Link Between Ethnic Segregation and Socio‐Economic Status: An Activity Space Approach
The extent to which ethnic segregation results from differences in socio‐economic factors remains a seminal topic of debate. The growing literature demonstrating the multifaceted phenomenon of segregation urges more focus on individuals’ spatial and social interactions. We applied an activity space approach and considered ethnic differences in individuals’ activity spaces as an indicator of spatial segregation. We used mobile phone and survey dat…
The formation of imagined borders in post‐Soviet Estonia: Diaspora or local community
This paper focuses to the development of the collective identity of Russian diaspora in transformational Estonia after dissolution of Soviet Union. The case represents the situation in which not only the previous state borders but the the whole political system have changed. The paper analyzes the acceptance and rejection of the collective identification categories. The results indicate limited acceptance of the identification ideologies suggeste…
Change in Language of Instruction in Russian Medium Schools: Multilevel Analysis of Attitudes and Language Proficiency
This study aims to explain the positions regarding change in language of instruction in Russian-medium schools. The empirical basis for this article is a representative survey conducted in 2009 among pupils (n = 1026) and teachers (n = 548) in Estonia. The results indicate that in the case of teachers’ language proficiency, individual resources (citizenship, Estonian-language media) dominate over regional (ethnic composition) ones. Regarding pupi…
(Non)negotiable spaces of algorithmic governance: Perceptions on the Ubenwa health app as a ‘relocated’ solution
This study explores relocated algorithmic governance through a qualitative study of the Ubenwa health app. The Ubenwa, which was developed in Canada based on a dataset of babies from Mexico, is currently being implemented in Nigeria to detect birth asphyxia. The app serves as an ideal case for examining the socio-cultural negotiations involved in re-contextualising algorithmic technology. We conducted in-depth interviews with parents, medical pra…
Unpacking algorithms as technologies of power: Syrian refugees and data experts on algorithmic governance
The article explores algorithmic governance through the lenses of Foucault's work on governmentality. Algorithms are understood as “technologies of power” that literally “subjectify” the individuals upon which they act. Our main focus is on Syrian refugees in two national contexts - Estonia and Turkey - and we consider four types of algorithms to which refugees are subjected: relocation, police risk scoring, recommendation algorithms and online a…
Rethinking of Social Space: Generational and Ethnic Differences in Estonia
This article analyses the changes in social space, based on perceptions of individuals in a transition country, Estonia. The Marxist approach to social space is used as a theoretical framework. The article originates from the premise that the changes in individuals' conceptual ‘apparatus’ are needed for keeping up with spatial developments related to capitalism. Analysis of empirical data collected in 2008 focuses on patterns of spatial perceptio…
The Structure Of Personal Spatialities In Estonia And Sweden
This article explores the personal spatialities of the majority of inhabitants in Estonia and Sweden. The author analyzed survey data and used variables about the perception of cultural distances, interest in receiving news from other countries via mass media, and contacts with people from these countries. The analysis suggests a hypothesis that in Estonia, personal spatiality is shaped primarily by institutional factors (e.g. the media, the econ…
Women’s (im)mobility strategies and digital platform adoption: The case study of employees doing desk work in Pune, India
This paper investigates the shift in (im)mobility through the digitalization of practices, based on the views of women working in a multinational IT company in Pune, India. The digital phenomenon, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, influences all areas of society, pushing forward the online economy and transforming daily strategies by facilitating mobility and enabling immobility. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 digitally active …
Lifeworlds in an Enlarged Europe
This article analyses the personal spatiality of people with different economic and cultural backgrounds, using Estonia as an example of a ‘new’ EU country and Sweden as an example of an ‘old’ one. On the basis of survey data, the contacts, interest and feeling of cultural closeness of different cultures and the connections of these with socio-demographic variables, societal trust, and regional identities are analysed. The results show that perso…
The formation of imagined borders in post‐Soviet Estonia: Diaspora or local community
This paper focuses to the development of the collective identity of Russian diaspora in transformational Estonia after dissolution of Soviet Union. The case represents the situation in which not only the previous state borders but the the whole political system have changed. The paper analyzes the acceptance and rejection of the collective identification categories. The results indicate limited acceptance of the identification ideologies suggeste…
Identity dynamics of Russian-speakers of Estonia in the transition period
The question of the development of the identity of those of the Russian diaspora in various post-Soviet independent states has attracted many scholars. With this article the authors would like to join the discussion by exploring the strategies used for retrospective self-designation and creation of boundaries between “us” and “them” of younger Russian-speakers1 living in Estonia. The authors consider that there are good preconditions for the rise…
Cultural Sustainability in a Transition Society: Relations between Foreign Languages and Geo-Cultural Self-Position in Estonia
The Structure Of Personal Spatialities In Estonia And Sweden
This article explores the personal spatialities of the majority of inhabitants in Estonia and Sweden. The author analyzed survey data and used variables about the perception of cultural distances, interest in receiving news from other countries via mass media, and contacts with people from these countries. The analysis suggests a hypothesis that in Estonia, personal spatiality is shaped primarily by institutional factors (e.g. the media, the econ…
(Re)Construction of Collective Identities after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Case of Estonia
The paper will focus on the structures of collective identities of the Russian-speaking population of Estonia. Particular cultural and political orientations held by individuals and frequencies of self-categorization as Russian, ex-Soviet, citizens of Estonia, etc. have been discussed extensively. Much less attention has been paid to the structures of self-identification, which draw out people's thinking patterns. The paper is based on the method…
About the Linguistic Constitution of Social Space: The Case of Estonia; Pp. 151–182
The article uses a theory of social space by Henri Lefebvre and is based on the assumption that analysing motivations for foreign language learning could help to understand the changes in social space. Using Estonia as an empirical example we are arguing that the country is moving from a transitional phase of social space to a post-transitional phase, i.e. the fast changes in language learning motivations and curricula, as well as the increasing …
Lifeworlds in an Enlarged Europe
This article analyses the personal spatiality of people with different economic and cultural backgrounds, using Estonia as an example of a ‘new’ EU country and Sweden as an example of an ‘old’ one. On the basis of survey data, the contacts, interest and feeling of cultural closeness of different cultures and the connections of these with socio-demographic variables, societal trust, and regional identities are analysed. The results show that perso…
Constitution of Sustainable Social Space in Estonia: The Role of Foreign Languages
A Readiness to Accept Immigrants in Europe? Individual and Country-Level Characteristics
This paper focuses on one aspect of spatial reflexivity—individual readiness to accept immigrants. The singularity of the article is an attempt to include in the analysis both micro- and macro-level characteristics of migration attitudes. European Social Survey data from 23 countries are analysed with a multilevel modelling method. In the theoretical part, Giddens’ structuration approach is used. The results of the analysis show that, although th…
Rethinking of Social Space: Generational and Ethnic Differences in Estonia
This article analyses the changes in social space, based on perceptions of individuals in a transition country, Estonia. The Marxist approach to social space is used as a theoretical framework. The article originates from the premise that the changes in individuals' conceptual ‘apparatus’ are needed for keeping up with spatial developments related to capitalism. Analysis of empirical data collected in 2008 focuses on patterns of spatial perceptio…
Change in Language of Instruction in Russian Medium Schools: Multilevel Analysis of Attitudes and Language Proficiency
This study aims to explain the positions regarding change in language of instruction in Russian-medium schools. The empirical basis for this article is a representative survey conducted in 2009 among pupils (n = 1026) and teachers (n = 548) in Estonia. The results indicate that in the case of teachers’ language proficiency, individual resources (citizenship, Estonian-language media) dominate over regional (ethnic composition) ones. Regarding pupi…
Changes in Language Policy in Estonia: Self-Descriptions of Russian-Speaking Students; Pp. 221–247
This study concentrates on one of the most drastic changes in Estonian language policy since the country regained its independence â the change in the language of instruction in Russian-medium schools. The Estonian example is rather unique internationally since the minority group can choose different languages of instruction for schooling. We focus on studentsâ ethno-cultural self-descriptions as one indicator for studying the change in the lang…
The Routledge International Handbook of European Social Transformations
This book focuses on social transformations as one of the central topics in the social sciences. The study of European social transformations is very valuable in the context of universal discussions within social sciences: explaining invariable, universal attributes of societies and examining changing attributes. The book consists of 20 chapters on European social transformations, written from the perspectives of distinguished scholars from such …
Mobile Time as a Blessing or a Curse: Perceptions of Smartphone Use and Personal Time Among Generation Groups in Estonia; Pp. 45–62
Although the literature has paid a lot of attention to the importance of mobile digital media in shaping peopleâ s perception of personal and social time, little empirical research has focused on these issues. We aim at bridging this gap by testing empirically a hypothesis that shared perceptions of social life in the smartphone era vary generationally. The analysis, based on representative survey data collected in Estonia in 2014 (n = 573), reve…
Generational differences in spatial mobility: A study with mobile phone data
This article focuses on generational differences in spatial mobility. Assuming that the ability to cope with the social transformations related to growing mobility varies significantly across generations, we use mobile positioning data collected in Estonia during 2014 providing four main indicators, namely, the number of locations visited and the distances between visited locations, within Estonia and abroad. The results indicate that spatial mob…
Welcome to the virtual state’: Estonian e-residency and the digitalised state as a commodity
In this article, we examine the reconstruction and commodification of the national space through digital technologies by using the case of Estonian e-residency. E-residency or ‘virtual residency’ is an initiative of the Estonian government which gives foreigners global access to Estonian e-services via state-issued digital identity. We explore the ways in which the ideas of the ‘virtual state’ and ‘virtual residency’ have been employed for purpos…
Understanding power positions in a new digital landscape: Perceptions of Syrian refugees and data experts on relocation algorithm
This study explores the differences and similarities between the perceptions of data experts and refugees as data subjects, in the context of a refugee relocation algorithm. The study conducted in-depth interviews with data experts and Syrian refugees in Estonia and Turkey. The results indicate that both refugees and data experts acknowledge the algorithms’ potential power for structuring the everyday life experiences of people. Whereas refugees …
What factors explain anti-Muslim prejudice? An assessment of the effects of Muslim population size, institutional characteristics and immigration-related media claims
What factors explain majority members’ anti-Muslim prejudice? This is an increasingly important question to ask, but to date only relatively few studies have sought to provide answers from a cross-national comparative perspective. This study aims to help fill this gap. Using data from the seventh round of the European Social Survey (ESS) linked with country-level characteristics, our results indicate that (a) a larger Muslim population size, (b) …
Unpacking algorithms as technologies of power: Syrian refugees and data experts on algorithmic governance
The article explores algorithmic governance through the lenses of Foucault's work on governmentality. Algorithms are understood as “technologies of power” that literally “subjectify” the individuals upon which they act. Our main focus is on Syrian refugees in two national contexts - Estonia and Turkey - and we consider four types of algorithms to which refugees are subjected: relocation, police risk scoring, recommendation algorithms and online a…
The Relationship between Ethno-Linguistic Composition of Social Networks and Activity Space: A Study Using Mobile Phone Data
This study is a contribution to the discussion on the ethnic segregation cycle, through the examination of individuals’ activity spaces—including residence and workplace—and from the perspective of social networks. Bridging social ties can be a key factor in higher minority inclusion and in breaking the vicious circle of segregation. We compare the spatial behaviour of two ethno-linguistic population groups living in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital ci…
Identifying relationships between personal social networks and spatial mobility: A study using smartphone tracing and related surveys
Knowledge about the relationship between the spatial organisation of personal social networks and physical mobility is important for understanding spatial problems and social inequalities that are inseparable from spatial and social structures. To provide further insights into these relationships, this study investigates the link between the spatial distribution of individuals' social networks and spatial mobility. We collected data from a group …
The Link Between Ethnic Segregation and Socio‐Economic Status: An Activity Space Approach
The extent to which ethnic segregation results from differences in socio‐economic factors remains a seminal topic of debate. The growing literature demonstrating the multifaceted phenomenon of segregation urges more focus on individuals’ spatial and social interactions. We applied an activity space approach and considered ethnic differences in individuals’ activity spaces as an indicator of spatial segregation. We used mobile phone and survey dat…
Rahvuse kujutamine eesti meremeeste Jaapani reisikirjades XIX sajandi teisel poolel
Rahvus ja rahvuslus eesti ajakirjanduses Artikli eesmärk on uurida, kuidas mõistsid eestlased rahvust tärkavas Eesti ühiskonnas XIX sajandi teisel poolel. Kasutame empiirilise alusena eestikeelses ajakirjanduses avaldatud eesti meremeeste Jaapani reisikirju alates varaseimast reisikirjast 1867. aastal kuni XIX sajandi lõpuni. Need ilmusid ajal, mil Eestis toimus rahvuslik ärkamine alates esimestest ideedest kuni poliitiliste nõudmiste tekkeni. M…
Estonian E-Residency and Conceptions of Platform-Based State-Individual Relationship
This study explores how government-supported digital ID systems evoke novel conceptions of platform-based state-individual relationship by drawing on the concept of platformization and Estonian e-residency as the empirical case. E-residency is a policy concept introduced by the Estonian government, which allows foreigners to apply for a state-issued digital ID in order to gain remote access to Estonian public and private e-services. Based on qual…
(Non)negotiable spaces of algorithmic governance: Perceptions on the Ubenwa health app as a ‘relocated’ solution
This study explores relocated algorithmic governance through a qualitative study of the Ubenwa health app. The Ubenwa, which was developed in Canada based on a dataset of babies from Mexico, is currently being implemented in Nigeria to detect birth asphyxia. The app serves as an ideal case for examining the socio-cultural negotiations involved in re-contextualising algorithmic technology. We conducted in-depth interviews with parents, medical pra…
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