Gemma John
Biographic Data
| ID | 3640587 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gemma John |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gemma |
| FAMILY NAME | John |
| SIGNATURE | JOHN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Crescent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ways of Knowing: Freedom of Information, Access to Persons and 'Flexible' Bureaucracy in Scotland
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provides access to information held by public bodies in Scotland. This article explores the way in which it also had the capacity to provide access to persons working for these public bodies. It was through engaging with these persons that citizens could obtain access to information under the new law. Nevertheless, the technicalities of the law had the effect of depersonalizing the actions of those w…
Freedom of information and transparency in Scotland: Disclosing persons as things and vice versa (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
Contemporary ideals of democratic governance hold that public trust in the workings of public authorities is achieved through measures such as allowing free access to information. Yet 18 months participating in and observing the activities of users of Freedom of Information legislation – introduced in Scotland in 2005 – and civil servants disclosing information under it reveals that public trust and transparency do not always flow from increased …
Knowledge Transfer: Exchanging Knowledge with the Field
Contributors to this special issue of Anthropology Matters frame the relationship between a field researcher and the people he or she meets whilst conducting fieldwork in terms of the exchange of knowledge. As the field researcher immerses him or herself in fieldwork, this involves getting to know those he or she meets intimately, as well as them getting to know the researcher. Yet, 'the field' is not only a site in which knowledge is exchanged b…
Freedom of information and transparency in Scotland: Disclosing persons as things and vice versa (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
Contemporary ideals of democratic governance hold that public trust in the workings of public authorities is achieved through measures such as allowing free access to information. Yet 18 months participating in and observing the activities of users of Freedom of Information legislation – introduced in Scotland in 2005 – and civil servants disclosing information under it reveals that public trust and transparency do not always flow from increased …
Ways of Knowing: Freedom of Information, Access to Persons and 'Flexible' Bureaucracy in Scotland
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provides access to information held by public bodies in Scotland. This article explores the way in which it also had the capacity to provide access to persons working for these public bodies. It was through engaging with these persons that citizens could obtain access to information under the new law. Nevertheless, the technicalities of the law had the effect of depersonalizing the actions of those w…
Knowledge Transfer: Exchanging Knowledge with the Field
Contributors to this special issue of Anthropology Matters frame the relationship between a field researcher and the people he or she meets whilst conducting fieldwork in terms of the exchange of knowledge. As the field researcher immerses him or herself in fieldwork, this involves getting to know those he or she meets intimately, as well as them getting to know the researcher. Yet, 'the field' is not only a site in which knowledge is exchanged b…
Freedom of information and transparency in Scotland: Disclosing persons as things and vice versa (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
Contemporary ideals of democratic governance hold that public trust in the workings of public authorities is achieved through measures such as allowing free access to information. Yet 18 months participating in and observing the activities of users of Freedom of Information legislation – introduced in Scotland in 2005 – and civil servants disclosing information under it reveals that public trust and transparency do not always flow from increased …
Ways of Knowing: Freedom of Information, Access to Persons and 'Flexible' Bureaucracy in Scotland
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provides access to information held by public bodies in Scotland. This article explores the way in which it also had the capacity to provide access to persons working for these public bodies. It was through engaging with these persons that citizens could obtain access to information under the new law. Nevertheless, the technicalities of the law had the effect of depersonalizing the actions of those w…
Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Freedom of information (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (1 works) · Body of knowledge (1 works) · Bureaucracy (1 works)