Big Data and Democracy
Facts and Values
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12380723 |
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| Authors | Ashley E Gorham (0000-0002-4962-897X, California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 958-962 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s104909651700107x |
| OpenAlex | W2761896901 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
The incongruity between traditional research standards and the realities of “big data” raises novel ethical questions for political science researchers. Data’s status as a commodity largely held by private companies only further confuses matters. Drawing on Max Weber, this article attempts to shift the current ethical discussion away from the individualistic concern for privacy toward the more collective framework of democratic values
Big data · Commodity · Democracy · Economics · Individualism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Law · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Social Media and Politics
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