The Value of Transparency
Bulk Data and Authoritarianism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12729836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott Robbins (0000-0002-5338-295X, Delft University of Technology, corresponding author), Adam Henschke (0000-0002-2956-0883, Delft University of Technology) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3/4 |
| Pages | 582-589 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Surveillance & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1477-7487 • E-ISSN: 1477-7487 |
| Publisher | Surveillance Studies Network (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.24908/ss.v15i3/4.6606 |
| OpenAlex | W2756018321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
Given recognition of widespread state sponsored surveillance programs, are liberal democracies descending into an Orwellian authoritarian nightmare? The realities of the modern surveillance state instead suggest our worries ought to be about Kafkaesque bureaucratic black holes. In this paper we suggest that authoritarianism can be avoided by liberal democracies if they adhere to processes of ensurance and assurance. Moreover, we argue that both of these attributes are instrumentally enabled by transparency
Authoritarianism · Bureaucracy · Democracy · Law and economics · Nightmare · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Transparency (behavior · Computer Science · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |