Transparency and Global Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Burkart Holzner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeost049 |
| OpenAlex | W4236109282 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The word “transparent” traditionally means the capacity of light to pass through clear glass so that one can see the things behind it. Transparency also means open, frank, candid, and true, as opposed to opaque or secret. Today, the concept “transparency” in sociology refers to the globally emerging value (and its derivative norms) of information disclosure and access. It asserts that all centers of authority have a “duty to disclose information” and that publics and citizens have a “right to know.” The value of transparency does not stand alone; it is part of information value systems that include also its counter values. Thus, the rules for openness are often circumscribed by norms limiting disclosure, such as secrecy, privacy, confidentiality, and others. There are obviously many different kinds of information linked to these norms, such as personal data, public information, proprietary, and others. However, transparency norms are increasingly expected to be followed by governments, international agencies, professions, corporations, foundations, and civil society organizations
Audit · Business · Confidentiality · Duty · Internet privacy · Law and economics · Limiting · Openness to experience · Political science · Public relations · Secrecy · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · Value (mathematics · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Computer Science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Public health and occupational medicine · Accounting
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |