[Air-L] Book announcement: Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society

[Arne Hintz]

Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society
Polity Press
Arne Hintz, Lina Dencik, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

Order here: http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509527151
Blog entry: http://politybooks.com/digital-citizenship-in-a-datafied-society/

Digitization has transformed the way we interact with our social, political and economic environments. While it has enhanced the potential for citizen agency, it has also enabled the collection and analysis of unprecedented amounts of personal data. This requires us to fundamentally rethink our understanding of digital citizenship, based on an awareness of the ways in which citizens are increasingly monitored, categorized, sorted and profiled.

Drawing on extensive empirical research, Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society offers a new understanding of citizenship in an age defined by data collection and processing. The book traces the social forces that shape digital citizenship by investigating regulatory frameworks, mediated public debate, citizens' knowledge and understanding, and possibilities for dissent and resistance.


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Dr Arne Hintz
Senior Lecturer
Co-Director Data Justice Lab | Director MA Digital Media and Society
School of Journalism, Media and Culture | Cardiff University
Two Central Square | Cardiff CF10 1FS
Email: HintzA at cardiff.ac.uk | Tel: +44 (0)29 208 76281 | Twitter: @arne_hz
Fellow | Center for Media, Data and Society | Central European University