Less than three years after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in time for the US presidential election year, Internet Policy Review today launched its 10th special issue: ‘Data-driven elections’, edited by Canadian scholars Colin J. Bennett (University of Victoria) and David Lyon (Queen’s University).
In their published papers, the researchers address key questions that will challenge academic researchers and regulators for years to come, including the efficacy of voter analytics; the accountability of the major social media platforms; the contemporary regulatory responses in Europe and North-America; the impact on local party organisations; and larger questions about the capture of personal data on the electorate during, and between, election campaigns.
With a total of 11 peer-reviewed papers by top international researchers, two commentaries – one by Berlin-based Tactical Tech’s Varoon Bashyakarla; the other by the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, Michael P. McEvoy – this special issue offers a an assessment of distinctive dynamics and characteristics of contemporary voter surveillance.
Internet Policy Review, the journal on internet regulation, is published by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) in Berlin.
About Internet Policy Review
Internet Policy Review tracks public regulatory changes as well as private policy developments which are expected to have long lasting impacts on European societies. The journal is a resource on internet policy for academics, civil society advocates, entrepreneurs, the media and policymakers alike. The Internet Policy Review contributes empirical research, analysis and current affairs coverage to contemporary debate about media, information technology, telecommunications and internet governance. The Internet Policy Review’s expertise resides in its clear and independent analysis of inter-European and pan-European digital policy changes. For more information about the journal, visit www.policyreview.info.
About the HIIG
The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) researches the development of the internet from a societal perspective. The aim is to better understand the digitalisation of all spheres of life. As the first research institute in Germany to focus on on internet and society, HIIG has established an understanding that emphasises the embeddedness of digital innovations in societal processes. As node in the Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers, an initiative of scientific institutions worldwide in the field of interdisciplinary research on internet and society, the institute is trying to develop a European perspective on digital transformation. HIIG is committed to open access, among others with the publication of Internet Policy Review and with the DFG-funded InnoAccess project.
The HIIG was founded in 2011 by the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the University of the Arts Berlin and the Social Science Research Center Berlin, in alliance with the Hans-Bredow Institute for Media Research in Hamburg as an integrated co-operation partner. The research directors of the institute are Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann, Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann, Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz.
Frédéric Dubois | Managing editor, Internet Policy Review | Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society | Französische Straße 9, 10117 Berlin | editor@policyreview.info
Bennett, C. J. & Lyon, D. (2019). Data-driven elections: implications and challenges for democratic societies. Internet Policy Review, 8(4). DOI: 10.14763/2019.4.1433
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