Social Informatics / edited by Noriko Hara and Pnina Fichman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table Of Contents -- Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Interdisciplinary Nature of Social Informatics -- Outline of this Book -- References -- Section I Theoretical Frameworks of SI -- 1 Some Reflections On the Grounds of Social Informatics -- Introduction -- What Is Missing From Social Informatics and Why Does It Matter? -- What Are the Grounds of Social Informatics? -- Information and Communication Technologies From a Social Informatics Perspective -- Information and Communication Technologies From a Sociomaterial Perspective -- Weak Sociomateriality -- Strong Sociomateriality -- The Agent From a Sociomaterial Perspective -- The Context From a Structurational Perspective -- Mutual Shaping From Sociomaterial and Postphenomenological Perspectives -- Mutual Shaping and the Agential Cut -- Technological Mediation After the Agential Cut -- Concluding Thoughts -- An Approach to the Grounds of Social Informatics -- Relational Ontology -- Limitations and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Social Informatics Thematic-Methodological Framework -- Introduction -- Thematic and Scientific Classification of Social Informatics -- Social Informatics Scientific Methods of Reasoning -- Social Informatics Research Methods -- Presentation of Social Informatics Thematic-Methodological Framework -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Section II Social Informatics Perspectives On Data -- 3 From Innovative Methodologies to Creative Mythologies: Measuring GLAM Soft Power Through Data-Driven Research -- Introduction -- Case Study: Designing the Data to Power Prototype -- Mapping GLAM Soft Power Through Cultural Reach and Appeal -- Mapping GLAM Soft Power Through Audience Engagement Metrics -- GLAM Soft Power Mythologies: Capturing Public Perceptions -- Myth #1: Universal Big Data Access -- Myth #2: Meaningful Big Data Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Understanding Algorithmic Governance and Governance of Algorithms Through a Disinformation Policy Analysis -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Defining Algorithms and Their Power -- Governance Concerning Algorithms -- Algorithmic Governance -- Governance of Algorithms -- A Mutual Shaping Perspective of Algorithms and Governance -- Methodology -- Critical Analytical Framework -- Document Selection and Analysis -- The Case of China -- Algorithmic Governance in Content Regulation -- Governance of Algorithms -- Case Summary -- The Case of the US -- Governance of Algorithms Regarding Disinformation -- Algorithmic Governance of Disinformation -- Case Summary -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 5 Neutrality Or Contextuality: Challenges for Sociotechnical Data Governance -- Introduction -- Background -- Sociotechnical Data Governance -- Principles of Social Informatics -- Ethics, Justice Principles, and Public Interest Technology -- Public Sector Data in Context -- Methods -- Results -- Transportation -- Elections -- Courts -- Discussion -- Sociotechnical Challenges for Data Governance -- Evidence for Social Informatics Principles -- Conclusion -- References -- Section III Social Informatics Perspectives On Ethics and Social Justice -- 6 Smart Governments: The Pitfalls of Big Data in Public Administration -- Introduction -- The Birth of Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Public Administration -- Defining “Smart Governments” -- Examining the Harmful Effects of Smart Governments -- Concluding Remarks and the Path Forward -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 7 Augmenting Inequality: Socio-Technical Transformation of Medicine and Challenges to Digital Health Citizenship (DHC) in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) -- Introduction -- SI in the Context of AI -- Machine Learning -- Artificial Bias, Real Consequences -- Privacy -- Socio-medical Implications of AI From a SI Perspective -- Promising Potentials, Implications, Recommendations -- Conclusions -- References -- 8 A Socio-Technical Interaction Network (STIN) Perspective On TikTok Fake News: The Case of the Russia-Ukraine War -- Introduction -- Fake News On TikTok -- TikTok’s Popularity and Affordances -- Fake News On TikTok as a Socio-Technical Problem -- Theoretical Framework -- Socio-technical Interaction Network (STIN) -- TikTok as a STIN -- A Case Study: Fake News On TikTok About the Russia-Ukraine War -- Limitations -- Conclusions -- References -- Section IV Opportunities and Challenges With Digital Technology Domestication -- 9 Socio-Ecological Model of Internet Challenges -- Introduction -- Internet Challenges -- Art Internet Challenges During COVID Lockdown -- Art Internet Challenges as Communities of Practice -- Internet Challenge #1: Between Art and Quarantine -- Internet Challenge #2: View From My Window -- Art Internet Challenges’ Development in Context -- A Socio-Ecological Model of Internet Challenges -- Conclusions -- References -- 10 Role Expansion of Social Media Groups: Example From the Online Activity for Roman Zadorov in Israel -- Introduction -- Role Expansion of Organizations -- Role Expansion of Social Media Groups -- Research Environment: The Activity for Justice for Roman Zadorov in Israel -- Method -- Findings -- Institutional Injustices (And Ways to Correct Them) -- Innocence -- Cases of Violence and Murder -- Victims and Victimhood -- Occurrences in the Northern Region of Israel (Where the Murder Occurred) -- Why Does the Phenomenon Exist? Insights From Interviews -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11 Social Media Affordances for Mediated Science Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Introduction -- Background -- Affordances -- Study Context -- Social Media Affordances in the Context of Public Engagement With Science -- Unique Affordances On Different Platforms -- Enacted Interactive Affordances -- Interpretive Affordances -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index

Social informatics examines how society is influenced by digital technologies and how digital technologies are shaped by political, economic, and socio-cultural forces. Chapters in this edited volume use social informatics approaches to analyse recent issues in our increasingly data-intensive society. Taking a social informatics perspective, this edited volume investigates the interaction between society and digital technologies and includes research that examines individuals, groups, organizations, and nations, as well as their complex relationships with pervasive mobile and wearable devices, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, and big data. This volume's contributors range from seasoned and renowned researchers to upcoming researchers in social informatics. The readers of the book will understand theoretical frameworks of social informatics, gain insights into recent empirical studies of social informatics in specific areas such as big data and its effects on privacy, ethical issues related to digital technologies, and the implications of digital technologies for daily practices, and learn how the social informatics perspective informs research and practice. Social Informatics provides the first book-length overview of SI in recent years and will be essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of information science, internet studies, emerging technologies, digital media, new media studies, computer science, the sociology of communication, and data science

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