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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schneider
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Sem Digitalis.
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
3,0
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 20
Registration group: Anmeldegruppe Seminare
Comments/contents:
Digitalization and datafication permeate all areas of society. How can we analyze and evaluate the implications of digitization and the Internet in different social areas? We will consider the structural shifts in the labor market as well as the changes of the public sphere through the Internet and social media. Does digitization strengthen participation of civil society and transparency of politics? Or do fake news and filter bubbles facilitate populism? We will tackle various aspects of state- based and commercial surveillance in Germany and other countries, and the protection of privacy and fundamental rights. Another topic will be data and market power, the infrastructure of platform industries, and economic network effects. Finally, we will discuss governance approaches such as the EU Data Protection Reform, privacy by design and professional ethics.
The seminar takes place in double sessions on Mondays from 2 - 6 pm. Students should be willing to attend a few additional lectures on Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm.
Learning objectives:
The seminar provides theoretical and empirical insights into the relationship between digitalization, society, and politics. It will enable the participants to take part in profound discussions about the preconditions and implications of digital networks, business models as well as technical and legal regulations.
Didactic concept:
The seminar will take place online via video platforms.
The participants will work on the seminar topics through presentations by the lecturer, provided literature and their own research, which they will submit in writing via the video platform. Regular online participation and active collaboration is expected.
Literature:
- Christl, Wolfie/ Spiekermann, Sarah 2016: Networks of Control, A Report on Corporate Surveillance, Digital Tracking, Big Data & Privacy,
http://crackedlabs.org/en/networksofcontrol
- Kitchin, Rob 2014: The Data Revolution. London: Sage.
- O'Neil, Cathy: Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. 2016, New York: Crown.
- Schneier, Bruce 2015: Data and Goliath. W.W. Norton & Company.
- Lyon, David 2014: Surveillance, Snowden, and Big Data: Capacities, consequences, critique, in: Big Data & Society, July 2014, http://bds.sagepub.com/content/1/2/2053951714541861
- Mau, Stefan 2019: The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social. Wiley.
- O'Neil, Cathy: Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. 2016, New York: Crown.
- Schneider, Ingrid 2020: Democratic Governance of Digital Platforms and Artificial Intelligence? Exploring Governance Models of China, the US, the EU and Mexico. JeDEM - EJournal of EDemocracy and Open Government, 12(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v12i1.604
- The European Commission’s High Level Group on Artificial Intelligence. Policy and Investment Recommendations for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. 2019, https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/policy-and-investment-recommendations-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence.
- World Bank 2016: Digital Dividends. World Development Report 2016. Washington.
Additional examination information:
Written submission of assignments on seminar texts, group work if possible, and a term paper at the end of the seminar (10-15 pages).
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