We, the Data
Human Rights in the Digital Age
$53.75
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2023
Summary
A rallying call for extending human rights beyond our physical selves-and why we need to reboot rights in our data-intensive world.
Winner of the 2024 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy Shortlisted, 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize
Our data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the cost of our humanity in terms of autonomy, community, dignity, and equality? In We, the Data, Wendy H. Wong argues that we cannot allow that to happen. Exploring the pervasiveness o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048576 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262048574 |
| Author: | Wendy H. Wong |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 343g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 154mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“A timely and engaging exploration… . We, the Data presents a refreshing and nuanced view of data… . [Wong’s] proposal is a welcome invitation for each of us to reclaim our agency and become full participants in conversations and decisions about how to apply human rights and human values to our data reality.”
—Science
“Absolutely fascinating.”
—IEEE Spectrum
“Very rich and incredible readable.”
—New Books in Political Science
“We, the Data offers understandable, eye-opening explanations of the ways data emerge, inform, and endure, and re-conceptualizes the relationship between technology, society, and governance… . This book serves as a necessary first step toward data literacy and advocacy in our datafied future.”
—Journal of Democracy
“An accessible, elucidating book that makes a persuasive plea for us to connect data literacy and human rights… . A genuine pleasure to read.”
—British Columbia Review
About The Author
Wendy H. Wong
Wendy H. Wong is Professor of Political Science and Principal’s Research Chair at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. She is the author of two award-winning books: Internal Affairs: How the Structure of NGOs Transforms Human Rights and (with Sarah S. Stroup) The Authority Trap: Strategic Choices of International NGOs.
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