Exploring social justice in the age of datafication

The Data Justice Lab examines the intricate relationship between datafication and social justice, highlighting the politics and impacts of data-driven processes, big data and Artificial Intelligence.

News

New project on Democracy, AI and Big Tech

New project on Democracy, AI and Big Tech

We are delighted to have received funding to pursue a new project starting in September that will explore corporate activities in the advancement of artificial intelligence and their implications for trust, governance, and democracy. The 2-year project is part of the...

New project on Democracy, AI and Big Tech

Lab members challenge government approaches to AI in the media

Joanna Redden and Fenwick McKelvey question the Candadian federal government's proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) in a recent Conversation article, highlighting its many shortcomings that do not sufficiently address data harms and impact. Also, as...

New project on Democracy, AI and Big Tech

Lab completes workshop series with public sector professionals

On 18 July, we completed an 8-month series of meetings with public sector professionals on how to engage citizens with policy- and decision-making about the roll-out of data and AI systems in the public sector. Led by Arne Hintz with support from our partner...

New project on Democracy, AI and Big Tech

Video about our book “Data Justice”

Find out about the key arguments and ideas behind our recent book 'Data Justice' in this short video! The book was published by Sage in 2022, and the Spanish and Chinese versions followed in 2024....

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DATAJUSTICE – ERC Starting Grant

This project explores the meaning of social justice in an age of datafication. It is premised on two significant developments: 1) the shift to a focus on the collection...

Resources

Big Data from the South(s): Beyond Data Universalism

Big Data from the South(s): Beyond Data Universalism

Milan, S., and Treré, E. (2019).

Television & New Media, 20(4), 319-335.

Data Justice

Data Justice

Dencik, L., Hintz, A., Redden, J. & Treré, E. (2022).

Sage Publications.

Datafied child welfare services: unpacking politics, economics and power

Datafied child welfare services: unpacking politics, economics and power

Redden, J., Dencik, L. and Warne, H. (2020).

Policy Studies. DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2020.1724928