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Weizenbaum Panel’s Literature Digest: November 2023
No full textDer Literatur Digest ist eine monatlich erscheinende Zusammenstellung des aktuellen Forschungsstandes zu Themen an der Schnittstelle zwischen Digitalisierung und Politik. Er präsentiert die neuesten Erkenntnisse zu Fragen der politischen Partizipation und guter Bürgerschaft in Zeiten der Digitalisierung.
Zusätzlich zum PDF bieten wir den Digest im BibTeX-Austauschformat an.The Literature Digest is a monthly compilation of the current state of research on topics at the nexus of digitalization and politics. It presents the latest findings on issues of political participation and good citizenship in times of digitalization.
In addition, we provide this Literature Digest as BibTeX file.This work has been funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) (grant no.: 16DII111, 16DII112, 16DII113, 16DII114, 16DII115, 16DII116, 16DII117 – „Deutsches Internet-Institut“
To What Extent Can Individualisation in Terms of Different Types of Mode Improve Learning Outcomes and Learner Satisfaction? A Pre-study
Get PDFWith the latest technological developments and associated new possibilities in teaching, the personalisation of learning is gaining more and more importance. It assumes that individual learning experiences and results could generally be improved when personal learning preferences are considered. To do justice to the complexity of the personalisation possibilities of teaching and learning processes, we illustrate the components of learning and teaching in the digital environment and their interdependencies in an initial model. Furthermore, in a pre-study, we investigate the relationships between the learner's ability to (digital) self-organise, the learner’s prior- knowledge learning in different variants of mode and learning outcomes as one part of this model. With this pre-study, we are taking the first step towards a holistic model of teaching and learning in digital environments.This work has been funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) under grant no. 16DII137 (“Deutsches Internet-Institut”)
Standardization and Heterogenization: The Automation of Management and the Multiplication of Labour
Get PDFAlgorithmic management is increasingly used to (semi-)automatically organise, measure and control labour in many sectors and industries. Based on empirical research in the (online and location-bound) gig economy, the paper argues that this digital automation of management allows for the quick and flexible inclusion of a broad range of workers in very diverse situations into production. This is shown, firstly, by the example of crowdwork platforms and their ability to integrate diverse and spatially distributed workers into labour processes. Secondly, the paper analyses the role of migrant labour for the urban gig economy and argues, that here, too, digital technologies and algorithmic management are to be understood as being part and parcel of a multifaceted process of the heterogenization of workforces. This particular effect and quality of algorithmic management and digital standardization is conceptually analysed in the framework of a multiplication of labour.This work has been funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) (grant no.: 16DII121, 16DII122, 16DII123, 16DII124, 16DII125, 16DII126, 16DII127, 16DII128 – “Deutsches Internet-Institut”)
The public sphere as a dynamic network
Get PDFThis article proposes to conceptualize the public sphere as a dynamic network of actors and contents that are linked with each other by communicative actions. This perspective allows us to theoretically derive and empirically describe the entire range of small to large network structures and their evolution over time. First, we will define the elements of these networks, which include the actors, content, communicative actions, and content relations. Based on these entities, four communicative roles (producer, recipient, curator, isolate) will be distinguished. Second, we will summarize how these actors perceive the communicative situation and how they select from behavioral options. Third, we will show how this combines with the network dynamics and outcomes that are discussed in the different lines of research. This provides not only the basis for understanding the link between the communicative actions on the micro-level and macro-level structures, but also new avenues for normative discussions
Soziologie der Postnormalität
Get PDFRezension von Stephan Lessenich (2022): Nicht mehr normal: Gesellschaft am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs, Berlin: Hanser Berlin. 160 S., ISBN 978-3-446-27383-2, EUR 23,00
Purple Code – With Milagros Miceli
No full textWhat is participatory research, and how hard is it to navigate disciplines like sociology and computer science at the same time? Dr. Milagros Miceli – a sociologist and a computer scientist – is from Argentina and currently based in Berlin. Her research on data work is widely known to provide rich empirical evidence on the abysmal working conditions of click workers and content moderators in Germany, Argentina, Syria, Kenya and Bulgaria. Milagros leads the research group ‘Data, Algorithmic Systems, and Ethics’ at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. She is also a research fellow at the DAIR Institute, where she is currently investigating ways to engage communities of data workers in AI research. This episode with Milagros takes us on a journey of her love for her work, but also the struggles that it brings along. She goes on to talk about issues like credibility, acceptance and recognition as a pioneering researcher in a field that is finally getting the attention it deserves, but at the cost of balancing it as a woman, migrant, and mother of two
Keeping pace with the digital age: Envisioning information systems research as a platform
Get PDFIn this paper, we respond to Grover and Lyytinen (2022). We agree with them that the advent of the digital age is calling for a reconsideration of the role of theory and theorizing. We also think their proposal does not go far enough. The time is ripe to question the role of theory in our field more fundamentally. We propose to instead focus on establishing IS research as a platform through which we can collect, organize, and provide access to digital trace data from various sources to analyze contemporary socio-technical phenomena. We believe that such a move allows us to more fully unleash the unique socio-technical competences of our field in the digital age
Book review: Schützeneder, Jonas & Graßl, Michael. (Eds.). (2022). Journalismus und Instagram. Analysen, Strategien, Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft und Praxis [Journalism and Instagram. Analyses, strategies, perspectives from science and practice]. Springer Fachmedien.
Get PDFInstagram spielt heute eine wichtige Rolle in der digitalen Medienlandschaft. Laut ARD/ZDF-Onlinestudie 2023 (vgl. Koch, W.: Soziale Medien werden 30 Minuten am Tag genutzt – Instagram ist die Plattform Nummer eins. Ergebnisse der ARD/ZDF-Onlinestudie 2023. Media Perspektiven, 2023, 26, S. 1–8) greifen 25 % der deutschsprachigen Bevölkerung täglich auf die Social-Media-Plattform zurück, 35 % mindestens einmal wöchentlich. Besonders in der jüngeren Altersgruppe ist ihre Beliebtheit erkennbar (täglich: 63 %; mindestens einmal wöchentlich: 79 %). Auch journalistische Inhalte sind längst auf Instagram verfügbar. Während man bereits im internationalen Kontext erste empirische Ansätze zur Erforschung und in der Praxisliteratur einige Reflektionen über das Zusammenspiel von Journalismus und Instagram findet, sind systematische Übersichtswerke zum (deutschen) Journalismus auf Instagram noch rar. Hier setzt der Sammelband „Journalismus und Instagram. Analysen, Strategie, Perspektive aus Wissenschaft und Praxis“ mit der übergreifenden Fragestellung an, „wie sich Journalismus und Instagram aus kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Perspektive analysieren lassen und welche praktischen Beispiele hierzu dienlich sind“ (S. 2–3). Das Ergebnis sind 17 Beiträge von insgesamt 27 Autorinnen und Autoren, die sich in drei Zugänge einteilen lassen
Purple Code – With Nakeema Stefflbauer
No full textDr. Nakeema Stefflbauer is a Brooklyn native and a long-term Berlin resident with a background in digital transformation and social entrepreneurship. In this episode, Nakeema shares many insights into decades of experience in the tech sector. Her work spans from years of research in North Africa and the Middle East to operating in the tech sector in New York, Toronto and Boston. In Berlin, she founded “FrauenLoop”, an NGO that trains women-identified persons in computer programming and offers a diverse network for women from all different backgrounds to build a lasting career in tech. Nakeema takes us back to the beginnings of FrauenLoop and elaborates why she started this program. In her work as a decolonial researcher, questions of women and diversity in tech and how to address the marginalization of especially female immigrants and refugees in the tech industry are central. This conversation raises many new questions and informs our very discussions on systems of oppression and digital technologies
Weizenbaum Panel’s Literature Digest: June 2023
No full textDer Literatur Digest ist eine monatlich erscheinende Zusammenstellung des aktuellen Forschungsstandes zu Themen an der Schnittstelle zwischen Digitalisierung und Politik. Er präsentiert die neuesten Erkenntnisse zu Fragen der politischen Partizipation und guter Bürgerschaft in Zeiten der Digitalisierung.
Zusätzlich zum PDF bieten wir den Digest im BibTeX-Austauschformat an.The Literature Digest is a monthly compilation of the current state of research on topics at the nexus of digitalization and politics. It presents the latest findings on issues of political participation and good citizenship in times of digitalization.
In addition, we provide this Literature Digest as BibTeX file.This work has been funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) (grant no.: 16DII111, 16DII112, 16DII113, 16DII114, 16DII115, 16DII116, 16DII117 – „Deutsches Internet-Institut“