Data in Society Challenging Statistics in an Age of Globalisation |
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| Contribution by:
| Ridgway, Jim
Johnston, Ron
Bounegru, Liliana
Gray, Jonathan
Sippitt, Amy
Hedger, Spencer
Sutherland, Sinclair
Nicholson, James
Brookfield, Charlotte
Sloan, Luke
Williams, Malcolm
Yasukawa, Keiko
Goodman, James
Dados, Nour
Bloor, Kate
Simpson, Ludi
Duncan-Jordan, Neil
Ginn, Jay
Cookson, Richard
Doran, Tim
Carr-Hill, Roy
Walker, David
Sikka, Prem
Boden, Rebecca
Bivand, Paul
Lansley, Stewart
Deeming, Christopher
Fothergill, Steve
Beatty, Christina
Byrne, David
Rhind, David
Murphy, Richard
D'Angelo, Alessio
Kofman, Eleonore
K Blitz, Brad
Tear, Adrian
Hearne, Gary
Shepherd, Ifan
Gilbert, Ruth
Goldstein, Harvey
McConway, Kevin |
| Editor:
| Evans, Jeff
Ruane, Sally
Southall, Humphrey |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4473-4822-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | Policy Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
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Data is a social phenomenon. This book examines the ways in which we are constantly engaging with data, consciously through the ways in which we provide data about ourselves and without awareness. It analyses the construction and use of statistics by governmental and non-governmental organisations, looking at how statistics are used in social discourse to advance interests and to achieve particular, often political ends.
The authors also consider the increasing power of...
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Data is a social phenomenon. This book examines the ways in which we are constantly engaging with data, consciously through the ways in which we provide data about ourselves and without awareness. It analyses the construction and use of statistics by governmental and non-governmental organisations, looking at how statistics are used in social discourse to advance interests and to achieve particular, often political ends.
The authors also consider the increasing power of private corporations and transnational organisations, including recent processes affecting the ownership and access to data, as well as the importance of data in uncovering and portraying injustices.