Big Data and Public Policy: Course, Content and Outcome

This book explores the impact of big data on policymaking, examining how it can be used to predict, assess, and evaluate societal problems. It also considers the challenges and limitations faced by policy makers in dealing with big data and assesses the potential risks and dangers associated with its use in the public sector. Through extended case studies, it demonstrates the dynamics of big data and public policy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive book delves into the profound impact of big data on the course, content, and outcome of policymaking. It scrutinizes the notion that big and open data empowers policy makers to predict, assess, and evaluate societal problems with greater rationality. Furthermore, it explores how policy makers navigate the complexities of dealing with big data, the challenges they encounter, and the ways in which big data shapes policymaking in practice. The book takes a multi-faceted approach, examining big data from political, technological, legal, institutional, and ethical dimensions. It also assesses the potential of big data utilization in the public sector, while simultaneously addressing the risks and dangers associated with this technology. Through numerous extended case studies, the book vividly illustrates the dynamics of big data and public policy, providing a holistic understanding of this evolving field. Appealing to students and scholars of public policy, public administration, data science, governance, and politics, this book offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between big data and policymaking.

Weight: 373g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031160301
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023