{"product_id":"artificial-democracy-cecilia-biancalana-9780774871013","title":"Artificial Democracy: The Impact of Big Data on Politics, Policy, and Polity","description":"\u003cb\u003eA look into the political consequences of big data and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Democracy and data have a complicated relationship. Under the influence of big data and artificial intelligence, some democracies are being transformed as relations between citizens, political parties, governments, and corporations are gradually redrawn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtificial Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which data collection and analytics and their application are changing political practices, government policies, and even democratic policies themselves. With an international roster of multidisciplinary contributors, this topical collection takes a comprehensive approach to big data's effect on democracy, from the use of micro-targeting in electoral campaigns to the clash between privacy and surveillance in the name of protecting society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book tackles both the dangers and the potentially desirable changes made possible by the symbiosis of big data and artificial intelligence. It explores shifts in how we conceptualize the citizen-government relationship and asks important questions about where we could be heading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecilia Biancalana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774871016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774871013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Cecilia Biancalana","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526439096575,"sku":"9780774871013","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea757a00-a0f4-4221-a5b4-d2a4c0630425.jpg?v=1737556187","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/artificial-democracy-cecilia-biancalana-9780774871013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}