Data-owning democracy: Citizen empowerment through data ownership

• Published in: European journal of political theory Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 204 - 223
• Main Author: Fischli, Roberta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2024; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Citizens; Data; Democracy; Empowerment; Ownership; Political economy; Public works; Rights; Theory; Political theory; republican theory; property-owning democracy; data-owning democracy; political economy; digital economy; project decode; personal data

This article extends property-owning democracy to the digital realm and introduces “data-owning democracy,” a new political economic regime characterized by the wide distribution of data as capital among citizens. Drawing on republican theory and acknowledging data's unique role in the digital...