Reimagining public values in algorithmic futures
Principal Investigator at ZRC SAZU
Dan Podjed, PhD-
Acronym
REIMAGINE ADM
Project Team
Dan Podjed, PhD, Dr. Rajko Muršič, Dr. Ajda Pretnar Žagar-
ARIS Project ID
H6-8292
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Duration
1 October 2022–30 September 2025 -
Link to SICRIS
23596 -
Lead Partner
University of Helsinki, Consumer Society Research Centre, Finland
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Project Leader
Minna Ruckenstein, University of Helsinki, Consumer Society Research Centre, F…
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Financial Source
CHANSE
Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
Partners
Univerza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za matematiko in računalništvo
The consortium studies how public values intertwine with algorithmic systems and futures. The novelty of the project lies in mobilising anthropological and sociological perspectives to examine how values are deployed in situated practices rather than in the abstract. We develop methods and comprehensive frameworks for exploring values in socio-technical systems, and study cases ranging from insurance, healthcare and energy to border control and activism. By focusing on people who build, promote and evaluate algorithmic systems, we examine alignments and tensions that reveal how values, including efficiency, autonomy, solidarity and openness, are prioritised, negotiated and contested.
The consortium is funded by the Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe (CHANSE), which is a joint initiative of 27 research funding organisations from 24 countries.