{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,5]],"date-time":"2026-05-05T04:51:47Z","timestamp":1777956707885,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":72,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"2","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,1]],"date-time":"2019-07-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1561939200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Big Data &amp; Society"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,7]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>This article approaches the paradigm shift of datafication from the perspective of civil society. Looking at how individuals and groups engage with datafication, it complements the notion of \u201cdata politics\u201d by exploring what we call the \u201ccontentious politics of data\u201d. By contentious politics of data we indicate the bottom-up, transformative initiatives interfering with and\/or hijacking dominant processes of datafication, contesting existing power relations or re-appropriating data practices and infrastructure for purposes distinct from the intended. Said contentious politics of data is articulated in an array of practices of data activism taking a critical stance towards datafication. In data activism, data as mediators take a central role, both as part of an action repertoire or as objects of struggle in their own right. Leveraging social movement studies and science and technology studies, this theoretical essay argues that data activism can be mapped along two analytical dimensions: \u201cdata as stakes\u201d (as issues and\/or objects of political struggle in their own right) vs. \u201cdata as repertoires\u201d (or modular tools for political struggle), and \u201cindividual practice vs. collective action\u201d. Mapping action repertoires and tactics along these axes allows us to chart the potential emergence of a political ( contentious) data subject at the intersection of these two dimensions. This furthers our understanding of people\u2019s engagement with data in relation to other forms of activism and existing work in social movement studies. It also helps us interpreting potential trajectories of contemporary social movements, as they increasingly interface with data, devices and platforms.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/2053951719885967","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,7]],"date-time":"2019-11-07T03:36:04Z","timestamp":1573097764000},"page":"205395171988596","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":102,"title":["From data politics to the contentious politics of data"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Davide","family":"Beraldo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9314-2889","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stefania","family":"Milan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr2-2053951719885967","first-page":"1681","volume":"10","author":"Arora P","year":"2016","journal-title":"International Journal of Communication"},{"key":"bibr3-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/21670811.2017.1375382"},{"key":"bibr4-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/CBO9781139198752"},{"key":"bibr5-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Contentious Branding. Reassembling Social Movements through Digital Mediators","author":"Beraldo D","year":"2017"},{"key":"bibr6-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/13600869.2018.1429186"},{"key":"bibr7-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Shaping Technology\/Building Society","author":"Bijker WE","year":"1992"},{"key":"bibr8-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7551\/mitpress\/6352.001.0001"},{"key":"bibr9-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1369118X.2012.678878"},{"key":"bibr10-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.7551\/mitpress\/1783.001.0001","volume-title":"Change of State: Information, Policy, and Power","author":"Braman S","year":"2009"},{"key":"bibr11-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5210\/fm.v16i5.3493"},{"key":"bibr12-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1369118X.2016.1154086"},{"key":"bibr13-2053951719885967","volume-title":"The Rise of the Network Society","author":"Castells M","year":"1996"},{"key":"bibr14-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1527476418796632"},{"key":"bibr15-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2053951714539277"},{"key":"bibr16-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1369118X.2016.1271903"},{"key":"bibr20-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7551\/mitpress\/9780262042574.001.0001"},{"key":"bibr21-2053951719885967","first-page":"763","volume":"11","author":"Dencik L","year":"2017","journal-title":"International Journal of Communication"},{"key":"bibr22-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.13169\/statecrime.7.1.0046"},{"key":"bibr23-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.17705\/1jais.00200"},{"key":"bibr24-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0003975609000150"},{"key":"bibr25-2053951719885967","first-page":"109","volume-title":"Habermas and the Public Sphere","author":"Fraser N","year":"1992"},{"key":"bibr26-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2053951716679677"},{"key":"bibr27-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Talking Politics","author":"Gamson WA","year":"1992"},{"key":"bibr29-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1369118X.2015.1043319"},{"key":"bibr31-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7551\/mitpress\/9302.001.0001"},{"key":"bibr32-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-319-78319-2"},{"key":"bibr33-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7551\/mitpress\/9780262035132.001.0001"},{"key":"bibr34-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0162243905276499"},{"key":"bibr35-2053951719885967","first-page":"3939","volume":"12","author":"Hintz A","year":"2018","journal-title":"International Journal of Communication"},{"key":"bibr36-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1369118X.2019.1573912"},{"key":"bibr37-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1146\/annurev-soc-081309-150015"},{"key":"bibr38-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Activism! Direct Action, Hacktivism and the Future of Society","author":"Jordan T","year":"2002"},{"key":"bibr39-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1057\/9781137317933"},{"key":"bibr40-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.17645\/mac.v4i4.691"},{"key":"bibr41-2053951719885967","volume":"1","author":"Kennedy H","year":"2018","journal-title":"Krisis Journal for Contemporary Philosophy"},{"key":"bibr42-2053951719885967","first-page":"1","author":"Kennedy H","year":"2015","journal-title":"Big Data & Society"},{"key":"bibr43-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2053951714528481"},{"key":"bibr44-2053951719885967","first-page":"29","volume":"3","author":"Latour B","year":"1994","journal-title":"Common Knowledge"},{"key":"bibr45-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1093\/oso\/9780199256044.001.0001","volume-title":"Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-network-theory","author":"Latour B","year":"2005"},{"key":"bibr46-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Actor Network Theory and After","author":"Law J","year":"1999"},{"key":"bibr47-2053951719885967","author":"Lehtiniemi T","year":"2018","journal-title":"Big Data & Society"},{"key":"bibr48-2053951719885967","volume-title":"The Quantified Self","author":"Lupton D","year":"2016"},{"key":"bibr49-2053951719885967","volume-title":"The Culture of Surveillance: Watching as a Way of Life","author":"Lyon D","year":"2018"},{"key":"bibr50-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/CBO9780511803987"},{"key":"bibr51-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0011392104043492"},{"key":"bibr52-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.geoforum.2009.05.003"},{"key":"bibr53-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Nomads of the Present. Social Movements and Individual Needs in Contemporary Society","author":"Melucci A","year":"1989"},{"key":"bibr54-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/CBO9780511520891"},{"key":"bibr55-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/1369118X.2015.1043135"},{"key":"bibr56-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4324\/9781315393940-13"},{"key":"bibr57-2053951719885967","first-page":"507","volume":"12","author":"Milan S","year":"2018","journal-title":"International Journal of Communication"},{"key":"bibr58-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.14763\/2017.1.442"},{"key":"bibr59-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.14361\/dcs-2016-0205"},{"key":"bibr60-2053951719885967","volume-title":"To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World","author":"Mosco V","year":"2014"},{"key":"bibr61-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Dimensions of Radical Democracy","author":"Mouffe C","year":"1992"},{"key":"bibr62-2053951719885967","volume-title":"The Future of Power","author":"Nye JS","year":"2011"},{"key":"bibr63-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7208\/chicago\/9780226924281.001.0001"},{"key":"bibr64-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/j.ctv4ncp67"},{"key":"bibr65-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Fissures in the Mediascape. An International Study of Citizens\u2019 Media","author":"Rodriguez C","year":"2001"},{"key":"bibr66-2053951719885967","first-page":"1","author":"Ruppert E","year":"2017","journal-title":"Big Data & Society"},{"key":"bibr67-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0893318911405622"},{"key":"bibr68-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1461444816629469"},{"key":"bibr69-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/00027649921955326"},{"key":"bibr71-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1461444817709282"},{"key":"bibr72-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/CBO9780511973529"},{"key":"bibr73-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/CBO9780511804366"},{"key":"bibr74-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Contentious Politics","author":"Tilly C","year":"2015","edition":"2"},{"key":"bibr76-2053951719885967","volume-title":"The Voice and the Eye: An Analysis of Social Movements","author":"Touraine A","year":"1981"},{"key":"bibr77-2053951719885967","volume-title":"Hybrid Media Activism","author":"Trer\u00e9 E","year":"2019"},{"key":"bibr78-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.24908\/ss.v13i2.5315"},{"key":"bibr79-2053951719885967","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1748048519832779"},{"key":"bibr80-2053951719885967","volume-title":"The Age of Surveillance Capitalism","author":"Zuboff S","year":"2019"}],"container-title":["Big Data &amp; Society"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/2053951719885967","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/2053951719885967","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/2053951719885967","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T12:57:52Z","timestamp":1777381072000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/2053951719885967"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019,7]]},"references-count":72,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,7]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/2053951719885967"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/2053951719885967","relation":{},"ISSN":["2053-9517","2053-9517"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2053-9517","type":"print"},{"value":"2053-9517","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019,7]]}}}