Barbara Prainsack, Why Justice Is Not Enough: What Solidarity Can Tell Us about Good Data Governance
Channel: Center for Global Ethics and Politics
Date: 25/12/2022

Barbara Prainsack, University of Vienna

Why Justice Is Not Enough: What Solidarity Can Tell Us about Good Data Governance

While there are exact definitions of justice, solidarity is often criticised as vague; it is seen as an overused and underdetermined concept at the same time. Some also consider it a specifically European value that has no currency in other world regions. Also in discussions on good data governance, justice has been an important guiding principle, while solidarity has played a very minor role. Using solidarity as the guiding principle of data governance leads us to ask and demand different things from good data governance, making it a necessary complement to data justice.