The Politics of Open Infrastructures

2026/05/27 by Katja Meyer, Astrid Mager, Renée Ridgway (24144615) · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Computer Science · #Water Governance and Infrastructure #Information Systems Theories and Implementation #Open Source Software Innovations

paper · pdf · doi:10.11647/obp.0528

openalex publication_date 2026/05/27 · openalex created_date 2026/05/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

This volume examines how openness is designed, governed, contested and lived in contemporary digital knowledge infrastructures. From open source software and internet standards, to citizen science platforms, public sector data systems and alternative computing practices, the book shows that infrastructures are never neutral technical backbones.

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