Data and Knowledge Interdependencies and International Politics

Abstract

The global circulation and use of data involves various public, private, and multilateral actors, constituting relationships of mutual dependency (‘data interdependencies’) that both shape and are shaped by politics. This includes international politics, where the implementation of multilateral agreements requires cooperation between data holders, as well as domestic politics, where novel forms of 'data nationalism' affect the willingness of governments to cooperate. This panel invites empirical and theoretical contributions that examine how such transboundary data interdependencies matter across political contexts, including environmental, technology, and health governance.

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