Democracy as a Value-Sensitive Design: a sociotechnical approach to the development of technologies based on democratic principles

Authors

  • Kelvin Peroli University Of São Paulo - USP
  • Cíntia Rosa Pereira de Lima University Of São Paulo - USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32091/RIID0034

Keywords:

Democracy by Design, Value-Sensitive Design, Human-computer interaction, Socio-technical approach to democracy

Abstract

At least since Norbert Wiener’s cyber circle (in the 1950s), the phenomenon of the interconnection of computer devices and the development of networks has been linked to elements of analysis that are not only technical, but also social. Within this context, this study proposes reflections on democracy as a human value that need to be synthesized in technologies that are, in this sense, communication network platforms, in the hypothesis of the technologies themselves (and their developers) aim to reflect online the social system present in the offline world. Therefore, the present research adopts the perspective of a design that is sensitive to human values (Value-Sensitive Design). This analysis is exemplified with the app Bridgefy, which was used globally in 2020 in various protests, such as in the “Black Lives Matter” movement and in the protests against the re-election of the Belarusian president, Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Author Biographies

  • Kelvin Peroli, University Of São Paulo - USP

    Graduated in Law from the University of São Paulo (Brazil), with an academic exchange carried out at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. Founding associate of the Instituto Avançado de Proteção de Dados (Advanced Institute of Data Protection) - IAP

  • Cíntia Rosa Pereira de Lima, University Of São Paulo - USP

    Associate Professor of Civil Law at the University of São Paulo (Brazil), with a post doctorate in Law from the University of Camerino and a PhD at the University of São Paulo, with a research internship. at the University of Ottawa (Canada). Founding associate and president of the Instituto Avançado de Proteção de Dados (Advanced Institute of Data Protection) - IAP

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Published

2021-06-29

Issue

Volume 3 , Issue 1 (2021)

Section

Notes and discussions

How to Cite

[1]
Peroli, K. and Pereira de Lima, C.R. 2021. Democracy as a Value-Sensitive Design: a sociotechnical approach to the development of technologies based on democratic principles. Rivista italiana di informatica e diritto. 3, 1 (Jun. 2021), 149–155. DOI:https://doi.org/10.32091/RIID0034.