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Counting the Republic

In: The Invisible Republic

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  • Robbie Smyth

    (Griffith College)

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Humans count. We estimate, calculate, measure and take decisions, small and large, based on the results. Throughout history there are examples of this culture of counting. It is usually governments who are counting, supposedly on our behalf. Today can we count and measure our freedom? Counting is political and always has been. Republicans need to liberate counting processes and cannot be passive about how business and governments count. There are many crucial aspects to counting in the world today from housing, health, wages, employment, inequality, economic indices, social studies as well as a growing research industry. And now in this digital era, this world of ‘Big Data’, new methods of measuring our lived existence can only hint at the power and impact of algorithmic influences on our daily decisions.

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  • Robbie Smyth, 2022. "Counting the Republic," Springer Books, in: The Invisible Republic, chapter 0, pages 133-150, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-86734-8_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86734-8_6
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