Digital Sovereignty and Education: A Missing Link in the Literature
Keywords:
Digital sovereignty, Platformization, Datafication, Technological corporations, Rights
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Abstract
The post-digital present is characterized by a sort of platforming of society led by global technological corporations, with consequences in aspects related to datafication, privacy management and citizens' rights. The concept of digital sovereignty arises as a space under construction of reflection on which different actors, especially administrations, propose to manage rights and duties, among which are those affecting education. This paper explores the evolution of research on digital sovereignty through a literature scoping review. Among the results we highlight: (a) the exponential increase of interest in the subject in the last three years, (b) the growth of analysis with a global and supranational focus, (c) the greater interest from the field of social sciences, (d) the existence of definitions that follow a state-centric approach (e) the emergence of a body of literature with a multiscalar approach. It is clear that we are facing a reality under debate on a global scale, which the administrations are trying to manage from the logic of the nation-state.
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