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Kenneth S. Rogerson

Kenneth S. Rogerson

Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
rogerson@duke.edu
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708-0312
236 Sanford Building, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

AI in Public Education: Humble Beginnings and Revolutionary Potential

Chapter · January 1, 2021 Artificial intelligence (AI) is discussed quite often in the context of workplace automation, self-driving cars, or lethal autonomous weapons. Less frequent in discussions of artificial intelligence—both in how AI systems are presently in use, and how they ... Full text Cite

The Transparency Game: Government Information, Access, and Actionability

Journal Article Philosophy and Technology · March 1, 2020 Democratic governments might be required by law to disseminate information to the people. This is called governmental transparency. What is the burden of transparency? We propose a “pragmatic information theory of communication” that places information acc ... Full text Open Access Cite

A Policymaking Process "Tug-of-War": National Information Security Policies in Comparative Perspective

Journal Article Journal of Information Technology and Politics · October 1, 2013 There is tension between the ideal of government transparency and the need to protect vital information. What types of information do governments protect on national security grounds? What arguments do governments use to justify the protection of this info ... Full text Open Access Cite

"National Information Security Policies in Comparative Perspective

Journal Article Journal of Information Technology and Politics · 2012 Cite

Open research questions on information and technology in global and domestic politics - Beyond "E-"

Journal Article PS - Political Science and Politics · October 1, 2008 Accelerating technological change is one of the defining characteristics of this era. And the intersection of information, technology, and politics is a constantly changing arena. Technological change can provide the subject for political debate, such as i ... Full text Cite

Internet diffusion and the digital divide The role of policy-making and political institutions

Chapter · January 1, 2008 As governments, businesses, and society tackle the digital divide, understanding why the divide persists and whether it is widening or is narrowing is crucial. This chapter analyzes attempts to make policy and implement programs relating to the internet an ... Full text Cite

Talking Past Each Other: IO Internet Policy in the Developing World

Journal Article International Politics · June 2004 Cite

Talking past each other: International organization internet policy in the developing world

Journal Article International Politics · June 1, 2004 Much of the research on the information age and global transborder flows of information has centered on the relationships between states or regions of the world. International Organizations (IOs) are also playing a vital, if less visible, role in these pro ... Full text Cite

Internet as Political Advocacy Forum

Chapter · January 1, 2003 Political advocacy is the mobilization of ideas and people with the goal of influencing the thinking of policymakers to either (1) promote a specific point of view or (2) enact policy in the form of laws or programs that benefit the ideas or people. Politi ... Full text Cite

Karl polanyi

Chapter · January 1, 2003 Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) was an anomaly among economists. He considered himself an economic anthropologist. What may seem like an oxymoron in some circles seemed perfectly logical to him. Traditionally, economists in general have explained the world in the ... Full text Cite

Policies for online privacy in the United States and the European Union

Journal Article Telematics and Informatics · May 1, 2002 This article examines how public and private sector institutions in the United States and the European Union have reacted to public demand for increased and improved online privacy protection. We argue that self-regulatory attempts do not adequately protec ... Full text Cite

Policies for Online Privacy in the United States and the European Union

Journal Article Telematics and Informatics · April 2002 Cite

Internet Regulation Process Model: The Effect of Societies, Communities, and Governments

Journal Article Political Communication · September 1, 1998 The Internet is often seen as borderless and unmanageable and, therefore, not fully understandable. Starting from the assumption that it can be understood, we begin an attempt to organize the Internet by characterizing it as a behavior space in which group ... Full text Cite