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Access to Information and Freedom of Information Requests as Social Science Data

出版	SAGE Publications Limited, 2020
ISBN	15297470589781529747058
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4A8DzgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Access to information (ATI) and freedom of information (FOI) requests can be used to collect qualitative and quantitative empirical material from government agencies. Hundreds of countries have now enacted ATI/FOI laws, which bestow citizens with the right to request information from governments. There are often two levels to a country's ATI/FOI legal regime, consisting of a federal law and a series of state, provincial, or municipal ones. In terms of their use and place in the popular imagination, ATI/FOI laws are typically associated with opposition political parties or investigative journalists. Yet more and more scholars from a range of disciplines are using ATI/FOI laws to conduct research and supplement other data collection strategies. This entry summarizes some of the key issues that social scientists may ...