The information-gathering matrixa framework for conceptualizing the use of freedom of information laws

Resumo

Scholarship on transparency and freedom of information (FOI) conveys an overwhelmingly “political” narrative. Most uses of FOI, however, are private and nonpolitical in nature. This article explores the gap between the literature and empirical reality by means of an “Information-Gathering Matrix,” a framework for conceptualizing the motivations, uses, and impacts associated with FOI. Following a broad literature review, case studies illustrate that while FOI uses may be multifarious and prima facie nonpolitical, at least three of the matrix’s four quadrants—from the public to the private and the political to the nonpolitical—frequently tend toward politicization. © 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2018

Instituição

SAGE Publications Inc.

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1177/0095399715590825

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/25543

Temas

Governança

Palavras-chave

Access to informationFreedom of informationInformation-gatheringTransparencyLiberdade de informação