Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency

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Autor(a) principal: Trish, Barbara
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v6i4.1565
Resumo: The much-heralded use of data, analytics, and evidence-based decisions marks the U.S. presidency, wherein many processes and decisions are structured by the analysis of data. An approach with historical precedent, reliance on data was prominent under Obama, and is even under Trump, despite signals to the contrary. This article examines three cases from the Obama era: microtargeting in electoral campaigns, performance management in government, and signature drone strikes employed by the national security apparatus. It also reflects on the early Trump administration. The processes described are highly dependent on data, technically big data in two instances. The article examines the cases both on their own terms and in the context of a critical lens that directs attention to the political economy of the data. The analysis helps unpack the allure of data and analytics as well as the challenges in structuring an environment with a measured approach to data and big data, which would examine both their potential and drawback.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
title Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
spellingShingle Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
Trish, Barbara
analytics; big data; data; drone strikes; evidence-based; microtargeting; Obama; performance management; president; Trump
title_short Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
title_full Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
title_fullStr Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
title_full_unstemmed Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
title_sort Big Data under Obama and Trump: The Data-Fueled U.S. Presidency
author Trish, Barbara
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv analytics; big data; data; drone strikes; evidence-based; microtargeting; Obama; performance management; president; Trump
topic analytics; big data; data; drone strikes; evidence-based; microtargeting; Obama; performance management; president; Trump
description The much-heralded use of data, analytics, and evidence-based decisions marks the U.S. presidency, wherein many processes and decisions are structured by the analysis of data. An approach with historical precedent, reliance on data was prominent under Obama, and is even under Trump, despite signals to the contrary. This article examines three cases from the Obama era: microtargeting in electoral campaigns, performance management in government, and signature drone strikes employed by the national security apparatus. It also reflects on the early Trump administration. The processes described are highly dependent on data, technically big data in two instances. The article examines the cases both on their own terms and in the context of a critical lens that directs attention to the political economy of the data. The analysis helps unpack the allure of data and analytics as well as the challenges in structuring an environment with a measured approach to data and big data, which would examine both their potential and drawback.
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