Access to Public Information as a Political Sciences Technique: What and How Should Be Studied, and What for?
Access to Public Information as a Political Sciences Technique: What and How Should Be Studied, and What for?
Author(s): Marcin WałdochSubject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Government/Political systems, Politics and law, Methodology and research technology, Comparative politics, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: data collection techniques; political sciences; access to public information; public information; political studies
Summary/Abstract: Access to public information in Poland is most typically discussedin the legal and political contexts. However, it is not consciouslydiscussed as a possibility for political scholars to exercise their right ofaccess to public information. This paper, which is of postulatory nature,identifies the benefits for those political scholars who decide to use, inthe process of data collection, their right of access to public informationas a data collection technique. The proposed technic of data collectionmay be used by scholars – political scientists around the world.
Journal: Świat Idei i Polityki
- Issue Year: 18/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 428-441
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
