What Is Transparency?

By Carolyn Ball. 2009

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Subfields: Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration

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Understanding modern transparency (2009, background): “Oliver (2004: 2) indicates that transparency can be described through three elements: an observer, something available to be observed and a means or method for observation.”
Seeing without knowing: Limitations of the transparency ideal and its application to algorithmic accountability (2018, background): “…transparency: as a “public value embraced by society to counter corruption,” as a synonym for “open decision-making by governments and nonprofits,” and as a “complex tool of good governance”—all designed to create systems for “accountabil-ity, efficiency, and effectiveness” (Ball, 2009: 293).”
Trust Me, Trust Me Not: An Experimental Analysis of the Effect of Transparency on Organizations (2014, background): “Trust is a vital commodity for organizations of all types (Bandsuch et al., 2008; Ingenhoff & Sommer, 2010). As the recent Echo Research and International Business Leaders Forum (2010) publication, A world in trust–leadership and corporate social responsibility, noted, ‘‘Trust is about our license t”
Codes of Good Governance (2012, background): “Secrecy is an important part of the rule of law; all states handle information of a confidential nature, and as openness is encouraged, the concern for secrecy and privacy is likely to increase (Ball 2009).”
The governance of smart mobility (2017, background): “Transparency is a further key aspect of the OECD definition of ‘good governance’ alongside participation (Ball, 2009).”