[TechSovereignty] New publication (Big Data & Society): The sociotechnical politics of digital sovereignty: frictional infrastructures and the alignment of privacy and geopolitics

[Samuele Fratini]

Dear all,

It is a pleasure to share my latest article on digital sovereignty,
published OA on Big Data & Society (
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20539517251400729).

The article draws on Science & Technology Studies to examine how digital
sovereignty emerges not solely through state mandates but via unpredictable
alignments of infrastructures, institutions, and imaginaries. Through the
case study of Threema, a privacy-focused messaging app headquartered in
Switzerland, the article analyzes how the platform co-produces digital
sovereignty in interaction with Swiss public institutions.

The analysis is rooted in grounded theory coding and builds on literature
in infrastructural media studies and post-traditional sovereignty theory.
In doing so, the article contributes to current debates on digital
sovereignty by showing how non-state actors, like secure messaging
platforms, can enact infrastructural practices that perform sovereign
functions, thereby reshaping the contours of statehood and autonomy in the
digital age.

Feedbacks are warmly welcomed!

Best regards and happy holidays,
Samuele Fratini
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