Understanding Transparency Failures: When Sunshine Causes Sunburns
Recent years have seen an increase of critical perspectives on government transparency. Some consider its conceptualization too simplistic leading to over-enthusiastic promises. Other, more empirical studies show that transparency can create costs or adverse effects. This qualitative meta-analysis o...
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| description | Recent years have seen an increase of critical perspectives on government transparency. Some consider its conceptualization too simplistic leading to over-enthusiastic promises. Other, more empirical studies show that transparency can create costs or adverse effects. This qualitative meta-analysis of scholarship reviews transparency research from 1996 onwards to map the pitfalls, shortcomings and negative dynamics of transparency policies. The analysis draws on policy studies, notably literature on policy failure. While systematizing the insights generated so far, the analysis also provides an overview of blind spots and shortcomings in transparency scholarship regarding the effects and outcomes of transparency policies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d412d9534acc4f2eb995b60bc6b98d3d2025-08-20T03:13:45ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402025-07-011510.1177/21582440251352638Understanding Transparency Failures: When Sunshine Causes SunburnsJean-Patrick Villeneuve0Marlen Heide1Giulia Mugellini2 Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, SwitzerlandRecent years have seen an increase of critical perspectives on government transparency. Some consider its conceptualization too simplistic leading to over-enthusiastic promises. Other, more empirical studies show that transparency can create costs or adverse effects. This qualitative meta-analysis of scholarship reviews transparency research from 1996 onwards to map the pitfalls, shortcomings and negative dynamics of transparency policies. The analysis draws on policy studies, notably literature on policy failure. While systematizing the insights generated so far, the analysis also provides an overview of blind spots and shortcomings in transparency scholarship regarding the effects and outcomes of transparency policies.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251352638 |
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| title | Understanding Transparency Failures: When Sunshine Causes Sunburns |
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| title_fullStr | Understanding Transparency Failures: When Sunshine Causes Sunburns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Transparency Failures: When Sunshine Causes Sunburns |
| title_short | Understanding Transparency Failures: When Sunshine Causes Sunburns |
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