This open-access volume argues that in a functioning democracy citizens should be equally
capable of making informed choices about matters of social importance. This includes citizens
accessing all relevant information and knowledge necessary for informed will formation. In
today's complex era of digital disruption it is not enough to simply speak about communication
or even digital rights. The starting point for this volume is the need for 'epistemic
equality'. The contributors seek to showcase the history and diversity of current debates
around communication and digital rights as precursors for the need for epistemic rights both
as a theoretical concept and an empirically assessed benchmark. The book highlights scholarship
via academic case studies from around the world to feature different issues and methodological
approaches as well as similarities in academic and policy challenges across the globe. The
goal is to provide an overview of issues that depict challenges to epistemic rights extract
both academic and applied policy implications of different approaches and end with a set of
recommendations for advancing policy-relevant scholarship on epistemic rights. This volume is
intended as the first holistic response to an urgent need to address epistemic rights of
communication as a central public policy issue as an academic analytical concept as well as a
central theme for informed public debate. This book is open-access meaning you have free and
unlimited access.
