Mattonis work is crucial for understanding the complexities of grassroots movements in the digital era and provides a roadmap for future endeavours in the fight against corruption worldwide. This publication is an open-access title and is free to read, download, and share on the Edward Elgar Publishing website under the political science and public policy subject collection. The publication will be useful for students and scholars of corruption studies, digital sociology, law and politics, public policy, regulation and governance, and the study of social movements. It will also benefit anti-corruption practitioners and policymakers interested in the work of CSOs at the grassroots level. -- Ntandokayise Ndlovu and Arthur van Coller, Journal of Anti-Corruption Law This pioneering study unpicks our assumptions about the benefits of technology for fighting corruption, offering a nuanced account of how activists are using new digital tools, to what effect and cognisant of their limitations. -- Elizabeth David-Barrett, University of Sussex, UK Brilliant analysis of the role and use of digital media in countering corruption. The book carefully and thoughtfully guides the reader through the material, symbolic and social elements of a wide array of anti-corruption technologies. -- Monika Bauhr, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Political power and technology may benefit society but are also readily abused. Alice Mattoni looks beyond social media in anti-corruption protests to analyze anti-corruption technology in diverse and rapidly evolving forms. She raises questions regarding transparency, social mobilization, and accountability and also of the vulnerability of citizens challenging corrupt interests. She shows why we should not be dazzled by technologys reach but also must understand its roles within fundamental dynamics of systemic power. -- Michael Johnston, Colgate University, US Through numerous case studies around the world, some ongoing and including new artificial intelligence applications, this book extrapolates general lessons about the interface of anti-corruption technologies (ACTs), social/cultural factors, and people power. Theres no such thing as a magic activist tech tool that works everywhere. ACTs must be citizen-driven, incremental in development, and adaptation is key. -- Shaazka Beyerle, TraCCC, George Mason University, US
