The legitimacy gap of algorithmic decision-making in the public sector: Why it arises and how to address it
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Algorithmic decision-making systems allow linking decision parameters to aggregate outcomes ex ante, which prevents values and voices from being heard early in the development of new systems.
“König and Wenzelburger (2021, p. 3) highlight that algorithmic decision-making systems allow for “linking decision parameters to aggregate outcomes of decision-making ex ante”, which prevents values and voices from being heard early on in the development new systems.”
From Legitimacy of Algorithmic Decision-Making: Six Threats and the Need for a Calibrated Institutional Response (2022) · cites this paper as König and Wenzelburger (2021, p. 3)
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- Authors
- König, P. D., & Wenzelburger, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Kaiserslautern (DE)
- Corresponding author
- König, Pascal D.
- Venue
- Technology in Society
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-11
- Volume
- 67
- Pages
- 101688
- ISSN
- 0160-791X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3193220896
- Cited by
- 87
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 27 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 15.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Technology in Society (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Volkswagen Foundation (19-0087)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › E-Government and Public Services
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Keywords
- algorithmic decision-making, public sector, legitimacy gap, procedural legitimacy, stakeholder engagement, participatory technology assessment, algorithmic transparency, algorithmic fairness, administrative decisions, public services
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