Dear colleagues --apologies for cross-posting-- We are thrilled to announce the publication of the Special Issue Contentious Data. The Shifting Space of Social Movement Research in Datafied Societies in the journal Social Movement Studies! It is Volume 23, Issue 3, 2024, and can be accessed following this link [1]. The ambition with this collection is to kick-start a much-needed interrogation of social movement theory vis-à-vis the pressures of our increasingly data-driven society, dialoguing with media studies, surveillance studies, science and technology studies, critical data studies and much more. The issue includes eight original research articles from diverse geographies, and two topical interventions by Nick Couldry (LSE) and David S Meyer (UCI). The introductory article, titled "Data in movement: the social movement society in the age of datafication". seeks to re-read key concepts from social movement research in light of developments in algorithmic media, targeted advertising, and mass surveillance, and ties all the articles together [2]. Enjoy! Let us know if you have access problems, since not all articles are open access: we will be happy to help. Best, Stefania Milan and Davide Beraldo (guest editors), University of Amsterdam [1] https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/csms20/23/3 [2] https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2024.2331550 ------- Stefania Milan (she/her) Professor of Critical Data Studies, University of Amsterdam | https://stefaniamilan.net Faculty Associate (2023-24), Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University Research Associate, Chair “AI and Democracy”, School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute Project Leader, Citizenship and standard-setting in digital networks (IN-SIGHT) (NWO Responsible Innovation Grant MVI.19.032) | https://in-sight.it @annliffey | @data_ctive | @bigdatasur +31627875425 | +31(0)205252416 Fingerprint: 5A7B  6330  5684  FC39  3DC0 67D7  08B3  50AE  6AF5  1B63