In public policy theory there is a problem of just procedure which could be used in obtaining a fair result in decision. Blockchain as a network of distributed registers is often positioned as an institution ensuring the fairness of decisions by voting on the basis of a consensual procedure. Consensus is achieved in the blockchain interactions through various algorithms (Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, Byzantine Fault Tolerance, Modified Federated Byzantine Agreement) that provide different rules for a procedural justice. Current political theory distinguishes between pure, perfect and imperfect procedural justice. The article analyzes the political ontology of the pure procedural justice of blockchain-technology. This ontology relies not on the legal nature of interaction in the network, but on the technical and social immediacy of trust, cooperation and co-production. The empirical basis of the study is the analysis of cases of using blockchain-voting on the platform of “Active Citizen” (Moscow).

Translated title of the contributionБлокчейн и проблема процедурной справедливости публичного выбора.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Transformation and Global Society - Third International Conference, DTGS 2018, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsAlexander V. Boukhanovsky, Andrei V. Chugunov, Daniel A. Alexandrov, Yury Kabanov, Olessia Koltsova
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages13-23
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-02843-5
ISBN (Print)9783030028428
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018
Event3rd International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2018 - Университет ИТМО, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 30 May 20182 Jun 2018
http://dtgs.ifmo.ru/

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume858
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2018
Abbreviated titleDTGS - 2018
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period30/05/182/06/18
Internet address

    Research areas

  • Active citizen, Autonomous identity, Blockchain, Collaboration, Procedural justice, Reciprocity, Reputation, Trust

    Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Mathematics(all)

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