The Social Construction of Self-Sovereign Identity: An Extended Model of Interpretive Flexibility

Weigl, Linda; Barbereau, Tom Josua; Rieger, Alexander; Fridgen, Gilbert

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The Social Construction of Self-Sovereign Identity: An Extended Model of Interpretive Flexibility

Weigl, Linda; Barbereau, Tom Josua; Rieger, Alexander et al.

2022 • In Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

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Keywords :

Digital identity; Self-sovereign identity; Distributed ledger technology; Social construction of technology; Interpretive flexibility

Abstract :

[en] User-centric identity management systems are gaining momentum as concerns about Big Tech and Big Government rise. Many of these systems are framed as offering Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). Yet, competing appropriation and the social embedding of SSI have resulted in diverging interpretations. These vague and value-laden interpretations can damage the public discourse and risk misrepresenting values and affordances that technology offers to users. To unpack the various social and technical understandings of SSI, we adopt an ‘interpretive flexibility’ lens. Based on a qualitative inductive interview study, we find that SSI’s interpretation is strongly mediated by surrounding institutional properties. Our study helps to better navigate these different perceptions and highlights the need for a multidimensional framework that can improve the understanding of complex socio-technical systems for digital government practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers.

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Management information systems
Library & information sciences
Sociology & social sciences

Author, co-author :

Weigl, Linda ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX

Barbereau, Tom Josua ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX

Rieger, Alexander ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX

Fridgen, Gilbert ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX

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English

Title :

The Social Construction of Self-Sovereign Identity: An Extended Model of Interpretive Flexibility

Publication date :

January 2022

Event name :

Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

Event organizer :

University of Hawaii

Event place :

Maui, Hawaii, United States

Event date :

from 03-01-22 to 07-01-22

Audience :

International

Main work title :

Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Focus Area :

Security, Reliability and Trust

FnR Project :

FNR13342933 - Paypal-fnr Pearl Chair In Digital Financial Services, 2019 (01/01/2020-31/12/2024) - Gilbert Fridgen

Funders :

FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche [LU]

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