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Information Retrieval research urged to adopt critical theories for societal good

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A new paper proposes that Information Retrieval (IR) research should adopt critical theories and practices to better understand and promote societal good. The author argues that moving away from the dominant liberal frame towards a critical frame can provide the theoretical foundation Belkin and Robertson called for decades ago. This shift would explicitly aim for nondomination, clarifying the conceptualization of societal good and enabling critical appraisals of progress in achieving desired societal change. AI

RANK_REASON Academic paper proposing a new theoretical framework for a field of study. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Information Retrieval research urged to adopt critical theories for societal good

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  1. arXiv cs.IR (Information Retrieval) TIER_1 English(EN) · Bhaskar Mitra ·

    Towards Critical IR Theories and Practices

    Belkin and Robertson urged us, half a century ago, to develop a theoretical foundation for understanding what constitutes societal good that can inform information retrieval (IR) research and serve as a basis for determining when we should limit our scientific inquiry in the face…

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