TY  - CONF
A1  - Brinkmann, Maik
T1  - Relevance of public administrations
T2  - Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2021
N2  - Power relations within the area of blockchain governance are complex by definition and a comprehensive analysis that links technological and institutional elements is missing to date. The research that is presented with this article focuses on the visualization of the shifting power relations with the introduction of blockchain. For this purpose, the analysis leverages an adjusted version of the multi-stakeholder influence mapping tool. The analysis considers the various stakeholders within the multi-layered blockchain technology stack and compares three fundamental blockchain scenarios, including public and private blockchain settings. The findings show that public administrations face indeed less power with the introduction of blockchain, while new stakeholders come into play who wield influence rather uncontrolled. Nonetheless, public administrations are not powerless overall and remain influential stakeholders. This paper concludes that blockchain governance is not as democratic as blockchain enthusiasts tend to argue and derives corresponding opportunities for further research.
KW  - Emerging Topics in Digital Government
KW  - blockchain
KW  - influence mapping
KW  - power relations
KW  - stakeholder analysis
KW  - visualization
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/65176
SN  - 978-0-9981331-4-0
PB  - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
CY  - Honolulu, HI
ER  -