Риски цифровизации: систематизация научного поля

Социологический журнал. 2025. Т. 31. № 1. С. 71–93.

Shcherbakov R.

The article is devoted to the analysis and systematization of digitalization risks that are in the focus of the scientific community. The empirical data is publications in peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus in 2010–2024. Four groups of digitalization risks were identified and described: digital inequality, digital addiction, privacy problems and a group of other risks. The characteristics of risks’ definitions and measurement were revealed. The characteristics of risks’ definitions and measurement were revealed. It is shown that privacy risks are identified as a subjective feeling of threat by individuals, while both subjective and objective criteria are used to measure the risks of digital dependence and digital inequality. It is concluded that there is a tradition of studying risks in some scientific fields and its absence in others. For example, tools from the field of psychology are widely used to identify and measure digital addiction but are almost absent from the field of sociology. Similarly, different vulnerable groups were found to be exposed to different risks. The focus of digital inequality researchers has been on the elderly as the most exposed to this risk. On the contrary, in studies of digital addiction, young people are the most vulnerable group. Age and digital literacy are mentioned as factors influencing different groups of digital threats. Despite attempts to identify a single group of factors behind the spread of digitalization risks, the research field remains highly fragmented.

Keywords: риски, risks, privacy, приватность, цифровизация, цифровое неравенство, цифровая грамотность, digitalization, digital inequality, цифровая зависимость, digital addiction

Publication based on the results of: Trends and factors of sustainable science and technology development (2025)