{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7225400565","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","title":"Decoupling Sovereignty Index: The Wardrobe of Survival \u2013 Persona, Exit and the Ethics of Going Dark","display_name":"Decoupling Sovereignty Index: The Wardrobe of Survival \u2013 Persona, Exit and the Ethics of Going Dark","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-11-06","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7225400565","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.5281/zenodo.24014512","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400562","display_name":"Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I67311998","host_organization_name":"European Organization for Nuclear Research","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I67311998"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"article-journal"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["datacite"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5135915589","display_name":"Max Nwabueze Amuchie","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4961-6760","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4961-6760"]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Amuchie, Max Nwabueze","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4961-6760","affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5135915589"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11981","display_name":"Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics","score":0.9976000189781189,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11981","display_name":"Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics","score":0.9976000189781189,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14289","display_name":"Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture","score":0.0017999999690800905,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3314","display_name":"Anthropology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10070","display_name":"Political Conflict and Governance","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/research-ethics","display_name":"research ethics","score":0.6830000281333923},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/field-research-methods","display_name":"field methods","score":0.703000009059906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/deception-in-research","display_name":"deception in research","score":0.8209999799728394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/personas","display_name":"personas","score":0.4009999930858612},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/exit-strategy","display_name":"exit strategy","score":0.7649999856948853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/necessity-and-proportionality","display_name":"necessity and proportionality","score":0.6629999876022339},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/researcher-accountability","display_name":"researcher accountability","score":0.5659999847412109}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C186229450","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42008","display_name":"Sovereignty","level":3,"score":0.8101000189781189},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190253527","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295354","display_name":"Law and economics","level":1,"score":0.5365999937057495},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C313442","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q778556","display_name":"Persona","level":2,"score":0.5267999768257141},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.44200000166893005},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779267917","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170028","display_name":"Deception","level":2,"score":0.4350999891757965},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.3986999988555908},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205606062","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5249645","display_name":"Decoupling (probability)","level":2,"score":0.37940001487731934},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9652623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190109","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.3788999915122986},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.36059999465942383},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.3596000075340271},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44725695","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288156","display_name":"Normative","level":2,"score":0.3580000102519989},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C129454956","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1402508","display_name":"Field research","level":2,"score":0.3580000102519989},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.34290000796318054},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199068039","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574523","display_name":"Immersion (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.31150001287460327},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.2694999873638153},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C194943564","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1129049","display_name":"Participant observation","level":2,"score":0.26840001344680786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.2621000111103058},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777408017","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1523191","display_name":"Governmentality","level":3,"score":0.2621000111103058},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166275286","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190095","display_name":"Gray (unit)","level":2,"score":0.2524000108242035},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.25119999051094055}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.5281/zenodo.24014512","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400562","display_name":"Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I67311998","host_organization_name":"European Organization for Nuclear Research","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I67311998"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"article-journal"},{"id":"doi:10.5281/zenodo.24014513","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014513","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014513","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400562","display_name":"Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I67311998","host_organization_name":"European Organization for Nuclear Research","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I67311998"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"article-journal"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.5281/zenodo.24014512","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24014512","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400562","display_name":"Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I67311998","host_organization_name":"European Organization for Nuclear Research","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I67311998"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"article-journal"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Peace, justice, and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","score":0.666700005531311}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W106970070","https://openalex.org/W7165628209","https://openalex.org/W2554315031","https://openalex.org/W4254178978","https://openalex.org/W4406607743","https://openalex.org/W2040079975","https://openalex.org/W7203593124","https://openalex.org/W2518255046","https://openalex.org/W7203590971","https://openalex.org/W2212831936"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0],"Decoupling":[1],"Sovereignty":[2],"Index":[3],"(DSI)":[4],"requires":[5,55],"field":[6,98],"data":[7,30],"from":[8],"places":[9],"where":[10],"formal":[11],"sovereignty":[12],"has":[13],"weakened":[14],"and":[15,39,79,92,100,108],"conspicuous":[16],"research":[17],"can":[18],"be":[19,70,75,83],"dangerous.":[20],"This":[21],"paper":[22],"establishes":[23],"a":[24,56,61],"field-research":[25],"methodology":[26],"for":[27,95],"gathering":[28],"such":[29],"through":[31],"the":[32,35,40,47,67,72,80,105,109],"Tri-Tiered":[33],"Approach,":[34],"Visual":[36],"Assimilation":[37],"Protocol":[38],"Deep":[41],"Institutional":[42],"Immersion":[43],"Protocol.":[44],"It":[45,86],"examines":[46],"particular":[48],"ethical":[49],"challenges":[50],"arising":[51],"when":[52],"deep":[53],"immersion":[54],"researcher":[57],"to":[58,103],"operate":[59],"under":[60],"borrowed":[62],"identity,":[63],"creating":[64],"three":[65,96],"obligations:":[66],"persona":[68],"must":[69,74,82],"disciplined,":[71],"exit":[73],"designed":[76],"before":[77],"entry,":[78],"deception":[81],"ethically":[84],"justified.":[85],"proposes":[87],"four":[88],"tests\u2014necessity,":[89],"proportionality,":[90],"protection":[91],"accountability\u2014alongside":[93],"rules":[94],"difficult":[97],"situations":[99],"explicit":[101],"duties":[102],"both":[104],"people":[106],"observed":[107],"researcher.":[110]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-10T11:39:43.021295","created_date":"2026-11-07T00:00:00"}