  Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) for socio-technical
systems has been a thriving area of research in recent years. An ACM conference
bearing the same name has been the central venue for scholars in this area to
come together, provide peer feedback to one another, and publish their work.
This reflexive study aims to shed light on FAccT's activities to date and
identify major gaps and opportunities for translating contributions into
broader positive impact. To this end, we utilize a mixed-methods research
design. On the qualitative front, we develop a protocol for reviewing and
coding prior FAccT papers, tracing their distribution of topics, methods,
datasets, and disciplinary roots. We also design and administer a questionnaire
to reflect the voices of FAccT community members and affiliates on a wide range
of topics. On the quantitative front, we use the full text and citation network
associated with prior FAccT publications to provide further evidence about
topics and values represented in FAccT. We organize the findings from our
analysis into four main dimensions: the themes present in FAccT scholarship,
the values that underpin the work, the impact of the contributions both within
academic circles and beyond, and the practices and informal norms of the
community that has formed around FAccT. Finally, our work identifies several
suggestions on directions for change, as voiced by community members.
