The Technological Construction of Social Power

Brey, Philip A.E.

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“…Examples are control and surveillance technologies. Brey (2008) posits that a critical (political) theory of technology has to provide answers to the following four questions: CTICT therefore explicitly and directly addresses the issue of technology and distribution of power, which is exactly what is lacking in the capability approach. Another contribution of CTICT is revealing technology's ideological qualities and hegemonic functions.…”

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Technology, capabilities and critical perspectives: what can critical theory contribute to Sen’s capability approach?

Zheng

Stahl

2011

Ethics Inf Technol

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This paper explores what insights can be drawn from critical theory to enrich and strengthen Sen's capability approach in relation to technology and human development. The two theories share some important commonalities: both are concerned with the pursuit of ''a good life''; both are normative theories rooted in ethics and meant to make a difference, and both are interested in democracy. The paper provides a brief overview of both schools of thought and their applications to technology and human development. Three areas are identified where critical theory can make a contribution to the capability approach: conceptually, by providing a critical account of individual agency and enriching the concept of technology beyond the simplistic notion of commodities; methodologically, by sensitising towards reification and hegemony of scientific tools, and, finally, by emphasising reflexivity of researchers.

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Technology, capabilities and critical perspectives: what can critical theory contribute to Sen’s capability approach?

Zheng

Stahl

2011

Ethics Inf Technol

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“…Así, los diseños que crean, apropian o modifican la producción tecnológica consiguen alterar la distribución de poder, riqueza y/o prestigio en una sociedad (Pfaffenberger, 1992). El segundo postula que la tecnología, antes de actuar como una fuerza de dominación, encauza los procesos a través de los cuales diversos agentes que intervienen en la solución de asuntos colectivos, pueden acceder a los mecanismos de fuerza, coerción, seducción y manipulación, con mejoras de eficiencia, efectividad, y confiabilidad (Brey, 2007). Entre estos polos gravitan las críticas feministas a la jerarquía social impuesta por el diseño tecnológico, con la aspiración de subvertir las relaciones de poder que hacen parte integral del mismo (Wajcman, 2008).…”

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Unidos por la red, separados por el Estado. Una lectura sobre la inclusión digital en Colombia

Coral

2014

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“…Technology has become a primary means of empowerment but at the same time leads to potential differences in empowerment (Brey 2008). Recognizing such issues is a task of participation.…”

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“…Democracy, along with freedom and justice, is a primary virtue of a good society, and it implies that citizens have an equal say in decisions (Brey 2008). Representative democracy as the main implementation of the democratic principle in modern democratic states runs into a number of problems, notably with regard to the representation of minorities (Callon et al 2009).…”

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What Future? Which Technology? On the Problem of Describing Relevant Futures

Stahl

2011

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Abstract. Doing research on future and emerging technologies raises a number of significant ontological and epistemological challenges. The fundamental uncertainty of the future, combined with problems of appropriate descriptions of technology in general, render it difficult to come to an appropriate account of the likely shape and use of future technologies. This paper discusses several streams of research that address this issue, including the question of relevant description and context, interpretive flexibility, affordances of technology, and multi-stability of technological trajectories. The paper proposes that some of these problems may be addressed by using a democratic and participative approach to technology research and development. Participative technology assessment is then discussed as an example of an established way of democratically engaging with technology stakeholders during research and development. The paper concludes by discussing the promises and limitations of such a participative approach with regard to the question of understanding and researching future technologies.

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The Technological Construction of Social Power

Cited by 42 publications

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Technology, capabilities and critical perspectives: what can critical theory contribute to Sen’s capability approach?

Technology, capabilities and critical perspectives: what can critical theory contribute to Sen’s capability approach?

Unidos por la red, separados por el Estado. Una lectura sobre la inclusión digital en Colombia

What Future? Which Technology? On the Problem of Describing Relevant Futures

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