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portada Contested Futures: A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
296
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9780754612636
Edition No.
1

Contested Futures: A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science

Rappert Brianbrown Nik (Author) · Routledge · Hardcover

Contested Futures: A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science - Rappert BrianBrown Nik

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Synopsis "Contested Futures: A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science"

In a unique volume, Contested Futures brings together a group of scholars to examine the relationships between social action and the future. Rather than speculating upon what the future might bring, the volume interrogates the metaphors and practices through which the future is mobilized as an object of present day action and agency. The book shifts the analytical gaze from looking into the future to looking at the future as a sociological phenomenon in its own right. Futures are thus contested in as much as they register differences of interest, time frame or organizational and political form. Contestation is also evident in the ascendancy of certain discourses, languages and metaphors which foreclose some futures whilst facilitating others. But futures are far from being simply linguistic abstractions, and in fact can often be seen to harden into material entrenchment as expectations become scripted into 'path dependency' and 'lock in'. Contested Futures is an invaluable analysis for both academics and policy actors seeking a better understanding of the ubiquity of futures-discourse in the context of today's uncertainties.

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