Focusing on microbes and drawing on biology and science and technology studies, Stefanie Fishel’s book re-theorises the body to provide a biocentric view of politics.
The concern with modern technology is that it has the capability of imposing a value system and influencing populations, thus creating an authoritarian environment.
Social media are used by authoritarian regimes and tyrants – and as instruments of resistance. In both cases, they participate in the redefinition of the world order.
Elisabete Azevedo-Harman sheds light on the growth of communication, citizenship and technology in Africa and discusses Dhlakama’s legacy, democracy and President Nyusi.
In developed societies, almost every aspect of life is becoming digitised, facilitating social and commercial interactions in ways previously unseen.
While the role of recognition in world politics is ever more acknowledged, the technological and visual aspect of this process requires much greater consideration.
Ongoing investigation is required, to further uncover the limits, shifts, and interrelationships between contemporary forms of governance by, with, and of blockchains.
Peter Frase’s book illuminates the potential effects of robotization and climate change on a post-capitalist future and the institutional structures that might emerge.
Social media provides new forms of, and tools for, activism but its potential to build a global community of politically active citizens should not be overestimated.
If we are unable to spread the benefits of technology-driven growth among people and empower them in the development process, there will be growth without development.
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