Vision Assessment: Shaping Technology in 21st Century Society
Subtitle: Towards a Repertoire for Technology Assessment
By: edited by John Grin, Armin Grunwald
Contributors: Grunwald, Armin
Series: Wissenchaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung, Schriftenreihe der Europäischen Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen wissenschaftlich-technischer Entwicklungen Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH -- 4; Wissenchaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung, Schriftenreihe der Europäischen Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen wissenschaftlich-technischer Entwicklungen Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH -- 4.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783642640926; 9783642597022
Subjects: Engineering; Environmental sciences; Ethics; Economics
Description: One way to shape technology and its embedding in society in the 21st century is through the visions that guide their development, especially concerning the long-term societal perspective. A critical discussion and assessment of these visions is a prerequisite for influencing the course of development. Technology assessment, therefore, has to provide a methodological repertoire for assessing and constructing visions, taking into account the requirements for long-term orientation and the need for public legitimation. This volume draws upon insights from technology assessment (TA), political sciences, epistemology, sociology and ethics. It contributes to the recent literature on "shaping technology", taking into account the "co-evolution of technology and society". It is connected to the TA literature that emphasises TA's pro-active role and its contricution to political judgement. It uses those insights from policy planning and epistemology that may help to reconcile long-term planning and public legitimacy.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction: What is the question?- Case Studies; title: Technology Assessment and the Role of Visions; title: Visions and Societal Rationality; title: Conclusions; title: List of Authors.