Whilst Information Systems has the potential to widen our view of
the world, it often has the opposite effect by limiting our ability
to interact, facilitating managerial and state surveillance or
instituting strict hierarchies and personal control. In this book,
Bernd Stahl offers an alternative and critical perspective on the
subject, arguing that the ongoing problems in this area could be
caused by the misconceptualization of the nature and role of IS.
Stahl discusses the question of how IS can be used to actually
overcome oppression and promote emancipation, breaking the book
into four sections. The first section covers the theory of critical
research in IS, giving a central place for the subject of ethics.
The second section discusses the philosophical underpinnings of
this critical research. The third and largest section gives
examples of the application of critical work in IS. The final
section then reflects on the approach and suggests ways for further
development.
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