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Contested Futures - A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science (Paperback)
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Contested Futures - A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science (Paperback)
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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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