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Contested Futures - A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science (Hardcover, New Ed) Loot Price: R4,489
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Contested Futures - A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science (Hardcover, New Ed): Nik Brown, Brian Rappert

Contested Futures - A Sociology of Prospective Techno-Science (Hardcover, New Ed)

Nik Brown, Brian Rappert

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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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Imprint: Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2000
First published: 2000
Authors: Nik Brown • Brian Rappert
Dimensions: 220 x 161 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-1263-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > Social forecasting, futurology
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Time (chronology) > General
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LSN: 0-7546-1263-5
Barcode: 9780754612636

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