Technology and the Common Good: The Unity and Division of a Democratic Society

Author:   Allen Batteau
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
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9781800735262


Pages:   234
Publication Date:   10 June 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Building on the work of Elinor Ostrom (Governing the Commons) the author examines how the different shared goods of a democratic society are shaped by technology and demonstrates how club goods, common pool resources, and public goods are supported, enhanced, and disrupted by technology. He further argues that as the common good is undermined by different interests, it should be possible to reclaim technology, if the members of the society conclude that they have something in common.

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Author:   Allen Batteau
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781800735262


ISBN 10:   180073526
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   10 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Observations Introduction Chapter 1. Worlds Without Technology Chapter 2. Public and Private Goods in a Liberal Society Chapter 3. Technology and the Commons Chapter 4. Beyond the Traditional Commons Chapter 5. Public Goods and Institutions in Cyberspace Chapter 6. Democratic Vistas Chapter 7. Building Institutions for a Technological World Conclusion: Reclaiming the Commons References Index

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This is a thoughtful and well-written exploration of the role of technology in facilitating or deterring public welfare in democratic societies ... Drawing on his remarkably diverse professional experience, the author supports this contention with numerous persuasive examples ... I wish it could be read by every STEM student. Bryan Pfaffenberger, University of Virginia It is a tour de force in the field of technology studies that is the capstone of this accomplished scholar's work over his career. Anita Puckett, Virginia Tech


This is a thoughtful and well-written exploration of the role of technology in facilitating or deterring public welfare in democratic societies ... Drawing on his remarkably diverse professional experience, the author supports this contention with numerous persuasive examples ... I wish it could be read by every STEM student. * Bryan Pfaffenberger, University of Virginia It is a tour de force in the field of technology studies that is the capstone of this accomplished scholar's work over his career. * Anita Puckett, Virginia Tech


Author Information

Allen Batteau is a cultural anthropologist, Professor at Wayne State University's Department of Anthropology, and former director of the University's Institute for Information Technology and Culture. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the US Air Force, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, and numerous other corporate and international bodies. He is a certified private pilot, and co-author (with Jing Hyung-Sing) of Dragon in the Cockpit (Routledge, 2015), a study of cultural issues in aviation safety.

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