Practicing Sovereignty

Digital Involvement in Times of Crises
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-8376-5760-9
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, Band 54, 430 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 663 g

Reihe: Design

Digital sovereignty has become a hotly debated concept. The current convergence of multiple crises adds fuel to this debate, as it contextualizes the concept in a foundational discussion of democratic principles, civil rights, and national identities: is (technological) self-determination an option for every individual to cope with the digital sphere effectively? Can disruptive events provide chances to rethink our ideas of society – including the design of the objects and processes which constitute our techno-social realities? The positions assembled in this volume analyze opportunities for participation and policy-making, and describe alternative technological practices before and after the pandemic.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herlo, Bianca

Irrgang, Daniel

Joost, Gesche

Unteidig, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medienphilosophie, Medienethik, Medienrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medienethik

Über Autor(innen)

Herlo, Bianca
Bianca Herlo (Dr. phil.), geb. 1975, lebt in Berlin. Sie ist Designforscherin an der Universität der Künste Berlin, Design Research Lab (Schwerpunkte Civic Design und Social Design), und leitet die Forschungsgruppe 'Ungleichheit und digitale Souveränität' am Berliner Weizenbaum Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft. Sie lehrt Design und Designtheorie an unterschiedlichen Hochschulen und ist seit 2014 Vorstandsmitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung (DGTF).

Joost, Gesche
Gesche Joost (Prof. Dr.) lehrt und forscht zur digitalen Transformation der Gesellschaft.

Bianca Herlo is a researcher and lecturer based in Berlin. Within the research group 'Inequality and Digital Sovereignty' at the Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin University of the Arts, she focuses on the digital and social divide, digital participation, design and digital transformation. Since 2014, she has been a board member of the German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF).
Daniel Irrgang is a research fellow at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin, where he is part of the research group 'Inequality and Digital Sovereignty' (Berlin University of the Arts). He holds a PhD in media studies with a thesis on diagrammatics and theories of expanded mind. His work focusses on depictions of knowledge, HCI paradigms, art & technology, and epistemology.
Gesche Joost, professor of Design Research at the Berlin University of the Arts, is a researcher, founder, political advisor and tech consultant. She focuses her work on the digital transformation and its implications on our society both in her research practice and on the policy level. She runs a research lab at the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence specialized in human-computer-interaction and wearable computing and is part of the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin. From 2014 to 2018, she served as the German government's Federal Internet ambassador to the European Commission. Since 2015, she is member of the supervisory board of SAP, ING and ottobock. In 2016, she founded Calliope gGmbH, a non-profit organization offering digital learning to children.
Andreas Unteidig works as a researcher, lecturer, and designer. He is an associated researcher at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin, and heads the MA program Transformation Design at HBK Braunschweig. His work explores the intersections between design, technology, and processes of social change.