Mindful anticipation: a practice approach to the study of expectations in emerging technologies

Carla Alvial Palavicino

doi:10.3990/1.9789036540605

Mindful anticipation: a practice approach to the study of expectations in emerging technologies

Carla Alvial Palavicino

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New technologies exist first only as semi-magic speculations of possible and potential futures. The construction of these futures lies in practices through which the relations between technology and society are embodied and shaped. Often, these practices remain unnoticed –mindless- overviewing the key decisions that are made in the present in the name of the future. This PhD thesis explores how these “anticipatory practices” constitute the futures of two emerging technologies: graphene and 3D printing. Working from a Science and Technology Studies and Governance perspective, the author proposes a framework to think – mindfully- how collective and implicit decisions made in the present matter for our shared future.

Original language	English
Awarding Institution	University of Twente
Supervisors/Advisors	Kuhlmann, Stefan, Supervisor Konrad, Kornelia, Co-Supervisor Pelizza, Annalisa , Co-Supervisor
Award date	25 Feb 2016
Place of Publication	Enschede
Publisher	University of Twente
Print ISBNs	978-90-365-4060-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036540605
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2016

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