Kurz notiert: Technology and the Promise of Decentralization (STS Conference Graz 2019)

Jan-Felix Schrape | 4. April 2019

Das Programm der 18th Annual STS Conference Graz 2019 (»Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies«) steht. Gleich am Montag (6.5.2019) mit dabei: Die von mir moderierte Session »Technology and the promise of decentralization«.

  • Moritz Becker: Blockchain and the promise of decentralization: A sociological investigation of the claim of social change through technology.
  • Valentin Janda: Hiding the social — the unintended consequences of digitizing socio-technical work.
  • Žan Knafelc: Decentralized blockchain: Idea vs. reality.
  • Nikolay Rudenko: Self-driving cars and a promise of decentralization: The case of Russian development of self-driving cars.
  • Francesco Bolici: Centralization vs. Decentralization in blockchain: Toward an analytical framework.