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Whose future? Epistemic challenges to the collective 'we' in long-term governance

Wessen Zukunft? Epistemische Herausforderungen des kollektiven 'Wir' in Long-Term-Governance
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Böhnert, Martin

Abstract

Building on insights from Science & Technology Studies and epistemology, this article critically examines the epistemic underpinnings of long-term governance (LTG), particularly its implicit assumptions about temporality, collective agency, and the perception of issues that shape governance practice... view more

Building on insights from Science & Technology Studies and epistemology, this article critically examines the epistemic underpinnings of long-term governance (LTG), particularly its implicit assumptions about temporality, collective agency, and the perception of issues that shape governance practices. I identify three key challenges: (i) the tendency to conceive of futures as discrete endpoints rather than relational processes, (ii) the epistemic and political implications of an anticipatory 'we' that privileges dominant narratives while marginalizing others, and (iii) the largely unconsidered epistemic structures that implicitly determine what is perceived as imaginable futures. Addressing these challenges, I conclude by considering whether alternative conceptual frameworks that foreground contextuality and plurality might offer a more differentiated approach to LTG.... view less


Aufbauend auf Ansätzen der Science & Technology Studies und der Erkenntnistheorie untersucht dieser Artikel kritisch die epistemischen Grundlagen von Long-Term-Governance (LTG), insbesondere ihre impliziten Annahmen über Temporalität, kollektive Handlungsfähigkeit und die Wahrnehmung von Problemen, ... view more

Aufbauend auf Ansätzen der Science & Technology Studies und der Erkenntnistheorie untersucht dieser Artikel kritisch die epistemischen Grundlagen von Long-Term-Governance (LTG), insbesondere ihre impliziten Annahmen über Temporalität, kollektive Handlungsfähigkeit und die Wahrnehmung von Problemen, die Governance-Praktiken prägen. Ich identifiziere dabei drei zentrale Herausforderungen: (i) die Tendenz, Zukünfte als diskrete Endpunkte statt als relationale Prozesse zu begreifen, (ii) die epistemischen und politischen Implikationen eines antizipierten 'Wir', das dominante Narrative privilegiert und andere marginalisiert und (iii) die weitgehend unberücksichtigten epistemischen Strukturen, die implizit bestimmen, was als vorstellbare Zukünfte wahrgenommen wird. Vor diesem Hintergrund diskutiere ich abschließend, inwiefern alternative konzeptionelle Ansätze, die Kontextualität und Pluralität in den Vordergrund stellen, eine differenziertere Perspektive auf LTG ermöglichen könnten.... view less

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Other Fields of the Applied Social Sciences

Free Keywords
diversifying futures; epistemic plurality; future making; knowledge and power; thought styles

Document language
English

Publication Year
2025

Page/Pages
p. 15-20

Journal
TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis / Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice, 34 (2025) 2

Issue topic
Beyond short-termism: Strategies and perspectives for the long-term governance of socio-technical change / Über die Kurzfristigkeit hinaus: Strategien und Perspektiven für die langfristige Gestaltung des soziotechnischen Wandels

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.7205

ISSN
2567-8833

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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