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Technikfolgenabschätzung und Demokratie: Notwendige oder kontingente Verbindung?

Technology assessment and democracy: Intrinsic or contingent relation?
[journal article]

Grunwald, Armin

Abstract

Die TA ist vor über 50 Jahren zur Unterstützung demokratischer Meinungsbildung und Entscheidungsfindung entstanden und hat sich seitdem in demokratisch verfassten Gesellschaften entwickelt. Dies ist freilich eine bloß historisch-empirische Feststellung. Im Licht einer Theorie der TA stellt sich hing... view more

Die TA ist vor über 50 Jahren zur Unterstützung demokratischer Meinungsbildung und Entscheidungsfindung entstanden und hat sich seitdem in demokratisch verfassten Gesellschaften entwickelt. Dies ist freilich eine bloß historisch-empirische Feststellung. Im Licht einer Theorie der TA stellt sich hingegen die Frage, ob und inwieweit es zwischen TA und Demokratie nicht nur eine historisch kontingente, sondern eine systematisch notwendige Verbindung gibt. In diesem Beitrag wird unter Bezug auf gesellschaftstheoretische Arbeiten von John Dewey und Jürgen Habermas die These vertreten, dass TA und - insbesondere deliberative - Demokratie grundsätzlich verbunden sind. Dies hat Implikationen für die soziale wie epistemische Inklusion von Stakeholdern, Betroffenen und Bürger/innen in TA-Prozesse, aber auch für ihre Positionierung in aktuellen Krisen der Demokratie.... view less


Technology assessment has been established more than 50 years ago to provide information and decision support for democratic processes and institutions and has evolved in democratic countries over the years. However, this is merely an empirical and historical observation. In a theoretical perspectiv... view more

Technology assessment has been established more than 50 years ago to provide information and decision support for democratic processes and institutions and has evolved in democratic countries over the years. However, this is merely an empirical and historical observation. In a theoretical perspective on TA, the question has to be raised if there is also an intrinsic and systematic relation between TA and democracy beyond their historical and contingent connection. In this paper I will argued that TA is inherently related with - in particular deliberative - democracy. Arguments will be based on pragmatist approaches to science and society developed by John Dewey and Jürgen Habermas. Positioning TA in close neighborhood to democracy has consequences for the social as well as the epistemic inclusion of stakeholders, people affected, and citizens in TA processes. It also must be taken seriously in determining TA’s position in the current crises of democracy.... view less

Keywords
technology assessment; deliberative democracy; participation; transparency

Classification
Technology Assessment

Free Keywords
parliamentary technology assessment; pragmatist philosophy

Document language
German

Publication Year
2018

Page/Pages
p. 40-45

Journal
TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis / Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice, 27 (2018) 1

Issue topic
Theory of technology assessment reloaded / Theorie der Technikfolgenabschätzung reloaded

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.27.1.40

ISSN
2567-8833

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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