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Accepted Paper:
Short abstract:
In this talk we first present the concept of technopolitical transitions, then use Decidim (a free software, digital platform for participatory democracy) as a paradigmatic case study, then outline the democratizing horizons and practices of the project along with their multiple relations to STS.
Long abstract:
The talk explores the concept of "technopolitical transition", dissects a paradigmatic case study and outlines their relations to STS. "Socio-technical transitions" are understood, from the Multi-Level Perspective (Geels, 2019), as long-term transformations involving struggles at the micro, meso and macro level, including everyday life practices, organizational structures, technical procedures, visions of the future, market and state dynamics, among other factors. Meanwhile, technopolitics has been defined as "the strategic practice of designing or using technology to constitute, embody, or enact political goals" (Hetch, 2009). Technopolitical transitions thereby point to multi-level entanglements of, as well as strategic and tactical interventions into, the technological and the political fields as threads or drivers for broader sociotechnical change. To illustrate this we assess Decidim, a free software for participatory democracy used by over 500 organizations and 3'5 million people worldwide. One speaker is a Decidim co-founder and has framed it as a participatory software aiming for a recursive democratization of politics, technology, and society, more broadly (a "technopolitical democratization", Calleja-López, 2017). The talk presents the limits and potentialities of Decidim for embodying and promoting such aims, while showing how STS has been relevant in its conception and deployment.
References.
Calleja López, A. (2017). Since 15M: the technopolitical reassembling of democracy in Spain. Doctoral Thesis. University of Exeter.
Geels, F. W. (2019). Socio-technical transitions to sustainability: A review of criticisms and elaborations of the Multi-Level Perspective. Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 39, 187-201.
Hecht, G. (2009). The radiance of France: Nuclear power and national identity after World War II. MIT press.
Navigating the intersections between Just Transitions and STS: experiences from the field
Session 1 Tuesday 16 July, 2024, -