Uncertain Journeys into Digital Futures: Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research for Mitigating Wicked Societal and Environmental Problems
Book
Author(s) / editor(s):
André Ullrich
,
Herbert Zech
,
Thomas Kox
Year: 2025
Abstract:
An edited volume featuring contributions from the Weizenbaum Conference 2024 is now available open access. Editors are André Ullrich, Thomas Kox, and Herbert Zech. The book is part of a the new publication series of the research group “Norm Setting and Decision Processes” published with Nomos.
The Weizenbaum Conference 2024 focused on the question of how we can shape a desirable future in the face of current and future challenges and crises. The central topic addressed the digital and socio-ecological transformation of society, which are closely intertwined. Challenges include protecting individuals, democratic institutions, and the environment, while ensuring participation in shaping these transformations and achieving an inclusive, just, and fair life. The new anthology comprises diverse contributions that approach these topics from different perspectives against an interdisciplinary background: 1) Smart cities and urban transformation, 2) digital technologies for sustainability, 3) social justices, governance, and citizen participation, and 4) imaginaries and visions of futures.
The conference volume is the first issue in the new publication series “Normsetzung und Entscheidungsverfahren – Schriftenreihe des Weizenbaum-Instituts für normative Wissenschaften” of the research group “Norm Setting and Decision Processes”. The series brings together outstanding academic contributions from the fields of law and social sciences as well as interdisciplinary works that deal with digital regulation. It is published in open access by Nomos.
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