(Constructive) Technology Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ragna Zei (corresponding author), Ragna Zeiss (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosc098 |
| OpenAlex | W2585913712 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Technology assessment (TA) refers to the study and evaluation of new technologies. The need for technology assessment was first articulated in the late 1960s when growing numbers of people became concerned about the consequences of new technologies and new large technological projects. In this period of environmental, anti‐nuclear, and democratization movements, societal problems were regarded as complex and interrelated and could not be solved by simple policy measures. Technology assessment was seen as a way to assess and analyze (adverse) social, economic, legal, political, cultural, and ecological effects of a given technology on society and to give society time to reflect upon these impacts and take appropriate measures
Constructive · Democracy · Democratization · Emerging technologies · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Management science · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Simple (philosophy · Social science · Sociology · Technology and Society · Technology assessment · Computer Science · Engineering · Intellectual Property and Patents · Law · Technology Assessment and Management · Artificial Intelligence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |