2 Technocratic Revolutions: From Industrial to Post-industrial Technocracy
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Anders Esmark
Abstract
The chapter presents a historical analysis of technocracy and its major revolutions, from its original conception in the French revolution to the latest and largely unexplored revolution from the 1980s and onwards. In this way, the chapter provides a historically informed understanding of the technocratic regime and establishes the core idea that the dynamics and structures of post- industrial society is the main driver of technocratic influence on policy and politics.
Abstract
The chapter presents a historical analysis of technocracy and its major revolutions, from its original conception in the French revolution to the latest and largely unexplored revolution from the 1980s and onwards. In this way, the chapter provides a historically informed understanding of the technocratic regime and establishes the core idea that the dynamics and structures of post- industrial society is the main driver of technocratic influence on policy and politics.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of Figures iv
- Rediscovering Technocracy 1
- Technocratic Revolutions: From Industrial to Post-industrial Technocracy 19
- Who Are the Technocrats? From the Technostructure to Technocratic Government 53
- The Technocratic Regime: Technocracy, Bureaucracy and Democracy 79
- Technocratic Organization: The Power of Networks 111
- Technocratic Regulation: Coping With Risk and Uncertainty 141
- Technocratic Calculation: Economy, Evidence and Experiments 173
- New Populism vs New Technocracy 203
- Reining Technocracy Back In? 227
- Conclusion: Technocracy at the End of the World 251
- References 259
- Index 287
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of Figures iv
- Rediscovering Technocracy 1
- Technocratic Revolutions: From Industrial to Post-industrial Technocracy 19
- Who Are the Technocrats? From the Technostructure to Technocratic Government 53
- The Technocratic Regime: Technocracy, Bureaucracy and Democracy 79
- Technocratic Organization: The Power of Networks 111
- Technocratic Regulation: Coping With Risk and Uncertainty 141
- Technocratic Calculation: Economy, Evidence and Experiments 173
- New Populism vs New Technocracy 203
- Reining Technocracy Back In? 227
- Conclusion: Technocracy at the End of the World 251
- References 259
- Index 287
