Conclusion: Technocracy at the End of the World
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Anders Esmark
Abstract
Taking up the case of climate change, the conclusion considers the argument for moretechnocracy in the face of ‘the end world as we know it’. Climate change is probably the strongest case for a technocratic model of political decision-making. At the very least, insufficient political adherence to the scientific evidence on climate change is an almost commonsensical part of the problem of in the current state of affairs. While fully acknowledging this problem, the chapter argues that attention to the destructive and mutually reinforcing interplay of technocracy and populism is necessary also in to the all-important challenge of climate change.
Abstract
Taking up the case of climate change, the conclusion considers the argument for moretechnocracy in the face of ‘the end world as we know it’. Climate change is probably the strongest case for a technocratic model of political decision-making. At the very least, insufficient political adherence to the scientific evidence on climate change is an almost commonsensical part of the problem of in the current state of affairs. While fully acknowledging this problem, the chapter argues that attention to the destructive and mutually reinforcing interplay of technocracy and populism is necessary also in to the all-important challenge of climate change.
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
