{"title":"Cyberspace as a new arena for terroristic propaganda: an updated examination.","authors":"Elizabeth Minei, Jonathan Matusitz","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0108-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0108-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper analyzes the role of propaganda use in cyberterrorism. The main premise is that cyberterrorists display various semiotic gestures (e.g., the use of images and Internet videos) to communicate their intents to the public at large. In doing so, they communicate themes-these themes range from hate to anger. Cyberterrorism, then, is a form of theater or spectacle in which terrorists exploit cyberspace to trigger feelings of panic and overreaction in the target population. In many cases, this form of propaganda is the primary means of communication for various cyberterrorist groups to convey their intents. Internet sites also produce numerous opportunities for in-group communication and publicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"9 1-2","pages":"163-176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0108-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31092424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Old problems, new directions and upcoming requirements in participatory technology assessment.","authors":"Michael Ornetzeder, Karen Kastenhofer","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0116-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0116-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"9 1-2","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0116-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31092553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why do we still need participatory technology assessment?","authors":"Leonhard Hennen","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0122-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0122-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The paper contributes to the current discussion on the role of participatory methods in the context of technology assessment (TA) and science and technology (S&T) governance. It is argued that TA has to be understood as a form of democratic policy consulting in the sense of the Habermasian model of a \"pragmatist\" relation of science and politics. This notion implies that public participation is an indispensable element of TA in the context of policy advice. Against this background, participatory TA (pTA) is defended against recent criticism of procedures of lay participation which states that pTA is lacking impact on S&T decision making, that pTA instead of opening S&T policies to new perspectives is used as a means to support mainstream S&T policy and that in pTA procedure the authentic lay perspective is systematically contorted by dominant expert knowledge.</p>","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"9 1-2","pages":"27-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0122-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31092555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lost in translation? The dilemma of alignment within participatory technology developments.","authors":"Diego Compagna","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0118-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0118-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As an instrument for participatory technology development, Scenario-Based Design offers significant potential for an early inclusion of future users. Over the course of a 3-year research project, this method was examined as a procedure for participatory technology development. Methods and instruments aimed at achieving a potential user's participation, and the resulting cooperation of heterogeneous social groups can be seen as translation tools. Their purpose is to act as translators between different social fields and the specific knowledge associated with them. These translation capabilities and participatory methods should result in the best possible convergence of different orientations and purposes. In this paper, attempting to achieve the best possible convergence is described as a dilemma of alignment. Several approaches will be used to describe the dynamic of the alignment dilemma within the above-mentioned project. The reconstruction follows one question that is proposed as a heuristic pattern to meet the requirements of an accurate analysis of holistic participatory methods: Who or what has to adjust to whom or what, why, when, and in which way? The main conclusions include the finding that the alignment dilemma is not equally balanced, that the agency of epistemic objects within the process has to be captured, and that it is easy for translation-provided primarily by core instruments of the participatory method used-to begin to overwrite the needs and purposes of one social group with the interests and orientations of another.</p>","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"9 1-2","pages":"125-143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0118-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31092421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Participation in 'big style': first observations at the German citizens' dialogue on future technologies.","authors":"Michael Decker, Torsten Fleischer","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0119-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0119-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2010, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research started a series of citizens' dialogues on future technologies. In the context of the German history of public participation in technology-oriented policy making, these dialogues are unique for at least two reasons: The Federal Ministry retains the responsibility for the entire process and is heavily involved in its planning, organization and communication, and the number of participants and process elements is significantly higher than in most other participative events. The paper presents insights into the political background of the citizens' dialogues, its general concept as well as first observations from the dialogue rounds on energy and high-tech medicine. In addition, it discusses reactions of other political actors and expectations regarding legitimacy and representativeness of the dialogue results.</p>","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"9 1-2","pages":"81-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0119-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31092419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Niklas Gudowsky, Walter Peissl, Mahshid Sotoudeh, Ulrike Bechtold
{"title":"Forward-looking activities: incorporating citizens' visions: A critical analysis of the CIVISTI method.","authors":"Niklas Gudowsky, Walter Peissl, Mahshid Sotoudeh, Ulrike Bechtold","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0121-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0121-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Looking back on the many prophets who tried to predict the future as if it were predetermined, at first sight any forward-looking activity is reminiscent of making predictions with a crystal ball. In contrast to fortune tellers, today's exercises do not predict, but try to show different paths that an open future could take. A key motivation to undertake forward-looking activities is broadening the information basis for decision-makers to help them actively shape the future in a desired way. Experts, laypeople, or stakeholders may have different sets of values and priorities with regard to pending decisions on any issue related to the future. Therefore, considering and incorporating their views can, in the best case scenario, lead to more robust decisions and strategies. However, transferring this plurality into a form that decision-makers can consider is a challenge in terms of both design and facilitation of participatory processes. In this paper, we will introduce and critically assess a new qualitative method for forward-looking activities, namely CIVISTI (Citizen Visions on Science, Technology and Innovation; www.civisti.org), which was developed during an EU project of the same name. Focussing strongly on participation, with clear roles for citizens and experts, the method combines expert, stakeholder and lay knowledge to elaborate recommendations for decision-making in issues related to today's and tomorrow's science, technology and innovation. Consisting of three steps, the process starts with citizens' visions of a future 30-40 years from now. Experts then translate these visions into practical recommendations which the same citizens then validate and prioritise to produce a final product. The following paper will highlight the added value as well as limits of the CIVISTI method and will illustrate potential for the improvement of future processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"9 1-2","pages":"101-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0121-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31092420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The agricultural ethics of biofuels: climate ethics and mitigation arguments.","authors":"Paul B Thompson","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0105-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0105-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An environmental, climate mitigation rationale for research and development (R&D) on liquid transportation fuels derived from plants emerged among many scientists and engineers during the last decade. However, between 2006 and 2010, this climate ethic for pursuing biofuel became politically entangled and conceptually confused with rationales for encouraging greater use of plant-based ethanol that were both unconnected to climate ethics and potentially in conflict with the value-commitments providing a mitigation-oriented reason to promote and develop new and expanded sources of biofuel. I argue that the conceptual construct of technological trajectories provides a fecund approach to the ethical evaluation of R&D strategies in the case of plant-based liquid transportation fuels. The idea of a trajectory has a current use in the literature of science studies and aptly summarizes a number of themes that are critical to the evaluation of tools and techniques whose future shape, design, applications and potential consequences are necessarily somewhat speculative. In the case of biofuels, it is the imagined future trajectory that provides the basis for resistance to an emerging technology, rather than the present-day technical capabilities and the unexpected consequences of biofuel development.</p>","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"8 4","pages":"169-189"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0105-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30699018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Robots and cyborgs: to be or to have a body?","authors":"Emma Palese","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0107-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0107-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Starting with service robotics and industrial robotics, this paper aims to suggest philosophical reflections about the relationship between body and machine, between man and technology in our contemporary world. From the massive use of the cell phone to the robots which apparently \"feel\" and show emotions like humans do. From the wearable exoskeleton to the prototype reproducing the artificial sense of touch, technological progress explodes to the extent of embodying itself in our nakedness. Robotics, indeed, is inspired by biology in order to develop a new kind of technology affecting human life. This is a bio-robotic approach, which is fulfilled in the figure of the cyborg and consequently in the loss of human nature. Today, humans have reached the possibility to modify and create their own body following their personal desires. But what is the limit of this achievement? For this reason, we all must question ourselves whether we have or whether we are a body.</p>","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"8 4","pages":"191-196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0107-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30699019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Debi Ghate and Richard E. Ralston: Why businessmen need philosophy: the capitalist’s guide to the ideas behind Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged","authors":"M. Garitta","doi":"10.1007/s10202-012-0106-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-012-0106-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"8 1","pages":"197 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-012-0106-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52042410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probing technoscience.","authors":"Karen Kastenhofer, Astrid Schwarz","doi":"10.1007/s10202-011-0103-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-011-0103-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89217,"journal":{"name":"Poiesis & praxis : international journal of ethics of science and technology assessment","volume":"8 2-3","pages":"61-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10202-011-0103-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30356656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}