Digital Transformations
Social and Ethical Consequences of Rapid Technological Change
Will be published approx. on 21. July 2026
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-0353-6121-2 (ISBN)
Description
This timely book explores how digital transformations are rapidly reshaping modern societies, including public service, business, educational, health and welfare systems. Leading experts in the field investigate the ways in which digital technologies increase both the demand for and promise of new solutions to crucial societal, economic and ecological challenges.
The book presents an international comparison of drivers, trajectories and impediments to digital transformations across social science disciplines. Chapters assess the social consequences of ubiquitous and increasingly independent digital technologies, including how advancements in AI raise new questions about truth and ownership of created content, as well as growing concerns surrounding discrimination, privacy violations and job displacement. Contributors challenge the notion that digital transformations are solely an external force driven by ed-tech providers imposing new developments on society and the political system, focusing instead on the iterative interplay between technology and societal and political actors.
Digital Transformations is a valuable resource for scholars and students across the social sciences, particularly those interested in the impacts of innovations and technology on politics and public policy and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The book presents an international comparison of drivers, trajectories and impediments to digital transformations across social science disciplines. Chapters assess the social consequences of ubiquitous and increasingly independent digital technologies, including how advancements in AI raise new questions about truth and ownership of created content, as well as growing concerns surrounding discrimination, privacy violations and job displacement. Contributors challenge the notion that digital transformations are solely an external force driven by ed-tech providers imposing new developments on society and the political system, focusing instead on the iterative interplay between technology and societal and political actors.
Digital Transformations is a valuable resource for scholars and students across the social sciences, particularly those interested in the impacts of innovations and technology on politics and public policy and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Reviews / Votes
'Digital transformation is redefining how societies govern, participate, and assign responsibility. Bringing together diverse disciplinary perspectives, this edited volume critically examines the promises and tensions of technological change, offering a thoughtful and timely contribution to debates on democracy, power, and ethical innovation in the digital age.' -- Marisa Ponti, University of Gothenburg, SwedenMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-6121-2 (9781035361212)
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Persons
Edited by Cathrine E. Tomte, Professor, Department of Information Systems & CeDiT, University of Agder, Norway, Jarle Trondal, Professor, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, Department of Political Science and Management & CeDiT, University of Agder, Norway and Senior Fellow, Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA and Alexander Ruser, Department of Sociology and Social Work & CeDiT, University of Agder, Norway