9th session: Social Evolution
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We will discuss the following questions: > How do technologies & societies co-evolve? > How do social systems evolve? > How does technology diffuse in society, and what is the digital divide? |
This session's tasks consist of 3 activities (and some voluntary material):
1- Watch: Watch the following lectures. Please remember that you are expected to take your own notes. For studying, it will be useful having the lecture slides ready (printed or on a notepad) to put your notes into context and save time while you watch the lectures. You can choose between two formats:
Slides_DTSC_SocialEvolution_Hilbert.pdf Download Slides_DTSC_SocialEvolution_Hilbert.pdf
Notes_DTSC_SocialEvolution_Hilbert.pdf Download Notes_DTSC_SocialEvolution_Hilbert.pdf
DTSC: 9.1 Socio-technological Evolution (3:43 min)
DTSC: 9.2 How does technology co-evolve with social change? (22:50)
DTSC: 9.3 How do social systems evolve? (37:25)
DTSC: 9.4 How does technology diffuse in society? (23:17)
DTSC: 9.5 What is the Digital Divide & why does it matter? (43:00)
(total 2h 10min)
2- Read the following texts:
Hilbert (2020), "Digital Technology and Social Change: The transformation of society by digital technology from a historical perspective Links to an external site."; Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience Vol 22 No 2; DialoguesClinNeurosci-22-189.pdf Download DialoguesClinNeurosci-22-189.pdf, p. 189-194.
Carlota Perez (2004), “Technological revolutions, paradigm shifts and socio-institutional change Links to an external site.”, also: https://carlotaperez.org/publications Links to an external site. .
Carlota Perez (2006), “Re-specialisation and the deployment of the ICT paradigm: An essay on the present challenges of globalisation”. Just focus on p. 33 - 48 (pages 48 - 66 are voluntary reading). For an annotated version, click here: Carlota Perez ICT as Great Surge 2006.pdf
3- Contribute to the online forums:
- Additional voluntary:
Hilbert, M. (2011). The end justifies the definition: The manifold outlooks on the digital divide and their practical usefulness for policy-making. Telecommunications Policy, 35(8), 715–736. http://www.martinhilbert.net/the-end-justifies-the-definition/ Links to an external site. (focus on Sections 1,2,3 & 5 to re-encounter what we talked about in the lecture; while is an excursion: "4. Who defines the digital divide in practice?")
In case you wondered about the nomenclatures of "long-waves" and "great surges", have a look at this interesting article: Perez, C. (2015). From Long Waves to Great Surges Download From Long Waves to Great Surges. European Journal of Economic and Social Systems Links to an external site., 27(1–2), 70–80.
Here are some pretty insightful videos that might help you to understand the content better:
If you have not had enough of the brilliant thoughts of Carlota Perez, here is a nice summary from 2009: Carlota Perez (2009). "Technological revolutions and techno-economic paradigms Links to an external site.", Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 34, No.1, pp. 185-202.