Individual homogenization in large-scale systems: on the politics of computer and social architectures.
One determining characteristic of contemporary sociopolitical systems is their power over increasingly large and diverse populations. This raises questions about power relations between heterogeneous individuals and increasingly dominant and homogenizing system objectives. This article crosses epist...
| Publicado en: | Palgrave Communications Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10 |
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