Installing Order
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Installing (Social) Order is a blog on the sociology of infrastructure, exploring the sociotechnical nerves of contemporary society.
Installing Order
3y ago
In 2015, Andy Borowitz wrote a piece for the New Yorker on the dismal state of American infrastructure in light of a mandate to build a “giant” wall. ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
Great video worth the time to listen (about 30 mins) about the history of “public works” in the US and around the world, and the term’s gradual replacement with “infrastructure.” https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ft-alphachat/e/58800747?autoplay=true Thanks, dmf, for finding it! ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
In the final post of the three part post (here are two and one), I take-on “futuring” as a way to know the future of the future. We make futures to increase our influence on our networks in ways that ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
Erik Olin Wright passes away (New York Times article): Erik Olin Wright, a Marxist sociologist who helped bring to light the complexities of social and economic classes and explored alternatives to capitalism, including a universal basic income, died on Jan ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
After Jan‘s post earlier this week, I was moved by a comments to it, namely, the idea that it is, in fact, so difficult to talk about the future of the future, and, in particular, the good comment that “aren’t ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
When we came up with the idea to restart the 3-1 series with a collection of posts on “the future of …[FILL IN THE BLANKS]”, my initial thought was to end this collection – much later this year – with ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
Blog, I am back! I would like to invite you to read my, Andrzej Nowak‘s, new article The Burden of Choice, the Complexity of the World and Its Reduction: The Game of Go/Weiqi as a Practice of “Empirical Metaphysics”, where ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
As noted in a previous post, we are doing a redux of the 3:1 series, based on our past 3:1 series and the 3:1 concept, for the year devoted to “The Future of [Fill-in the blank],” wherein we will discuss various topics of relevance through the lens ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
After the Futures and Foresight Conference in Warwick in December, three members from the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), Andrew Curry, Wendy Schultz, and Tanja Hichert, sat down and recollected their takeaways and highlights from the conference and recorded it ..read more
Installing Order
3y ago
The blog is making some big changes in 2019: We have a new resident blogger, Matthew Spaniol of Aarhus University in Denmark; he’s a specialist in futures studies at a school of management. He writes about scenario planning, reports from ..read more