Communication Against Domination: Ideas of Justice from the Printing Press to Algorithmic Media

This book explores the philosophical challenge of bridging the gap between empirical research into communication and information technology and normative questions of justice. It provides a framework for normative analysis and applies it to three technological epochs, going beyond prevailing frameworks by exploring how we answer normative questions and how our answer can change depending on our social context and the affordances of communications technologies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 148 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the intricate philosophical challenge of bridging the gap between empirical research into communication and information technology and normative questions of justice and how we ought to communicate with each other. It forefronts the question of what justice demands of communication within the realm of social science research, a pressing concern in the era of the profound impact of information technologies on our social world. Max Hänska embarks on an expansive philosophical exploration to establish the appropriate position of normativity in social science research, a task that becomes increasingly crucial in the face of the sweeping roles of information technologies in our contemporary society.

The book's first section delves into metatheoretical issues, providing a robust framework for normative analysis. In the second section, this framework is applied to three technological epochs: broadcast communication, the Internet, and networked communications, as well as the growing integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies into our communication systems. Hänska goes beyond the prevailing frameworks in the field by examining how we answer normative questions and how our answers can vary depending on our social context and the capabilities of prevailing communication technologies.

This book serves as an invaluable resource for scholars, as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students, in the fields of research and theory in communication, philosophy, political science, and the social sciences. It offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking exploration of the complex interplay between empirical research, normative questions, and the evolving landscape of communication and information technology.

Weight: 250g
Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367755652