Byung-Chul Han
Infocracy: Digitization and the Crisis of Democracy
Infocracy: Digitization and the Crisis of Democracy
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The tsunami of information unleashed by digitization is threatening to overwhelm us, leading to the rise of infocracy as the new form of rule in contemporary information capitalism. Byung-Chul Han argues that this regime exploits freedom instead of repressing it, with surveillance and punishment giving way to motivation and optimization. This critique of politics in the information age will be of great interest to students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences.
Format: Hardback
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 05 August 2022
Publisher: Polity Press
The digital age has brought about a vast wave of information that is threatening to engulf us, leaving us overwhelmed by a sea of frenzied communication and disrupting various aspects of social life, including politics. Election campaigns have transformed into information wars, with bots and troll armies playing pivotal roles. Democracy is gradually devolving into an infocracy, where the power lies in the hands of a few.
In his groundbreaking book, Byung-Chul Han presents a compelling argument that infocracy is the prevailing form of rule in contemporary information capitalism. Unlike the disciplinary regime of industrial capitalism, which relied on compulsion and repression, this new information regime harnesses freedom rather than suppressing it. Surveillance and punishment have given way to motivation and optimization, as we believe we are free while our every move is meticulously recorded for psychopolitical control.
The neoliberal information regime operates not through awareness of constant surveillance but through the perception of freedom. Individuals perceive themselves as autonomous, even though their entire lives are being monitored and analyzed. This critical examination of politics in the information age holds immense relevance for students, scholars, and individuals concerned about the future of politics in our rapidly evolving world.
Weight: 204g
Dimension: 147 x 217 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509552979
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