Social transformations

The intensively discussed term transformation refers to the comprehensive reorganization of societal structures in order to address societal challenges through profound changes in energy, transport, production and agricultural systems. Since such complex transformations are always accompanied by uncertainties about effects and consequences, the contributions critically address the opportunities and risks of these processes and discuss the possibilities and limits of technology assessment in the context of societal transformation processes. This volume brings together the scientific contributions of the 8th International Conference of the Network Technology Assessment, which took place in Karlsruhe on November 7-8, 2018. 

Authors: Fabian Adelt, Marius Albiez, Annika Arnold, Walaa Bashary, Anja Bauer, Richard Beecroft, Alexander Bogner, Stefan Böschen, Tanja Bratan, Simone Colombo, Michael Decker, Rico Defila, Antonietta Di Giulio, Marion Dreyer, Elisabeth Ehrensperger, Philipp Ellett, Lorenz Erdmann, Ali Abdelshafy Ezzat, Erik Fisher, Michael Friedewald, Livia Fritz, Daniela Fuchs, Maryegli Fuss, Armin Grunwald, Niklas Gudowsky, Kristin Hagen, Simeon Hassemer, Alexandra Hausstein, Nils B. Heyen, Diego Iván Hidalgo Rodriguez, Peter Hocke, Florian Hoffmann, Sebastian Hoffmann, Michael Jonas, Dorothee Keppler, Jeanette Klink-Lehmann, Hannah Kosow, Cordula Kropp, Sophie Kuppler, Bastian Lange, Wolfgang Liebert, Ralf Lindner, Stephan Lingner, Andreas Lösch, Maria Maia, Martin Nicholas, Melanie Mbah, Franziska Meinherz, Rolf Meyer, Johanna Myrzik, Lisa Nabitz, Linda Nierling, Oliver Parodi, Witold-Roger Poganietz, Carmen Priefer, Filippo Reale, Ernst Dieter Rossmann, André Schaffrin, Dirk Scheer, Constanze Scherz, Jan Cornelius Schmidt, Maike Schmidt, Flurina Schneider, Andreas Seebacher, Astrid Segert, Mahshid Sotoudeh, Helge Torgersen, Ulrich Ufer, Karsten Weber, Matthias Weber und Johannes Weyer.

Editors Dr. Ralf Lindner, Prof. Dr. Michael Decker, Dr. Elisabeth Ehrensperger, Dr. Nils B. Heyen, Dr. Stephan Lingner, Constanze Scherz, PD Dr. Mahshid Sotoudeh

Content

• Transformation and TA
• Social Theory and TA
• Participation and TA
• Transformation fields mobility and energy
• Transformation fields bioeconomy, city, health and privacy
• Outlook