It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovation
ABSTRACTThis paper proposes a political concept of Responsible Innovation (RI). As a first step, we diagnose the RI discourse with a conceptual ambiguity, struggling to accommodate both private and public interests. To address this ambiguity, we distinguish between weak RI, which seeks to govern a t...
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| description | ABSTRACTThis paper proposes a political concept of Responsible Innovation (RI). As a first step, we diagnose the RI discourse with a conceptual ambiguity, struggling to accommodate both private and public interests. To address this ambiguity, we distinguish between weak RI, which seeks to govern a techno-economic concept of innovation; and strong RI, which seeks to conceive a political concept of innovation beyond techno-economic ideology and practice. Secondly, we consult The Human Condition, in which Hannah Arendt articulates a threefold distinction between the activities of labor, work, and action. Although Arendt does not explicitly address the topic of innovation, her equation of politics with the human capacity to “begin the unexpected” inspires a political concept of RI which fundamentally empowers the public sphere and drives radical novelty. Finally, we account for how this political concept of RI can be operationalized, advocating for its integration at both substantive and procedural level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da949f835aba4a5082199005c74477cf2023-10-11T18:57:49ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Responsible Innovation2329-94602329-90372023-01-0110110.1080/23299460.2023.2264616It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovationLucien von Schomberg0Vincent Blok1Faculty of Business, University of Greenwich, London, UKPhilosophy Group, University of Wageningen, Wageningen, The NetherlandsABSTRACTThis paper proposes a political concept of Responsible Innovation (RI). As a first step, we diagnose the RI discourse with a conceptual ambiguity, struggling to accommodate both private and public interests. To address this ambiguity, we distinguish between weak RI, which seeks to govern a techno-economic concept of innovation; and strong RI, which seeks to conceive a political concept of innovation beyond techno-economic ideology and practice. Secondly, we consult The Human Condition, in which Hannah Arendt articulates a threefold distinction between the activities of labor, work, and action. Although Arendt does not explicitly address the topic of innovation, her equation of politics with the human capacity to “begin the unexpected” inspires a political concept of RI which fundamentally empowers the public sphere and drives radical novelty. Finally, we account for how this political concept of RI can be operationalized, advocating for its integration at both substantive and procedural level.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2023.2264616Responsible innovationPhilosophy of technologyHannah ArendtInnovation governanceScience and technology studies |
| spellingShingle | Lucien von Schomberg Vincent Blok It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovation Journal of Responsible Innovation Responsible innovation Philosophy of technology Hannah Arendt Innovation governance Science and technology studies |
| title | It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovation |
| title_full | It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovation |
| title_fullStr | It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovation |
| title_full_unstemmed | It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovation |
| title_short | It takes two to tango: toward a political concept of responsible innovation |
| title_sort | it takes two to tango toward a political concept of responsible innovation |
| topic | Responsible innovation Philosophy of technology Hannah Arendt Innovation governance Science and technology studies |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2023.2264616 |
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