This world of tomorrow:sociotechnical imaginaries of security in the Canadian Arctic
This paper considers how sociotechnical imaginaries structure the development and use of sensing technology in the Canadian Arctic. The central claim is that these technological developments are grounded in a particular sociotechnical imaginary centred on risk, vulnerability, and probability, which...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/e5cbcca7-54e4-4492-8506-2f861742eecb 2024-09-15T17:50:34+00:00 This world of tomorrow:sociotechnical imaginaries of security in the Canadian Arctic Johnson, Benjamin T. 2024 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/e5cbcca7-54e4-4492-8506-2f861742eecb https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/e5cbcca7-54e4-4492-8506-2f861742eecb https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2024.2304413 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/1069571840/This_world_of_tomorrow_sociotechnical_imaginaries_of_security_in_the_Canadian_Arctic.pdf eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/e5cbcca7-54e4-4492-8506-2f861742eecb info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Johnson , B T 2024 , ' This world of tomorrow : sociotechnical imaginaries of security in the Canadian Arctic ' , Critical Studies on Security , vol. 12 , no. 2 , pp. 187-208 . https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2024.2304413 article 2024 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2024.2304413 2024-09-04T00:53:13Z This paper considers how sociotechnical imaginaries structure the development and use of sensing technology in the Canadian Arctic. The central claim is that these technological developments are grounded in a particular sociotechnical imaginary centred on risk, vulnerability, and probability, which frames the Arctic as a space threatened by myriad future dangers. Within this sociotechnical imaginary, the Canadian state’s security and sovereignty are threatened by the potential for competing expressions of power enabled by climate change, technological diffusion, and other trends stemming from the international scale. Consequently, sensing is envisioned as a mode of sovereign power to protect Canada’s Arctic territory and manage threats in their indeterminate and potential form Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change University of Groningen research database Critical Studies on Security 12 2 187 208 |
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This paper considers how sociotechnical imaginaries structure the development and use of sensing technology in the Canadian Arctic. The central claim is that these technological developments are grounded in a particular sociotechnical imaginary centred on risk, vulnerability, and probability, which frames the Arctic as a space threatened by myriad future dangers. Within this sociotechnical imaginary, the Canadian state’s security and sovereignty are threatened by the potential for competing expressions of power enabled by climate change, technological diffusion, and other trends stemming from the international scale. Consequently, sensing is envisioned as a mode of sovereign power to protect Canada’s Arctic territory and manage threats in their indeterminate and potential form |
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This world of tomorrow:sociotechnical imaginaries of security in the Canadian Arctic |
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