Digitalization in Industry: Between Domination and Emancipation

Meyer, Uli; Schaupp, Simon; Seibt, David

This book traces how the current wave of industrial digitalization relates to processes of domination and emancipation. It aims to counter techno-deterministic narratives that would connect a perceived new ‘industrial revolution’ with clear-cut societal consequences. In order to do this, the volume intervenes into three ongoing discussions which pertain to  emancipation and domination in the workplace, promises of emancipation through digital fabrication, and the idea of emancipating, configuring, and infrastructuring the users of industrial products. Within this framework it addresses topics including democratic participation, management thinking, gamification, the maker movement, reshoring, digital platforms, and the automation of healthcare.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2019-11-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030282578

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28258-5

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 289.0