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Identity in a Technological Society: Governance Implications

Identity in a Technological Society: Governance Implications

Marc A. Saner, Jeremy Geelen
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466683587|ISBN10: 1466683589|EISBN13: 9781466683594
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch113
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Saner, Marc A., and Jeremy Geelen. "Identity in a Technological Society: Governance Implications." Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 2187-2208. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch113

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Saner, M. A. & Geelen, J. (2015). Identity in a Technological Society: Governance Implications. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 2187-2208). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch113

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Saner, Marc A., and Jeremy Geelen. "Identity in a Technological Society: Governance Implications." In Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 2187-2208. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch113

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Abstract

This chapter provides a framework for the Technoself that distinguishes six different processes by which emerging technologies may affect human identity. From a public policy perspective, one of these processes, the radical physical alteration of human bodies, is of prime interest. The authors discuss various technological approaches – the alterations of genes, brains, and bodies - in relation to human identity and argue for the need for a governance dialogue over their social implications. We situate these developments in the policy context and develop the governance case for communication, adaptive regulation, and societal preparedness as means to regain control of our Technoselves.

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