CEID Seminar & Social Hour: “States as Information Platforms: a Political Theory of Information”, Vagelis Papakonstantinou, Καθηγητής, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Σας ενημερώνουμε για την παρακάτω ομιλία η οποία θα δοθεί στα πλαίσια της σειράς εκδηλώσεων “Σεμινάριο CEID & Social Hour” και των ΔΠΜΣ ΥΔΑ, ΣΜΗΝ και ΟΣΥΛ.
Τίτλος: States as Information Platforms: a Political Theory of Information
Ομιλητής: (εξ αποστάσεως) Vagelis Papakonstantinou, Καθηγητής, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ημερομηνία-χώρος: Παρασκευή 12 Απριλίου, 3-5μμ, ΤΜΗΥΠ, αμφιθέατρο Γ
Περίληψη:The advent of the Information Age and the digital world have challenged old assumptions and have made new understandings possible. A new political theory that places information at its centre is necessary, to account for the exponential growth in humanity’s information processing. The importance of procedures, tools and rules pertaining to information and its processing has been acknowledged by governments, states and individuals worldwide. It is this challenge that a new theory on States-as-Information-Platforms addresses. It is based on two premises: First, that states are information platforms for their citizens. They exist in nature, as a direct result of human communication. Their role is to act as information intermediaries, making the communication among individuals possible. It is only through their tacit intermediation and personal information processing that individuals can engage in any interaction and live any meaningful life. The second premise of this theory turns the focus to humans. Humans’ basic need is to maximise their information processing. Accordingly, the sum of human life may be viewed as information processing. Once these two premises are brought together concrete findings and replies to age-old questions such as why states exist, when they are legitimate, or what is the nature of human rights may be reached.