Forum: History and Technology in an Age of ‘Grand Challenges’
Technology and Culture Vol. 61.1 (2020): 260-332
Erik van der Vleuten (guest editor), Karena Kalmbach, Andreas Marklund, Anna Åberg, Matthias Heymann, Per Högselius, Elena Kochetkova, John Martin, Ole Sparenberg, Frank Veraart, Ute Hasenöhrl, Jan-Henrik Meyer, Frank Schipper, Martin Emanuel, Ruth Oldenziel, Stathis Arapostathis, Léonard Laborie
April 2020
In 2016 we formed a number of transnational working groups to build research agendas and networks for the Tensions of Europe flagship program “Technology and Societal Challenges ca. 1800-2050”. This Forum presents an introduction to the program and tentative findings from five of the working groups.
Content
History and Technology in an Age of “Grand Challenges”: Raising Questions
Erik van der Vleuten (guest editor)
p. 260-271
Crises and Technological Futures: Experiences, Emotion, and Action
Karena Kalmbach, Andreas Marklund, Anna Åberg
p. 272-281
Challenging Europe: Technology, Environment, and the Quest for Resource Security
Matthias Heymann, Per Högselius, Elena Kochetkova, John Martin, Ole Sparenberg, Frank Veraart, Anna Åberg
p. 282-294
The Energy Challenge in Historical Perspective
Ute Hasenöhrl, Jan-Henrik Meyer
p. 295-306
Sustainable Urban Mobility in the Present, Past, and Future
Frank Schipper, Martin Emanuel, Ruth Oldenziel
p. 307-317
Stathis Arapostathis, Léonard Laborie
p. 318-332