| The key issue in this PhD project is the role of ICT-based simulations and models in the development of technological cultures. Increasingly, the functioning and reliability of technological systems crucial to the conduct of everyday life rely on information and knowledge generated by computer models and simulations. What does this mean for the vulnerability of technological systems? The project will be based on a comparative design (across fields and/or countries). The empirical material will provide the basis for reflection on the epistemological issues raised by the use of models and simulations, and on the nature of vulnerability in technological cultures. |
