Pandemic (im) mobilities
As the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus swept around the world in 2020, outpacing public health
efforts to contain it, many everyday human mobilities were brought to an abrupt halt, while …
efforts to contain it, many everyday human mobilities were brought to an abrupt halt, while …
Technoscience Rent: Toward a Theory of Rentiership for Technoscientific Capitalism
K Birch - Science, technology, & human values, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Contemporary, technoscientific capitalism is characterized by the (re) configuration of a
range of “things”(eg, infrastructure, data, knowledge, bodies) as assets or capitalized …
range of “things”(eg, infrastructure, data, knowledge, bodies) as assets or capitalized …
The problem of innovation in technoscientific capitalism: data rentiership and the policy implications of turning personal digital data into a private asset
K Birch, M Chiappetta, A Artyushina - Policy studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A spate of recent scandals concerning personal digital data illustrates the extent
to which innovation and finance are thoroughly entangled with one another. The innovation …
to which innovation and finance are thoroughly entangled with one another. The innovation …
From land consolidation and food safety to Taobao villages and alternative food networks: Four components of China's dynamic agri-rural innovation system
L Martindale - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
The global food system currently requires a transformation in terms of both social and
technological norms in order to be environmentally sustainable and productive enough to …
technological norms in order to be environmentally sustainable and productive enough to …
What is smart for the future city? Mobilities and automation
Cities have changed their pulse, their pace, and reach, and the urban scale is an
interconnected element of the global “network society” with new forms of social, cultural and …
interconnected element of the global “network society” with new forms of social, cultural and …
[图书][B] Neoliberal bio-economies?
K Birch, K Birch - 2019 - Springer
Currently, solutions to environmental problems, like climate change, are primarily framed in
terms of market-based instruments or approaches, relying on private interests and incentives …
terms of market-based instruments or approaches, relying on private interests and incentives …
'I will know it when I taste it': trust, food materialities and social media in Chinese alternative food networks
L Martindale - Agriculture and Human Values, 2021 - Springer
Trust is often an assumed outcome of participation in Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) as
they directly connect producers with consumers. It is based on this potential for trust …
they directly connect producers with consumers. It is based on this potential for trust …
[HTML][HTML] Where is the politics? E-bike mobility in urban China and civilizational government
In this study we look at everyday politics of electric bike mobility by exploring the social
practices of e-bike users in order to understand the role of e-bikes in emerging low-carbon …
practices of e-bike users in order to understand the role of e-bikes in emerging low-carbon …
Crisis management, surveillance, and digital ethics in the COVID‐19 era
K Boersma, M Büscher, C Fonio - Journal of Contingencies and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this special issue, we reflect on the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) crisis
and the containment measures put in place by formal authorities, combining both …
and the containment measures put in place by formal authorities, combining both …
Techno-economic assumptions
K Birch - Science as Culture, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Contemporary capitalism is increasingly technoscientific. Examples of this include the
growing role of techno-economic expertise in decision-making, such as economists …
growing role of techno-economic expertise in decision-making, such as economists …