Historical Evolution of Technocracy: From Political Utopia to Governance System

doi:10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2023.03.002

Abstract

Abstract: Technocracy is a research hotspot in the fields of contemporary western politics and philosophy of technology. However， nowadays the academic circles do not have the same definition of technocracy， and mainly hold a critical attitude. Therefore， it is necessary to sort out the historical development of technocracy in order to fully understand the theoretical connotations and practical values of technocracy. Generally speaking， technocracy has mainly experienced three stages of development. In the first stage， technocracy was mainly regarded as a political Utopia or political system in which political power is completely controlled by scientific and technological experts. In the second stage， technocracy mainly appeared as a social movement， that is， the American Technocracy Movement. In the third stage， technocracy mainly referred to a governance system advocating that scientific and technological experts operate based on scientific theories and technological principles.

Key words: technocracy; historical evolution; political utopia; social movement; governance system

CLC Number:

N031

LAN Lishan. Historical Evolution of Technocracy: From Political Utopia to Governance System[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science), 2023, 25(3): 8-15.

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