Assigning meaning to NEST by technology futures: extended responsibility of technology assessment in RRI

Journal of Responsible Innovation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 100-117

  Grunwald, Armin ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

hermeneutic circle; hermeneutic turn; meaning; responsibility; technology assessment; Technology futures

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044832672     PISSN: 23299460     EISSN: 23299037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23299460.2017.1360719     Document Type: Article

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