The Virtual Society in the Big Society
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Presentation for ESRC Seminar Series on Educational Futures at the London Knowledge Lab. November 19, 2010
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Editor's Notes
- The future is a wonderfully slippery concept It allows us to set boundaries on what we discuss But its unbound character makes the work of the futurist very risky Very often the future is made present by designers, artists and philosophers whose characterizations of the future are both knowingly incomplete, but profoundly engaging These speculations are crucial to the decisions we take on behalf of the present Yet, which visions of the future deserve our respect and attention? If I were to tell you that the future of education is bleak and that in 100 years we can expect there to be no schools, universities or colleges, what would make my story compelling? What would I need to explain in order for you to believe this to such a degree that you based your outlook on life on my speculation? More often than not, this way of charcterizing the future does not lead to such radical changes in human behaviour. Despite the overwhelming evidecne of humanity’s role in climate change or even the sheer cultural pressure to accept the obligation of care to our planet, our lifestyles have not changed to such a degree as to align with such concerns. So, if we are not willing to change behaviour given the prospect of planetary collapse, what might be realistic to expect of any future speculation? How should we restrict our questions about the future of ethics in education? One way of addressing the future is to look at present day trends, from which we may claim what is likely in the near future While trends may be reversed, they are certainly frequent candidates for action within an economy Another approach may be to look at a fixed period of time, but again, how long? 100 years ,50? 20? 10? I have focused my talk about the future around the next 5 years, the length of term of the present government Yet this may be an artificial and deeply inadequate device, after all the future of ethics is not determined by the British system, even if there are culturally distinct dimensions of our society Yet this period has relevance in part because there is a new government, which will bring about change in various ways Its Big Society initiative is also imbued with values that may have a bearing on how we thing about the role of education in the future Much of the content of the Big Society draws on thick moral concepts – responsibility, power, ownership, fairness
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- What kind of subject is ethics? Studies of ethical conduct in present day practices Consideration of the ethical issues that will face humanity at large Studies of the methodology of ethical research My first focus is on the latter two aspects, I will then focus non the first two Which ethical issues face humanity and how might we research them? – use of art and design to create speculative empirical propositions about our ethical environment Role of popular culture in constituting the ethical terrain of today’s culture (eg. Big Donor Show) This is where ethics is played out Public engagment with ethics What kind of subject is ethics and how should we think about the future of ethical conduct This is where the virtual society in the big society applies Looking at digital culture reveals how ethical conduct is regulated in a democratized media environment Eg. Look at Ebay – reputation based economy - culture of sharing and collaboration Open source software We can see the principles of the big society alive and well in the virtual society – a self-regulating ethical terrain What kind of subject is ethics? Studies of ethical conduct in present day practices Consideration of the ethical issues that will face humanity at large Studies of the methodology of ethical research My first focus is on the latter two aspects, I will then focus non the first two Which ethical issues face humanity and how might we research them? – use of art and design to create speculative empirical propositions about our ethical environment Role of popular culture in constituting the ethical terrain of today’s culture (eg. Big Donor Show) This is where ethics is played out Public engagment with ethics What kind of subject is ethics and how should we think about the future of ethical conduct This is where the virtual society in the big society applies Looking at digital culture reveals how ethical conduct is regulated in a democratized media environment Eg. Look at Ebay – reputation based economy - culture of sharing and collaboration Open source software We can see the principles of the big society alive and well in the virtual society – a self-regulating ethical terrain
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