Question

How might actor-network theory promote the democratization of technoscience?

Answer 1

• Technoscience is defined by a network whose nodes are formed both by human actors and non-human actors and not only how they are formed but how these networks are upholding.The actor-network theorists tell how the different actors (human and nonhuman) are mutually setting, defining and redefining its interests in the interaction and obtaining as a product the stabilisation, always precarious, of a network.

• Actor Network Theory is a materialistic theory centred on technoscience representing technoscience as the result of the creation of larger and stronger networks.

• When a technology develops, it paves way for various other developments which have varying impacts in the world.

• Agriculture is a very important where science and technology is an ongoing process. In todays time the importance of agriculture has risen and new and better ways are needed to improve agricultural activities.

• Techniques from all over the world are being used to better agricultural activities especially in India.The scientific knowledge of genetic engineering makes it possible to have control over crop breeding.

• Applying actor newtwork theory,in inventing genetically modified foods,seeds etc. data is supposed to be the direct result of interactions with natural world.

• Democratization helps to achieve a more peaceful world. Also the role of of technoscience in micropoltics of everyday life is seen as well. Technoscience in the form mundane technologies serves in the routine of our lives that create existing relation of power like vacuum cleaners,remote,washing machines etc.

• Technoscience also involves topics of politics,E numbers,are technoscientific concepts that need to be controlled and maintained to make them citizen friendly.