Our World's articles SOCIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY Can Digitalisation Save Us? Global problems threaten human kind: climate change, increasing inequality and erosion of social cohesion are uprooting societies. A boost of global cooperation is needed, but UN Secretary-General António Guterres rightly criticises the chaos of the world order and the notion of nationalism. In this crisis situation, technological change and digitalisation are accelerating, but nobody is paying real attention […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked EDITOR'S PICK POLITICS The Sharing Economy: Capitalism’s Last Stand? Access over ownership. After decades of excessive consumerism, this prospect sounded revolutionary. At first. Now that the sharing economy has become mainstream, more critical voices are appearing. So, what will it be? Empowerment or exploitation? A revolution or business as usual? Before getting to the heart of the matter, I’d like to set something straight: […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
SOCIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY Can Digitalisation Save Us? Global problems threaten human kind: climate change, increasing inequality and erosion of social cohesion are uprooting societies. A boost of global cooperation is needed, but UN Secretary-General António Guterres rightly criticises the chaos of the world order and the notion of nationalism. In this crisis situation, technological change and digitalisation are accelerating, but nobody is paying real attention […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK POLITICS The Sharing Economy: Capitalism’s Last Stand? Access over ownership. After decades of excessive consumerism, this prospect sounded revolutionary. At first. Now that the sharing economy has become mainstream, more critical voices are appearing. So, what will it be? Empowerment or exploitation? A revolution or business as usual? Before getting to the heart of the matter, I’d like to set something straight: […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked