Shaping The Future Of Society In The Age Of New Technologies by Laura Guercio

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Artificial intelligence, algorithmic governance, digital platforms, surveillance, blockchain, and emerging technologies are reshaping every dimension of contemporary society. They are transforming the way we work, learn, communicate, exercise power, and understand fundamental rights. While these innovations offer unprecedented opportunities for development and sustainability, they also raise profound legal, ethical, and social challenges that demand new forms of governance. Shaping the Future of Society in the Age of New Technologies: Rights, Power, and Democratic Governance provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the relationship between technological innovation and human rights in the digital age. Bringing together perspectives from international law, human rights, digital governance, ethics, sociology, and public policy, the volume explores the implications of artificial intelligence, data protection, algorithmic discrimination, platform power, cybersecurity, digital democracy, environmental sustainability, and global technological competition.The book examines how emerging technologies are redefining concepts such as privacy, equality, freedom of expression, accountability, and human dignity, while analysing the evolving international and regional regulatory frameworks—including the European Union AI Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other global governance initiatives. It also addresses the broader societal impact of digital transformation on education, employment, public administration, sustainable development, and the future of democratic governance. Designed for students, academics, policymakers, legal practitioners, and professionals working at the intersection of technology and human rights, this volume offers both a rigorous theoretical framework and practical insights into one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century: ensuring that technological progress remains firmly grounded in the protection of human dignity, the rule of law, and sustainable development.