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Der Artikel illustriert Möglichkeiten einer kulturevolutionären Erweiterung medientheoretischer Forschungen zum Verhältnis von Ökonomie, Medien und Technikentwicklung. Es werden zwei kulturevolutionäre Mechanismen (Exaptation und... more
Der Artikel illustriert Möglichkeiten einer kulturevolutionären Erweiterung medientheoretischer Forschungen zum Verhältnis von Ökonomie, Medien und Technikentwicklung. Es werden zwei kulturevolutionäre Mechanismen (Exaptation und prozessemulative Rekursion) für die Analyse gegenwärtiger medial-ökonomischer Entwicklungen, namentlich der Bitcoin- und Blockchain-Technologie, zur Anwendung gebracht. Ein Fazit lautet, dass Paradigmen wie Akzelerationismus oder Postwachstumsökonomien kulturevolutionär unterfüttert werden müssen, um die dort postulierten postkapitalistischen Mutmaßungen zu beurteilen.
Research Interests: Critical Theory, Economic History, Artificial Intelligence, Evolutionary Economics, History of Economic Thought, and 11 moreDigital Media, History of Capitalism, Cultural Evolution, Media Theory, Historical Materialism, Alfred Sohn-Rethel, Post-Capitalism, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Postcapitalism, and Blockchain
We discuss the role of heterodox economics in opening new perspectives, the question of scalability of socioeconomic order, the heritage of the "socialist calculation debate" and its ongoing relevance for discussions on "post-capitalism"... more
We discuss the role of heterodox economics in opening new perspectives, the question of scalability of socioeconomic order, the heritage of the "socialist calculation debate" and its ongoing relevance for discussions on "post-capitalism" today and finally the potentials of computational simulation and agent-based modelling for the exploration of alternative socioeconomic approaches. The contributions to our special issue address these aspects and topics in different ways and therefore underline the fruitfulness of these discussions, especially in regard to the development of more just and sustainable socioeconomic structures. Faced with the contemporary polycrisis, we can no longer afford "capitalist realism".
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This research article presents an agent-based simulation hereinafter called COM-MONSIM. It builds on COMMONISM, i.e. a large-scale commons-based vision for a utopian society. In this society, production and distribution of means are not... more
This research article presents an agent-based simulation hereinafter called COM-MONSIM. It builds on COMMONISM, i.e. a large-scale commons-based vision for a utopian society. In this society, production and distribution of means are not coordinated via markets, exchange and money, or a central polity, but via bottomup signalling and polycentric networks, i.e. ex ante coordination via needs. Heterogeneous agents care for each other in life groups and produce in different groups care, environmental as well as intermediate and final means to satisfy sensual-vital needs. Productive needs decide on the magnitude of activity in groups for a common interest, e.g. the production of means in a multi-sectoral artificial economy. Agents share cultural traits identified by different behaviours: a propensity for egoism, leisure, environmentalism and productivity. The narrative of this utopian society follows principles of critical psychology and sociology, complexity and evolution, the theory of commons and critical political economy. The article presents the utopia and an agent-based study of it, with emphasis on culture-dependent allocation mechanisms and their social and economic implications for agents and groups.
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Geld ist heute ein sachlich, zeitlich und sozial ubiquitäres Phänomen. Es fällt schwer – trotz sich verstetigender Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrisen in der jüngeren Vergangenheit –, sich Geld wegzudenken oder sich auch nur ein anderes... more
Geld ist heute ein sachlich, zeitlich und sozial ubiquitäres Phänomen. Es fällt schwer – trotz sich verstetigender Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrisen in der jüngeren Vergangenheit –, sich Geld wegzudenken oder sich auch nur ein anderes Geld(-system) zu denken. Diese Ubiquität steht im Kontrast zu einer hochgradig selektiven wissenschaftlichen Behandlung, die es verunmöglicht, den kultur-evolutionären Stellenwert des Geldes adäquat abzuschätzen. Die neoklassische Ökonomik ist durch eine (seit Adam Smith kolportierte) tauschtheoretische Engführung von Geld limitiert. Geld gilt dort strukturell als auch verteilungspolitisch weithin als neutral, also nicht als evolutionärer Mechanismus aus eigenem Recht. Die Neue Wirtschaftssoziologie hat zwar zu Recht den Modellplatonismus der Mainstream-Ökonomik kritisiert und auf die soziale Einbettung der Wirtschaft hingewiesen. Sie hat es in diesem Zuge aber nicht zu einer eigenständigen Geldtheorie gebracht. Das Buch präsentiert Überlegungen zu einer interdisziplinär informierten soziologischen Geldtheorie in kultur-evolutionärer Absicht. In zwei historischen Studien (zu Mesopotamien ab dem vierten Jahrtausend v.u.Z. sowie zum Griechenland des ersten Jahrtausends v.u.Z.) werden die koevolutionären Prozesse von Geldentwicklung, Schriftentwicklung und Rationalitätsentwicklung detailliert rekonstruiert. Einer solchen Forschungsperspektive gelingt es, die in der Soziologie etablierte problematische Dichotomie von Einbettungs- und Ausdifferenzierungsparadigmen durch eine integrative Perspektive zu überwinden und aufzuheben.
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Zusammenfassung: Ziel des Beitrags ist eine systematisch-kritische Auswertung der einschlägigen sozialwissenschaftlichen Studien über Zentralbanken und Geldpolitik. Ausgangspunkt sind maßgebliche Entwicklungen moderner Geldpolitik in der... more
Zusammenfassung: Ziel des Beitrags ist eine systematisch-kritische Auswertung der einschlägigen sozialwissenschaftlichen Studien über Zentralbanken und Geldpolitik. Ausgangspunkt sind maßgebliche Entwicklungen moderner Geldpolitik in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Zentralbanken und die Makroökonomik zeichnen sie mit Stichworten wie politische Unabhängigkeit, Preisniveaustabilisierung
und Transparenz aus und werten sie als Erfolg. Die sozialwissenschaftliche Erforschung dieser Phänomene, die diesem Fortschrittsnarrativ oftmals konfligiert, lässt sich in drei Perspektiven untergliedern: institutionalistische, kommunikationsanalytische
und performativitätstheoretische Ansätze. Den Zusammenhang zwischen makroökonomischemWissen und geldpolitischem Steuerungswissen verhandeln wir als tendenziellen Fluchtpunkt dieser Arbeiten. Als Desiderat der Forschung benennen wir eine präzisere Analyse der Transformation spezifischer Elemente akademisch-
makroökonomischen Wissens zur Zentralbankpraxis.
und Transparenz aus und werten sie als Erfolg. Die sozialwissenschaftliche Erforschung dieser Phänomene, die diesem Fortschrittsnarrativ oftmals konfligiert, lässt sich in drei Perspektiven untergliedern: institutionalistische, kommunikationsanalytische
und performativitätstheoretische Ansätze. Den Zusammenhang zwischen makroökonomischemWissen und geldpolitischem Steuerungswissen verhandeln wir als tendenziellen Fluchtpunkt dieser Arbeiten. Als Desiderat der Forschung benennen wir eine präzisere Analyse der Transformation spezifischer Elemente akademisch-
makroökonomischen Wissens zur Zentralbankpraxis.
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Alles dreht sich ums Geld. Keine irgendwie geartete individuelle oder kollektive Praxis, keine technologische oder wissenschaftliche Entwicklung scheint ohne Geld denkbar zu sein. Seit langer Zeit wird Geld aber auch kritisiert, doch der... more
Alles dreht sich ums Geld. Keine irgendwie geartete individuelle oder kollektive Praxis, keine technologische oder wissenschaftliche Entwicklung scheint ohne Geld denkbar zu sein. Seit langer Zeit wird Geld aber auch kritisiert, doch der Gedanke an eine ‚Gesellschaft nach dem Geld‘ löst Widerstand und Befremden aus. In dem Sammelband treten zum einen heterogene Wissensbereiche in einen Dialog und beleuchten ihre Theorien und Kritiken des Geldes wechselseitig. Zum anderen wird ergebnisoffen über die Möglichkeit post-monetärer Organisations- und Produktionsformen nachgedacht.
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Das vorliegende Buch soll das Forschungsfeld einer Soziologie ökonomischen Wissens und der Wirtschaftswissenschaften konturieren. Zwar liegen mittlerweile einige soziologische Arbeiten in diesem Bereich vor, von einer klar... more
Das vorliegende Buch soll das Forschungsfeld einer Soziologie ökonomischen Wissens und der Wirtschaftswissenschaften konturieren. Zwar liegen mittlerweile einige soziologische Arbeiten in diesem Bereich vor, von einer klar identifizierbaren Forschungsrichtung mit ansatzweise kodifizierten Leitfragen, gesicherten Grundwissensbeständen und wohlsituiertem Methodenarsenal kann aber erst im Ansatz gesprochen werden. Die Ökonomik als Sozialwissenschaft mit der größten kognitiven Autorität, der besten Finanzierung und der stärksten Einbindung in politische Entscheidungsprozesse versagt angesichts relevanter Geschehnisse wie etwa der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise im Jahr 2007 in ihrem Objektbereich – und die allermeisten Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der anderen sozial- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Fächer haben wenig bis gar nichts zu ihrer Nachbardisziplin auszusagen.
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Zusammenfassung: Die Soziologie ökonomischen Wissens und der Wirtschaftswissenschaften stellte lange Zeit ein vernachlässigtes Forschungsfeld dar, das erst in der jüngeren Vergangenheit deutlichere Konturen angenommen hat. Der vorliegende... more
Zusammenfassung: Die Soziologie ökonomischen Wissens und der Wirtschaftswissenschaften stellte lange Zeit ein vernachlässigtes Forschungsfeld dar, das erst in der jüngeren Vergangenheit deutlichere Konturen angenommen hat. Der vorliegende Text versteht sich als Beitrag zu diesem Forschungsfeld und präsentiert eine Fallstudie zur modernen Makroökonomik. Wie verlaufen Prozesse von Wissenschaftswandel in einer Disziplin, die sowohl durch einen starken Einbezug in politische Steuerungskontexte als auch durch eine Fokussierung auf mathematische Modellierung gekennzeichnet ist? Durch Rekurs auf Experteninterviews mit Ökonomen sowie auf einschlägige Literatur werden Durchsetzungschancen und-hindernisse eines alternativen Modellierungs-bzw. Simulationsparadigmas (agentenbasierte Modellierung) ausgelotet. Agentenbasierte Modellierung setzt den in der modernen Makroökonomik ubiquitären Bezug auf die Walrasianische Allgemeine Gleichgewichtstheorie (und ihre diversen Fortentwicklungen, wie die Theorie rationaler Erwartungen) kontingent und konfrontiert makroökonomisches Denken mit ungewöhnlichen Formen von Komplexität.
Abstract: The sociology of economic knowledge and of economics only recently became a more busy and well-contoured area of research. The text at hand contributes to this research by presenting a case study on modern macroeconomics. How does knowledge proceed in a discipline that is both strongly aligned to political decision-making and committed to mathematical modeling? Drawing on expert interviews with macroeconomists as well as on the relevant literature, the text offers insights into the chances of success and the obstacles for an alternative , rivaling culture of modeling and simulation (agent based modeling). Agent based modeling opposes general equilibrium theory (and its various enhancements , like rational expectations theory) and confronts macroeconomics with unusual forms of complexity.
Abstract: The sociology of economic knowledge and of economics only recently became a more busy and well-contoured area of research. The text at hand contributes to this research by presenting a case study on modern macroeconomics. How does knowledge proceed in a discipline that is both strongly aligned to political decision-making and committed to mathematical modeling? Drawing on expert interviews with macroeconomists as well as on the relevant literature, the text offers insights into the chances of success and the obstacles for an alternative , rivaling culture of modeling and simulation (agent based modeling). Agent based modeling opposes general equilibrium theory (and its various enhancements , like rational expectations theory) and confronts macroeconomics with unusual forms of complexity.
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The field of modern macroeconomics has not received much sociological attention. This neglect concerns for instance the work of Robert Lucas, that – while being less visible and less politically influential than Friedmans and Hayeks... more
The field of modern macroeconomics has not received much sociological attention. This neglect concerns for instance the work of Robert Lucas, that – while being less visible and less politically influential than Friedmans and Hayeks contributions – had an enormous impact on further developments in macroeconomics (Rational Expectations Revolution, New Classical Macroeconomics). In a more indirect manner, by proposing new modelling techniques and new standards of science, Lucas and his followers cultivated market-affirmative positions, including the proposition of a general policy-ineffectiveness. The text offers a pointed outline of core-developments in modern macroeconomics after the hegemony of the Keynesianism of the neoclassical synthesis, specifically addressing modelling techniques and changing visions of control. The perspective outlined is one that differs from linear narratives of progress as well as from simple stories of decay. It offers a possible starting point for more detailed sociological investigations into macroeconomic knowledge and enables a sounder appraisal of the recent debates about a crisis of mainstream economics.
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The cognitive as well as the institutional structures of the academic discipline of economics differ significantly from those in the other social and cultural sciences. Its internal modes of organization are characterized by a rather... more
The cognitive as well as the institutional structures of the academic discipline of economics differ significantly from those in the other social and cultural sciences. Its internal modes of organization are characterized by a rather strong hierarchy and dense integration, with, for instance, a concentration of cognitive and institutional power. The same holds true for its impact on society: Economic knowledge often dominates political and public discourses due to its hegemonic position in respect of defining problems and delivering proper solutions, outshining non-economic forms of expertise by far. Reflections on the epistemological and (to a lesser degree) institutional characteristics of mainstream economics have traditionally been carried out by economic methodologists, historians of ideas, or philosophers of science. During the last two decades, these studies of economics and the power of economic knowledge have been supplemented, and sometimes challenged, by more empirically oriented investigations, originating from research areas like the sociology of economics or the social studies of finance. The session is open for all kinds of investigations into the social and cognitive structures of economics and is envisaged as a forum to discuss the relationships between these various strands of reflection. (2) Economic Sociology and Heterodox Economics Heterodox economics as well as economic sociology are critical of standard neoclassical economics and try to elaborate and push forward alternative approaches. This does not only concern different foundations and research topics, but also questions of legitimate scientific methods and reasonable forms of inquiry. While mainstream economics almost exclusively proceeds along the pathways of mathematical modelling and econometrics, both economic sociology and heterodox economics exhibit a broad spectrum of methods (ranging from network analysis to ethnographic field work to agent-based-modelling, to name but a few). The session is devoted especially to work at the intersections of economic sociology and heterodox economics. This includes case studies and empirical work as well as more conceptual reflections. What are – beyond mere pluralism – meaningful forms of interaction, communication, and mutual understanding between the various schools of heterodox economics and the strands of economic sociology? Please send your exposé (200-300 words) via the online submission system (http://eaepe.org/?page=events&side=annual_conference&sub=abstract_submission) and register before on eaepe.org (http://eaepe.org/?page=user_account&op=registration). Abstract Submission Deadline is 31 March, 2018.
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‘This is not your grandfather’s insurance industry’, says Vicki Zhang regarding the rapid changes of the insurance business since the 1970s. Before, insurers had rather distinct methods, technologies and investment strategies when... more
‘This is not your grandfather’s insurance industry’, says Vicki Zhang regarding the rapid changes of the insurance business since the 1970s. Before, insurers had rather distinct methods, technologies and investment strategies when compared to other more short-term oriented financial institutions. Nowadays, however, insurance companies increasingly rely on the same practices when constructing their financial products. What this implies for investment strategies, capital flows and thus also for social formation is the theme of this special session. In this respect, the special session discusses the social and political role of insurance, its relation to regulatory standards and its adaptation to the new normal of present day finance.
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The cognitive as well as the institutional structures of the academic discipline of economics differ significantly from those in the other social and cultural sciences. Its internal modes of organization are characterized by a rather... more
The cognitive as well as the institutional structures of the academic discipline of economics differ significantly from those in the other social and cultural sciences. Its internal modes of organization are characterized by a rather strong hierarchy and dense integration, with, for instance, a concentration of cognitive and institutional power. The same holds true for its impact on society: Economic knowledge often dominates political and public discourses due to its hegemonic position in respect of defining problems and delivering proper solutions, outshining non-economic forms of expertise by far. Reflections on the epistemological and (to a lesser degree) institutional characteristics of mainstream economics have traditionally been carried out by economic methodologists, historians of ideas, or philosophers of science. During the last two decades, these studies of economics and the power of economic knowledge have been supplemented, and sometimes challenged, by more empirically oriented investigations, originating from research areas like the sociology of economics or the social studies of finance. The session is open for all kinds of investigations into the social and cognitive structures of economics and is envisaged as a forum to discuss the relationships between these various strands of reflection. (2) Economic Sociology and Heterodox Economics Heterodox economics as well as economic sociology are critical of standard neoclassical economics and try to elaborate and push forward alternative approaches. This does not only concern different foundations and research topics, but also questions of legitimate scientific methods and reasonable forms of inquiry. While mainstream economics almost exclusively proceeds along the pathways of mathematical modelling and econometrics, both economic sociology and heterodox economics exhibit a broad spectrum of methods (ranging from network analysis to ethnographic field work to agent-based-modelling, to name but a few). The session is devoted especially to work at the intersections of economic sociology and heterodox economics. This includes case studies and empirical work as well as more conceptual reflections. What are-beyond mere pluralism-meaningful forms of interaction, communication, and mutual understanding between the various schools of heterodox economics and the strands of economic sociology? Please send your expose7 (200-300 words) via the online submission system (http://eaepe.org/? page=events&side=annual_conference&sub=abstract_submission) and register before on eaepe.org (http://eaepe.org/?page=user_account&op=registration). Abstract Submission Deadline is 1 st April, 2021.
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The cognitive as well as the institutional structures of the academic discipline of economics differ significantly from those in the other social and cultural sciences. Its internal modes of organization are characterized by a rather... more
The cognitive as well as the institutional structures of the academic discipline of economics differ significantly from those in the other social and cultural sciences. Its internal modes of organization are characterized by a rather strong hierarchy and dense integration, with, for instance, a concentration of cognitive and institutional power. The same holds true for its impact on society: Economic knowledge often dominates political and public discourses due to its hegemonic position in respect of defining problems and delivering proper solutions, outshining non-economic forms of expertise by far. Reflections on the epistemological and (to a lesser degree) institutional characteristics of mainstream economics have traditionally been carried out by economic methodologists, historians of ideas, or philosophers of science. During the last two decades, these studies of economics and the power of economic knowledge have been supplemented, and sometimes challenged, by more empirically oriented investigations, originating from research areas like the sociology of economics or the social studies of finance. The session is open for all kinds of investigations into the social and cognitive structures of economics and is envisaged as a forum to discuss the relationships between these various strands of reflection. (2) Economic Sociology and Heterodox Economics Heterodox economics as well as economic sociology are critical of standard neoclassical economics and try to elaborate and push forward alternative approaches. This does not only concern different foundations and research topics, but also questions of legitimate scientific methods and reasonable forms of inquiry. While mainstream economics almost exclusively proceeds along the pathways of mathematical modelling and econometrics, both economic sociology and heterodox economics exhibit a broad spectrum of methods (ranging from network analysis to
