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Sociology of Expectations

The sociology of expectations studies how promises, visions, hype, and expectations about the future actively shape the development of science and technology. Set out by Nik Brown, Mads Borup, Harro van Lente, and Kornelia Konrad, it treats expectations not as mere predictions to be judged true or false but as performative resources that mobilise funding, coordinate actors, and guide work—analysing how futures are constructed in the present and with what real effects.

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Sociology of Expectations (Dynamics of Expectations in Science and Technology)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / science-technology-studies
  • Borup, M., Brown, N., Konrad, K., & Van Lente, H. (2006). The sociology of expectations in science and technology. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 18(3-4), 285-298. · DOI 10.1080/09537320600777002
  • Van Lente, H. (2012). Navigating foresight in a sea of expectations: lessons from the sociology of expectations. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 24(8), 769-782. · DOI 10.1080/09537325.2012.715478
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