Michel Foucault and the smart city: : Power dynamics inherent in contemporary governing through code
- Autores: Francisco Klauser, Till Paasche, Ola Söderström
- Localización: Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, ISSN-e 1472-3433, Vol. 32, Nº. 5, 2014 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Insecure states), págs. 869-885
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Drawing upon Michel Foucault's approach to power and governmentality, this paper explores the internal logics and dynamics of software-mediated techniques used to regulate and manage urban systems. Our key questions are as follows: what power and regulatory dynamics do contemporary smart-city initiatives imply? And how do smart information technologies intervene in the governing of everyday life? Building on the Foucauldian distinction between apparatuses of discipline and apparatuses of security, the paper approaches these questions on three broad levels, namely: how contemporary ‘governing through code’ relates to its referent object (referentiality axis), to normalisation (normativity axis), and to space (spatiality axis). Empirically, the paper investigates two high-profile pilot projects in Switzerland in the field of smart electricity management, aimed at (1) the assessment of customer needs and behaviours with regard to novel smart metering solutions (iSMART), and (2) the elaboration of novel IT solutions in the field of smart electricity grids for optimised load management (Flexlast).
