The History of Human Rights and Technological Change. This project aims to investigate the history of the relationship between human rights and technological change. After 1945, technological advancem

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The History of Human Rights and Technological Change. This project aims to investigate the history of the relationship between human rights and technological change. After 1945, technological advancement was recognised as a source of both peril and promise for freedom, peace, and welfare. The nature of that balance is presently a source of fierce community controversy. This project’s anticipated outcomes will include a detailed historical account of preceding dislocations between rights and technology suitable for policymakers, as well as more public interest focused interventions in policy debates. By placing present-day digital disruptions in this longer perspective, it seeks to provide another framework for considering risks and benefits to the community. . Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 4303 - Historical Studies. Lead: Dr Roland Burke