Law, Technology and Governance

This book argues that law, regulation, and technology can be understood as particular kinds of governance projects, and their credentials assessed according to an overarching concept of good governance.

List of contents

Preface 1. Introductory Overview Part One: Governance Projects 2. Governance: the Constellation, the Clusters, and the Projects 3. The Governance Matrix 4. Good Governance and Why it Matters Part Two: Governance Problems 5. Problems for Legal Governance Projects 6. Technological Disruption I 7. Problems for Legal and Regulatory Governance of Technology 8. Technological Disruption II 9. Problems for Ethical Governance Projects 10. Technological Disruption III 11. Problems for Governance by Technology Part Three: Governance Prospects 12. Governance Prospects: Threats, Optimists, and Pessimists 13. Responses 14. Governance Institutions 15. Foundational Governance 16. Concluding Remarks

About the author

Roger Brownsword is Professor Law at Kings College, London and at Bournemouth University

Product details

• Authors: Roger Brownsword
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 23.09.2025
• EAN: 9781041112273
• ISBN: 978-1-041-11227-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Sociology, Philosophy, LAW / Science & Technology, computer science, Political structure & processes, Social Law, Information technology: general issues, Information technology: general topics, Political structure and processes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations, Social law and Medical law, IT & Communications law