Imaginary
The Sociotechnical Imaginary
Explore in the Atlas →Jasanoff and Kim's concept for collectively held, institutionally stabilised and publicly performed visions of desirable futures attainable through science and technology — visions that carry implicit ideas about public purpose, collective good and the right ordering of society. Such imaginaries shape and are shaped by large technical systems and the built environment, from nuclear programmes to smart-city infrastructures.
Knowledge Infrastructure Fantasy
Details
- Introduced
- 2009
- Register
- Instituted
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- ReasonObservation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Hegemonic
- Degree of codification
- Protocol performed
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- stabilises The Nation-State
- circulates through Technoscape
- relates to Extrastatecraft / Infrastructure Space
Referenced by
- Sheila Jasanoff proposed
- Sheila Jasanoff articulates
- The Green Energy Transition stabilises
- The Smart City performs
- Keller Easterling relates to
Sources
- n.d..
- n.d..
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "The Sociotechnical Imaginary." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/imaginary/socio-technical-imaginary/. Accessed September 1, 2026.