For this assignment, consider whether or not some technology (of your choice) possess inherently political values. Do research on how that technology has influenced the political behavior of another country’s people outside of the US and Canada, regardless of where that technology was first designed and developed.
Required Reading/Citation: Langdon Winner, “Do Artifacts Have Politics?”
In your write up, be sure to:
1. Describe the relevant factual details of the case you will be discussing (i.e., the technology, where it was first developed, how people are using it in another country, etc.).
2. Take a position on whether or not the technology possesses inherently political qualities. Explain.
3. Take a position on whether or not it was ethical to introduce the technology into the country you chose.
4. Give an argument for how you reached your conclusions and defend your position appealing to the theories of technology discussed in class and readings.