Governing the impact of emerging technologies: actors, technologies, and regulation
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The rapidly growing impact of emerging technologies has spurred calls to reign in their proliferation and use. How and to what end are different international actors governing and capitalising on the impact of emerging technologies, and what regulatory strategies are successful? This special issue focuses on governance strategies to deal with emerging technologies, ranging from multilateral and bilateral regulation to unilateral deterrence policies. Employing historical and comparative case studies and leveraging novel data sets, the authors find that the success of technology governance depends on a complex mix of actors involved, the timing of regulation, and the nature of technology.
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Rapid advances in science and technology have transformed social life and the landscape of challenges and opportunities for peace.
“Rapid advances in science and technology have transformed social life and, with it, the landscape of challenges and opportunities for peace (Kühn and Williams, 2025).”
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- Authors
- Kühn, U., & Williams, H.
- Affiliations
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kühn, Ulrich
- Venue
- Journal of Strategic Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 559-570
- ISSN
- 0140-2390 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-937X
- OpenAlex
- W4408574204
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 16.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Strategic Studies (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
- Keywords
- emerging technologies, technology governance, regulation, multilateral regulation, international actors, technology proliferation
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