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Theoretical framework: Apply Fay's Basic Scheme for a critical social science to the my regeneration stack theory

Book title: Regeneration: How atoms, bits and cells can give us freedom, equality and fraternity

Building the regenerative stack: Identifying research priorities of an open-source appropriate technologies system for regenerative development in arid and hyper-arid climates

PLAIGARISING FAY

A theory of false consciousness which

1 demonstrates false consciousness of scarcity

2 explains how false consciousness came about by way of the Neolithic and are strengthened and maintained by capitalism

3 consciousness of abundance

B A Theory of Crisis which

4 spells out what a social crisis is

5 indicates how our society is in crisis, according to David Holmgren

6 provides a historical account of the development of this crisis

A Theory of Education which

7. offers an account of the conditions necessary for enlightenment.
Awareness comes following action in bigger orders of magnitde

8. shows that given the current social situation these conditions are
satisfied

A Theory of transformative action which

9. isolates aspects in society (regeneration, dealing in security) which
must be altered if the social crisis is to be resolved

10. details a plan of action. Dynamic not organisation

Who educates the educator? No one. We start where we are then progress
the same way science does.

Empirical studies relevant to your interests –

Special issue of one of the leading journals in STS – see description here: http://sth.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/10/0162243915595091.full.pdf

Work by Adrian Smith (U of Sussex) on grassroots innovation which I believe he and colleagues have extended to look at makerspaces etc http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/16347

Dean Nieusma – I think he might have something – worth checking

Conceptual resources – linking innovation to big themes of democracy, inequality, freedom

Chris Hables Gray – book called Cyborg Citizen. If you can’t get hold of a copy, you can borrow mine

Andrew Feenberg – philosophically oriented work on democracy and technology
