Digital capitalism, what are the possible alternatives? Translation and Introduction by Ekaitz Cancela and Aitor Jiménez

Keywords: Capitalism, Marx, Hayek, Mode of discovery, Mode of production
Agencies: Instituto 25 de marzo para la Democracia

Abstract

Article based on the presentation given by Evgeny Morozov at the ‘Soberanía tecnológica: Democracia, datos y gobernanza en la era digital Alternativas al capitalismo desde el sur’ conference, on December 15 2020, event organised by the Instituto 25 de marzo para la Democracia.  Transcription, translation and introduction by Ekaitz Cancela and Aitor Jiménez.

Author Biographies

Ekaitz Cancela Rodríguez
Ekaitz Cancela is an independent researcher, graduated in Journalism and Advertising & Public Relations from the University of the Basque Country. He has also completed a Master's Degree in Philosophy of History at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He publishes regularly in media such as El Salto or La Marea and is the author of the books Despertar del sueño tecnológico es su segundo libro (Akal, 2019), tras El TTIP y sus efectos colaterales (Planeta, 2016).
Aitor Jiménez González, University of Auckland

Aitor Jimenez is an academic, lawyer, and activist. He submitted in December 2020 his thesis ‘The Silicon Doctrine’ at the University of Auckland, which analyses the legal ideology underpinning digital capitalism. Aitor Jimenez will join in 2021 the ‘ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society’ at the University of Melbourne, Australia, where he will conduct research on data civics and data ownership as a postdoctoral fellow.

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Published
2021-05-04
How to Cite
Morozov, E. (2021). Digital capitalism, what are the possible alternatives? Translation and Introduction by Ekaitz Cancela and Aitor Jiménez (E. Cancela Rodríguez & A. Jiménez González, Trans.). Teknokultura. Revista de Cultura Digital Y Movimientos Sociales, 18(2), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.5209/tekn.74059