“Security, Science and Society”
时间：2018年1月16日（星期二）13:30-15:00（16 January 2018 (Tuesday): 13:30-15:00）
地点：蒙民伟楼222（Mengminwei Building-222, Zijingang Campus）
承办：浙江大学公共管理学院政治学系
(英)比尔·杜若迪教授 Professor Bill Durodié Bill Durodié is Chair of International Relations in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath. He previously held posts in Canada and in Singapore, as well as at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and in the War Studies Group of King’s College London where he coordinated a large, inter-institutional and interdisciplinary ESRC funded project under the New Security Challenges programme. 比尔·杜若迪教授是英国巴斯大学政治、语言与国际研究系主任。他曾供职于加拿大和新加坡相关研究机构，并有过在英国防务学会和伦敦国王学院战争项目组担任项目协调员等职业经历。杜若迪教授目前主要从事当代风险观念的根源与后果等议题研究。 Abstract: Science and technology, while transforming society, are also products of society. Their potential and impact are limited by physical laws, but they can also be held in check by the vision and ambition – or lack of these – of the social and cultural context they are developed within. This talk will examine how understanding and driving social transformation are essential precursors to developing technologies to achieve security. The achievements of science are truly remarkable. But they form just one element of our human pursuit of purpose and meaning. Obstructing those we oppose is not the same as articulating what we are for. Addressing risks is a means to an end, not the end in itself. The biggest threat we face may be an emerging cultural disconnect within society. Engaging the human dimension has never been more vital. |