Governmentality and the information society : ICT policy practices in Greece under the influence of the European Union

...................................................................................................................................3 1. CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION ........................................................................10 1.1. Conceptual framing of the thesis........................................................................10 1.2. The case researched..............................................................................................16 1.3. Theoretical underpinnings ..................................................................................18 1.4. Aims and contribution.........................................................................................20 1.5. The chapters ahead...............................................................................................22 2. CHAPTER TWO – LITERATURE REVIEW..............................................................26 2.1. Understanding technological innovation..........................................................28 2.1.1. Technology in traditional economics ........................................................29 2.1.2. National systems of innovation Innovation policy ...............................30 2.2. ICT policy ..............................................................................................................34 2.2.1. Bird’s eye view approach............................................................................36 2.2.2. Studies on individual projects ....................................................................38 2.2.3. Critical studies ..............................................................................................39 2.3. The making of policy............................................................................................41 2.4. Information society...............................................................................................44 2.5. Synthesis and conclusion.....................................................................................51 3. CHAPTER THREE – THEORETICAL APPROACH ...............................................55 3.1. Origins of governmentality .................................................................................55 3.2. Care of the self.......................................................................................................57 3.3. Contestation, or counter-conduct.......................................................................59 3.4. Power/knowledge and truth ...............................................................................60 3.5. Technologies of government...............................................................................64 3.5.1. Disambiguation: ICT, technologies, and technologies of government.66 3.6. The subject and the “collective subject” ............................................................69 3.7. Critique of governmentality................................................................................71 3.8. Governmentality and studies of technology.....................................................74 3.9. Conclusion.............................................................................................................76 4. CHAPTER FOUR – METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH DESIGN ....................78 4.1. Basic beliefs............................................................................................................78 4.2. From research goal to research questions .........................................................80 4.3. Research strategy and design..............................................................................81 4.4. Research conducted..............................................................................................84 4.5. Data sources ..........................................................................................................87 4.5.1. Interviews......................................................................................................87 4.5.2. Documents ....................................................................................................90 4.6. Principles of analysis............................................................................................92 4.6.1. Historical narrative ......................................................................................93 4.6.2. Genealogy......................................................................................................94 4.7. Conclusion.............................................................................................................98 5. CHAPTER FIVE – CONTEXT AND NARRATIVE..................................................99