Working towards a dialectical understanding of the political ideology within technological projects
Human-Computer Interaction
2026-03-25 v1 Computers and Society
Abstract
In this short position paper, I develop a dialectical framework for understanding the political ideology of technological projects. To do so, I draw on critical and emancipatory social science discussions, highlighting how both a project's values and constraints are necessary for understanding its ideology. A brief example is then presented to aid comprehension.
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@article{arxiv.2603.22436,
title = {Working towards a dialectical understanding of the political ideology within technological projects},
author = {Frederick Reiber},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.22436},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Position paper for the CHIdeology workshop at CHI 2026, Barcelona. https://ideologies.digital