This chapter asks about the relations between new digital technologies, law, and fascism. It identifies fascism not as that of a ghost of the past, as set in a particular European history, or invested in authoritarian political leaders, but instead as present in the form of ‘micro-fascisms’ of everyday life and governance. Through a transdisciplinary conversation on law, politics, and computational science our query into the relations between new digital technologies, law, and fascism centres on how concrete operations of, among other digital technologies, AI, machine learning, and blockchain technology, resonate with the powers and processes of law, rendering authoritarian and fascist affinities ever more opaque yet exceedingly materially tangible in the posthuman condition. Looking for both problems and possibilities we ask: What can fascism do in the 21st century, where does analysis begin, and how to make non-fascist modes of resistance, alliance, and community-building sense-able, thinkable, and do-able? Is there a mode of non-fascist living with new digital technologies and law? If so, what is needed in (or instead of) global law and governance for such a life to become realised?

In Chapter 4, a history of the scientific method and the philosophies of science and technology are presented. The relationship between science, technology, and government indicate the impact of scientism and technological determinism on government policymaking, including a growing neglect of human well-being.

Chapter 8 contrasts ancient, more personal forms of domination (through kings, shepherds, masters) with more impersonal, digitally enabled forms of modern domination that organize work, life, and death on a planetary scale. Confronting the mass loss of wildlife and the industrial confinement of animals – and the possibility that humans may soon share that fate – this conclusion calls for collective action to cultivate more genuinely social forms of relation, knowledge, and spirituality that affirm the intrinsic worth of all beings rather than reducing life to utility.

What happens when change isn’t a choice but a necessity? Chapter 5 delves into a reactive perspective on change, where transformation is sparked not by vision or planning but by disruption, crisis, and external shocks. From natural disasters to economic meltdowns, this perspective shows how adversity often forces organisations to confront reality, adapt quickly, and sometimes reinvent themselves. Concepts like resilience, robustness, and punctuated equilibrium illuminate how change can emerge in bursts – abrupt, unpredictable, and deeply consequential. Rather than seeking control, this approach highlights survival, learning, and strategic renewal in volatile environments. It also reframes risk and uncertainty not as enemies but as powerful catalysts for reinvention. At its heart, this chapter challenges us to ask: in moments of rupture, who steps up – and what kind of change becomes possible?

This chapter traces the historical evolution and terminology of the right to science within international human rights law, exploring its emergence post-Second World War and highlighting the pivotal role of UNESCO and the recent General Comment No. 25. It critically analyses essential terminology such as the scientific process, scientific progress and the benefits of science, both material and immaterial. Special attention is given to defining the scope of protected scientific knowledge, extending beyond traditional academic disciplines to encompass citizen science and Indigenous and traditional knowledge, while clearly distinguishing legitimate scientific knowledge from pseudoscience.

This chapter concentrates on two authors, two contexts, and two works: US schoolteacher Mary Bradley Lane’s Mizora (1881) and British-Indian author Rokeya Hossain’s “Sultana’s Dream” (1905). Extrapolating the techno-social emergence of female ballooning in the nineteenth-century United States and India, the chapter argues that the two feminist utopias intersect social and environmental freedom. Lane employs the underground setting popularised by Bulwer-Lytton to house a techno-feminist civilization controlling the climate at will, while Hossain describes the diffuse, oneiric terrain of Ladyland in which climate control supports a garden world. Comparing the two different feminist utopias and contexts, both marked by feminist aviation and atmospheric interventions, the chapters showcase the socio-political character of anthropogenic climate change: Hossain’s climate utopia is caring, inclusive, and decolonial, whereas Lane’s is cynical, exclusive, and imperialist.

This chapter synthesizes key insights gleaned from exploring the symbiotic relationship between various academic disciplines and human rights by the chapter authors. It reiterates each discipline’s unique and significant contribution to human rights, manifested in discipline-specific etymologies, ontologies, theories, concepts, and research subjects, all of which deepen and diversify the human rights discourse. The conclusion further elaborates on how human rights, in turn, has brought new dimensions to these disciplines. By highlighting profound ethical and human challenges, human rights have spurred these disciplines to evolve and adapt, creating a mutually enriching relationship. This interplay has been instrumental in the development of new areas within HRE and research, reflecting an integration of human rights concerns into the core fabric of various fields of study and collectively offering a multidisciplinary approach to human rights. The conclusion also offers a forward-looking perspective on the evolving role of human rights scholarship and human rights education within higher education. It discusses the potential future trajectories of this integration and how it can shape academic inquiry, teaching methodologies, and the broader educational landscape, in particular in addressing emerging and growing human rights challenges through human rights education and research.

This chapter examines the first Argentine productions of Verdi’s Otello, including one starring tenor Francesco Tamagno. Expectations in Buenos Aires surrounding the Otello productions were heightened by the new media landscape and by the city’s changing urban and demographic environment, including plans for a new Teatro Colón. These shifts also generated scrutiny of the layers of cultural, geographical and technological distance between Argentina and Italy. Tamagno’s Otello emerged as a sticking point, however: an element considered fundamental to Verdi’s conception, yet the tenor’s powerful voice appeared to resist future reproduction. The material complexities of Otello as a work in performance and the opera’s depiction of a flawed military hero ultimately intersected in the figure of ‘Tamagno-Otello’, I argue: a figure poised between a heroic Italian past and a mechanical future, crystallising wider debates over operatic mediation in the Argentine capital. Turning to Italy I consider how Argentine perceptions of Tamagno’s uniqueness and of Verdi’s Italian status were ultimately internalised, pointing to the intertwining of national mythologies with new technological media.

In this chapter, Davis Schneiderman revisits William Burroughs’ “Playback Trilogy” – The Job, The Electronic Revolution, and The Revised Boy Scout Manual – as a critical lens for understanding the contemporary challenges posed by generative artificial intelligence, misinformation, and deepfake media. Arguing that Burroughs’ theories of language, media manipulation, and technological control anticipate core dynamics of AI’s influence on culture and perception, Schneiderman explores how Burroughs’ experiments with tape recorders and playback foreshadow algorithmic systems that operate with unintended, emergent consequences. Situating Burroughs’ techniques alongside cybernetic theory and the escalating crisis of automated media, the chapter assesses Burroughs not only as a prophetic figure but also as a practical theorist of language systems gone rogue. From deepfakes to AI chatbots inciting violence, Schneiderman demonstrates that Burroughs’ methods – cut-up, disruption, playback – remain urgently instructive for resisting the logic of control in the digital age.

This chapter uncovers the role of business in coproducing European standards during the 1992 Program. Building on the argument of Chapter 1 that the Commission strove to create a regional business environment in which firms would regionalize, it finds that the interests of European business and European policymakers converged around the issue of standards. The Commission promoted common norms as a means of market integration. While some European companies, executives, and BIAs were skeptical of the potential for standardization to function as a form of regulation, they also understood that standards were determinants of market access. Consequently, many worked to shape new regional norms to their advantage.

Chapter 2 focuses on the role and potential of technology in the mathematics classroom. You will be introduced to the TPACK and SAMR frameworks, which support effective planning and teaching with digital tools. This chapter demonstrates how technology can enhance engagement, feedback, personalisation, and collaboration, while providing guidance on selecting high-quality digital resources aligned with the cross-curriculum priorities. The integration of technology is framed to enrich pedagogical practice and support diverse learners.