Management Technologies in Digital Utopia of the 21st Century
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5148-2026-1-114-123
Abstract
Aim. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of digital utopia as an object of research in social philosophy that emerged in the 21st century, as well as the management technologies used in it.
Methodology. The research is based on a system approach using content analysis and comparative analysis.
Results. The author’s definition of digital utopia is formulated; it is considered as a social project inherently linked to modern management technologies. The ambivalent nature of management technologies significant for the formation of digital utopia is revealed – they realize the ideal of a “transparent” and secure society, but also create a system of total control, digital inequality, and a new type of social coercion.
Research implications. The author concludes that within the framework of a digital utopia, modern humans are increasingly transforming into a new type of individual – Homo informaticus – whose life practices and decisions depend on algorithmic solutions and information flows provided by the system. The study underscores the necessity of a humanitarian assessment of digitalization to minimize the risks of losing autonomy, privacy, and human identity.
About the Author
O. N. Khalutornykh
Lomonosov Moscow State University; Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga N. Khalutornykh, Cand . Sci . (Philosophy), Assoc. Prof., Assoc. Prof. at the Department
Department of History of Public and Municipal Administration; Department of
Philosophy
Moscow
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