| Title | Smartocracy: Context entanglement of the smart city idea and bureaucracy in Russia |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 45050 |
| Authors | Khodachek, I; Aleksandrov, E; Nazarova, N; Grossi, G; Bourmistrov, A |
| Title | Smartocracy: Context entanglement of the smart city idea and bureaucracy in Russia |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | Organization Studies, 44, 10 |
| Abstract | This paper explores how the smart city idea unfolds in the bureaucratic context. Applying a qualitative approach and the Scandinavian stream of translation theory, we investigate the case of cities' 'smartification' in Russia during 2017-2020. Tracking mechanisms and outcomes of translation, we see the encounter of the smart city idea and bureaucracy as context entanglement, with smartocracy as an epilogue. Context entanglement refers to the mutual co-translation of the smart city idea and bureaucracy by means of formal and informal mechanisms, implying that what happens with bureaucracy or the smart city cannot be fully described without considering what happens with the other. Smart city vagueness and complexity appear to be both strengths and weaknesses that can be compensated for by bureaucracy as the smart city assemblage point. Smartocracy appears as a new way to organize cities whereby bureaucracy deals with smart city creatively: it keeps the core of bureaucracy while simultaneously reinforcing it and isolating some complex idea elements for later translation. This approach helps keep bureaucracy as a rational form of city modernization while maintaining smart cities' promise to improve urban futures. |
| https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406221123373 |
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