Aoife Hennessy
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Dr. Aoife Hennessy is a critical scholar at the intersection of digital sociology, science and technology studies (STS), and welfare governance. Her research interrogates how algorithmic systems and digital platforms are fundamentally reconfiguring state power, labour markets, and social safety nets. In her most-cited work, "Electric Dreams of Welfare in the 4th Industrial Revolution," Hennessy employs actor-network theory and genealogy to reveal how digital interventions are precaritising welfare itself, not just work. By tracing the emergence of new forms of governmentality, she demonstrates that the social safety-net is being rendered increasingly precarious through algorithmic administration. Though her citation count is currently modest, her work offers a prescient and theoretically sophisticated critique of the Fourth Industrial Revolution's impact on social citizenship. Hennessy’s contributions are vital for scholars and practitioners concerned with the ethical and political implications of AI-driven public policy, making her a distinctive voice in debates about the future of the welfare state.
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