What is it about?

The chapter constitutes a summary and conclusions of the edited book "Navigating globotics at the semi-periphery". It goes through various arguments of the book contributors on the position of the central and eastern European countries (CEECs) vis a vis technological revolution that we are subjected to. The conclusions it provides are mildly optimistic. CEECs are obviously highly economically and politically constrained when chosing their policies regarding the consequences of the technological change, they seem to have some agency evidenced by the differences in their policies regarding such issues as data opennessand sharing, disinformation or e-governance. This is however definitely a partial agency, as processes such as business process automation powered by AI, which is starting to be visible across labor markets, will provide a much tougher nut to crack by domestic policies. That is why a stronger regional and EU policy coordination remains crucial.

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Why is it important?

As the impact of AI-powered automation dawns on workers all over the developed world, countries that were the primary beneficiaries of FDI-driven growth, are finding themselves in a very precarious position. The volume for which this chapter provides conclusions deals with possible ways of political reactions that are at the disposal of semi-peripheral countries with limited agency.

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The book concluded by this chapter is a result of an extensive research project and has been a relevant part of my research agenda for the last several years. I think this is a good volume, and readers will be able to learn a thing or two from it, both on the realities of the political economy of the CEE countries and their interactions with global technological shifts.

Michał Możdżeń

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This page is a summary of: The Limited Yet Existing Agency of the Semi-periphery and the Case for Technological Re-Embedding: Conclusions, December 2024, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004711952_011.
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