Luc Boltanski

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Boltanski appears here in fragmented form, likely referenced for his work on the sociology of justification and the management of the social sphere, though these particular excerpts are truncated and don't clearly present his framework. The readings seem to be invoking his analysis of how expertise and economic logic permeate civic participation, rendering citizens as would-be managers of social systems rather than agents with substantive power. His relevance to "Pandaemonium Architecture" would lie in understanding how contemporary systems—algorithmic or otherwise—colonize social reasoning and dispossess actors of meaningful participation while offering them the illusion of expertise.

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