ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wessel Reijers

Wessel Reijers is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, whose research focuses on philosophy and ethics of technology, governance, and citizenship.

POSTS BY Wessel Reijers

17 June 2019

Wessel Reijers

How to Make the Perfect Citizen?

The Chinese Social Credit System gets easily likened to dystopian science fiction scenarios in the West, which at least in part seems to be related to the authoritarian character of the Chinese state. But we should assess the Social Credit System in its own right, asking: is the implementation of a Social Credit System leading to a dystopian political system? Continue reading >>