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The paper aims to establish a relational theory of responsibility appropriate for complex institutional and socio-technical systems.

March 26, 2026Open Access

Beyond the Responsibility Gap: Relational Agency, Distributed Responsibility, and Systemic Pathology A Relational Theory of Responsibility

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This preprint develops a framework addressing responsibility in complex socio-technical societies, suggesting new solutions to ethical challenges.

The paper aims to establish a relational theory of responsibility appropriate for complex institutional and socio-technical systems.
Develops a conceptual framework drawing from Wittgenstein’s analysis of rule-following and practices.
Analyzes responsibility through the lens of relational agency and distributed responsibility.
Investigates the ethical dimensions of institutional action and epistemic structures.
Argues that responsibility gaps stem from an individualistic view, not from the absence of responsibility itself.
Introduces ethical homeostasis as a mechanism for stabilizing ethics within institutional structures.
Explains contemporary ethical challenges in AI and governance as manifestations of distributed responsibility systems.

Mumtaz Enser (2026) studied this question.

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This preprint develops a framework addressing responsibility in complex socio-technical societies, suggesting new solutions to ethical challenges.