Organized by Research Network 24 – Sociology of Science and Technology Network (SSTNET) of the European Sociological Association (ESA) and University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia. October 11 – 12, 2018, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana
The development and proliferation of emerging technologies have a strong impact on current society. While emerging technologies are found in different fields – from biotechnology and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to robotics and cognitive technologies – they share the capacity to transform the social world into a world of becoming. Discussions on the processes through which emerging technologies are developed and disseminated into current society also contain different kinds of risk assessment, including issues of social, ethical, environmental and legal implications. Risk and risk management are thus intimately linked to the proliferation of emerging technologies. Saying this, critical sociological discussion of current concepts of risk, risk management and risk governance of emerging technologies is timely and highly needed. As social scientists, we need to take the current progression of emerging technologies seriously, not by dismissing these technologies altogether, but by critically engaging with their developments and our societal capacities to shape them.
During this two-days workshop, we will engage in different aspects of critical engagement in relation to emerging technologies. The aim is to open up for discussions regarding the development and proliferation of emerging technologies in today’s society.
We encourage contributions that focus on risks with emerging technologies, including issues of social, ethical, environmental and legal implications.
We particularly encourage contributions on the following topics:
However, potential contributions are not limited to these topics and contributors are also encouraged to suggest new perspectives within the field of social sciences.
Key dates:
An abstract of up to 500 words, containing an outline of the paper, including methodology as well as the expected contribution of the paper, should be submitted online trough webpage: https://www.1ka.si/a/156548
June 30, 2018 Deadline for submission
July 16, 2018 Notification of acceptance
Workshop Organizing Committee:
Franc Mali, Committee chair: franc.mali@fdv.uni-lj.si
Jennie Olofsson, Committee co-chair: jennie.olofsson@fdv.uni-lj.si
Harald Rohracher, SSTNET chair: harald.rohracher@liu.se
Fabienne Crettaz von Roten: fabienne.crettazvonroten@unil.ch
Aaro Mikael Tupasela: aatu@sund.ku.dk
Katarina Prpic: katarina@idi.hr
Ana Delicado: ana.delicado@ics.ulisboa.pt
Anja Kolak: anja.kolak@fdv.uni-lj.si