In societies deeply permeated by uncertainties, risk has long become a buzzword. Old and novel risks seem to be lurking everywhere and are increasingly interrelated. The pandemic has once again revealed that individual health risks …
Gemeinsame Herbsttagung der DGS-Sektionen Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung und Organisationssoziologie: Wettbewerb und Organisation – Vergleichende Perspektiven 24.-25. November 2022 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Im Mittelpunkt der Tagung soll der Wettbewerb in, durch und zwischen Organisationen stehen. Wettbewerb …
We hope you may find of interest this call for contributions for xcol, an ethnographic inventory: a curated open-source digital archive seeking to document and display the endless invention integral to any ethnographic inquiry. The …
Call for Papers für die WuT-Nachwuchstagung „Remote-Arbeit-Gesellschaft. Zur empirischen Beobachtung und soziologischen Reflexion der Digitalisierung und Virtualisierung von Arbeitswelten“, die durch Ina Krause (TU Dresden) und Andreas Boes (ISF München/bidt) organisiert und im Februar 2022 …
The development of “Autonomous Weapon Systems” (AWS) has been subject to controversial discussions for years. Numerous political, academic or legal institutions and actors are debating the consequences and risks that arise with these technologies, in …
To celebrate collaboration and cooperation in our field EASST is presenting its 2022 Awards at the EASST conference. The call for nominations will close on 15 January 2022. The EASST council hopes to see many …
The Research Unit “The Epistemology of the LHC” invites applications for the Spring School “The History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Large Physics Experiments” taking place 13-20 March 2022 in Wuppertal (Germany). Large experiments such as …
Call for Papers: Technikhistorisches Nachwuchsforum der GTG (Im Rahmen der GTG–Jahrestagung, 20.–22.5.2022 in der KZ–Gedenkstätte Mittelbau–Dora, Nordhausen–Technik im Nationalsozialismus) Die Gesellschaft für Technikgeschichte (GTG) veranstaltet in regelmäßigen Abständen das Technikhistorische Nachwuchsforum für fortgeschrittene Studierende, Promovierende …
The Call for Abstracts for the International Conference on Engaging Ethics and Epistemology in Science (EES 2022) is now open. Please see the conference website for the Call for Abstracts and more information. Deadline for …
Please find attached a call for papers for a special issue of Digital Culture and Society (edited by David Waldecker, Niklas Strüver, Tanja Ertl and Tim Hector) on “Taming digital practices” with an integrated author’s …