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Editor-in-Chief of Social Studies of Science - Call for Interest
Published On: Nov 20, 2023
Deadline: May 1, 2024
The journal Social Studies of Science (SSS) is inviting expressions of interest for the position of Editor-in-Chief. The aim is to have a new Editor-in-Chief (EiC) in place by September of 2024, to serve initially in collaboration with the current EiC, Sergio Sismondo, with the transition to be completed by September 2025.
2024 STS School in Singapore
Published On: Nov 6, 2023
Sponsored by Science, Technology, & Human Values (STHV), hosted by National University of Singapore & Singapore Management University, and with support from Sydney Southeast Asia Centre & Deakin Science and Society Network.
CFP for Thematic Collection on "Critical STS Pedagogy"
Published On: Oct 11, 2023
Deadline: Dec 5, 2023
The editors of Science, Technology, & Human Values and guest editors John Aggrey, Liora Goldensher, Marie Stettler Kleine, Christine Labuski, Jane Lehr, Cora Olson, Desen Ozkan, and Kari Zacharias are calling for short essays (up to 4,000 words max) for an upcoming Thematic Collection on Critical STS Pedagogy. Interested scholars should send proposals for full papers (200-250 word abstract, plus 100-150 word biographical note per author) to sthvjournal@gmail.com before December 5, 2023. We e...
4S Publications
Science, Technology, and Human Values
For more than forty years, Science, Technology, & Human Values has provided the forum for cutting-edge research and debate in the field of science and technology studies.
“This Is Not What I Signed up for”: Sociotechnical Imaginaries, Expectations, and Disillusionment in a Dutch Military Innovation Hub
Sofie van der Maarel
Science, Technology, & Human Values, Ahead of Print.
Many militaries envision a technologically advanced future with a strong innovative capability and therefore invest in so-called innovation hubs focused on experimenting...
Judging Importance before Checking Correctness: Quick Opinions in Mathematical Peer Review
Christian Greiffenhagen
Science, Technology, & Human Values, Ahead of Print.
Peer review has never been a uniform practice but is now more diverse than ever. Despite a vast literature, little is known of how different disciplines organize peer review....
Drawing Data Together: Inscriptions, Asylum, and Scripts of Security
Sarah Perret
Science, Technology, & Human Values, Ahead of Print.
Data have become a vital device of border governance and security. Recent scholarship on the datafication of borders and migration at the intersection of science and technology...
Intersectionality and Science and Technology Studies
Patrick R. Grzanka
Science, Technology, & Human Values, Ahead of Print.
Over the past thirty years, intersectionality has become a nearly ubiquitous framework for understanding, critiquing, and intervening in complex social inequalities. Emerging...
The Birth of Green Chemistry: A Political History
Laura Maxim
Science, Technology, & Human Values, Ahead of Print.
Few authors have investigated the origins of green chemistry (GC). Most literature relies on a narrative of its birth at the US Environmental Protection Agency in the 1990s...
Engaging Science, Technology and Society
Engaging Science, Technology, & Society is an online, open access publication of The Society for Social Studies of Science.
Towards Transnational STS
Published On: Aug 31 2023
Clément Dréano, Noela Invernizzi, Duygu Kaşdoğan, Ali Kenner, Angela Okune, Grant Jun Otsuki, Sujatha Raman, Tim Schütz, Federico Vasen, Amanda Windle, Emily York
Transnational dialogues in STS matter and are at the heart of ESTS, exemplified by this issue. Two Original Research Articles, the first by Luca Cspedes (2023) and the second co-authored by Gonalo Santos, Naubahar Sharif, and...
Sociolinguistic and Translingual Practices in the Discourse of Astronomers in Argentina
Published On: Feb 26 2023
Lucía Céspedes
This paper examines the sociolinguistic practices of a particular scientific and discourse community. To that end, I analyze seminars delivered by PhD students of astronomy at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Astronomy...
Translating STS in China: Disciplinary Struggles and Future Prospects
Published On: Feb 26 2023
Gonçalo D. Santos, Naubahar Sharif, Jack Linzhou Xing
This article analyzes a debate in Mainland China over how to designate and integrate the international field of STS (science and technology studies) in Chinese academia. Emerged at the turn of the millennium, this debate confirmed...
TRANSnationalizing STS: Places, Spaces, and Politics
Published On: Feb 23 2023
Duygu Kaşdoğan, Angela Okune
Why, how, and for whom does it matter to walk through, attend and attune to plural and complex STS places/spaces? By building on the STS Across Borders and Innovating STS exhibits held at 4S 2018 and 2019 meetings, this thematic...
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