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                4th Nordic Science and Technology Studies Conference: CALL FOR PAPERS
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<br>Conference: 13–14 June 2019
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<br>Pre-conference: 12 June 2019
<br>Tampere University, Finland
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<br>The field of science and technology studies (STS) has become
<br>increasingly prominent in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the
<br>biennial Nordic STS conference is to promote exchange of ideas and
<br>collaboration among STS scholars by providing a regional forum for
<br>presenting on-going research, networking, and initiating new ideas and
<br>conversations. The Nordic STS conference has been organised since
<br>2013, when the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture/TIK at
<br>University of Oslo took the initiative of organising the first
<br>conference.
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<br>The 4th Nordic STS conference will be held at Tampere University,
<br>Finland, in 13–14 June. A pre-conference workshop for junior
<br>researchers will take place 12 June. At the fourth Nordic STS
<br>conference the keynote speakers are: Harro van Lente (Maastricht
<br>University), Mianna Meskus (Tampere University) and Maria Nedeva
<br>(University of Manchester). The conference is organised in
<br>collaboration with The Finnish Society for Science and Technology
<br>Studies and the Research Center for Knowledge, Science, Technology and
<br>Innovation Studies, Tampere University.
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<br>The call for papers for the conference and the pre-conference are now open.
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<br>CONFERENCE PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS:
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<br>The abstracts of proposed presentations (max 300 words) can be
<br>submitted either to thematic sessions or as a general submission
<br>without an identified session. In the latter case, conference
<br>organisers will form new thematic sessions and assign accepted
<br>abstracts accordingly. The abstract should include the names,
<br>institutional affiliations, and email addresses of the presenters. You
<br>can find the details of the thematic sessions at
<br>https://events.uta.fi/nordicsts2019/call-for-papers-2/
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<br>Thematic sessions include:
<br>-          Challenges of Sustainable Knowledge Production in Inter-
<br>and Transdisciplinary Research
<br>-          Creating Academic Knowledge in the Age of Research Impact
<br>-          Revisiting Science-Society Relations in the Post-Truth Era
<br>-          Gender and Intersectionality in Research and Innovation
<br>-          The Rise of Literature, Culture, and Science
<br>-          Changing Modes of Visualization
<br>-          Infrastructuring Migration: Doing STS within/about Mobility
<br>-          Meeting Food and ‘Fooding’
<br>-          STS in Food Studies and Food and Food System Design
<br>-          Care in STS – Objects, Transformations and Politics
<br>-          Responsible Research and Innovation in Science and Technology
<br>-          Governance and Knowledge of Human-Microbe Relations
<br>-          More-Than-Human Technologies at Homes, Farms and in Laboratories
<br>-          The Economization of Nature
<br>-          STS – Design – Sustainability
<br>-          Catalysts for Sustainability Transitions
<br>-          Mainstreaming of Sustainable Innovations
<br>-          How Do Technologies Die?
<br>-          Reconfigurations of Infrastructure in the Algorithmic Age
<br>-          Sound, Body, and Technology
<br>-          Becoming of the Data-driven Society
<br>-          Data, Governance, Welfare: Nordic Perspectives
<br>-          Struggling with Ignorance and Uncertainty in the AI-driven Society
<br>-          STS and Social Media
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<br>Please submit your abstracts by January 18, 2019 at
<br>https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/NordicSTS2019_CfP
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<br>The authors of accepted abstracts will be informed no later than March 1, 2019.
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<br>PRE-CONFERENCE PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS:
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<br>We will organize a one-day pre-conference for junior researchers
<br>(doctoral and postdoctoral researchers). This pre-conference will be
<br>organised in collaboration with the Finnish Society for Science and
<br>Technology Studies, the Research Center for Knowledge, Science,
<br>Technology and Innovation Studies, and the New Social Research
<br>programme, Tampere University.
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<br>The pre-conference is an opportunity to present work-in-progress and
<br>receive feedback from more experienced STS scholars. We are interested
<br>in a wide range of research as long as there is a topical,
<br>theoretical, and/or methodological connection to the field of STS.
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<br>Please submit the abstracts of your research papers (max. 300 words)
<br>for the pre-conference by January 18, 2019 at
<br>https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/nordicsts2019_preconferencepapers
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<br>We will inform about accepted abstracts no later than March 1, 2019.
<br>Researchers, whose abstracts are accepted to the pre-conference, will
<br>be asked to submit a longer 10-page paper. The deadline for the longer
<br>research papers is May 15, 2019.
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<br>Please note that we encourage all junior researchers to submit their
<br>abstracts also to the conference, which begins the day after the
<br>pre-conference.
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<br>For more information on the pre-conference, please contact Associate
<br>Professor Elina I. Mäkinen (elina.i.makinen@uta.fi).
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<br>Summary of important dates:
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<br>1.       Submission of abstracts for the conference: January 18, 2019
<br>2.       Submission of abstracts for the pre-conference: January 18, 2019
<br>3.       Notifications of accepted presentations: no later than March 1, 2019
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<br>Registration fee (includes lunch and coffee for June 13 and 14):
<br>100 euros
<br>60 euros (students and doctoral researchers)
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<br>For more information about the conference, see
<br>https://events.uta.fi/nordicsts2019/.
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<br>Conference Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/events/335888353894697/
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<br>Organising committee:
<br>Reetta Muhonen, Tampere University (Chair)
<br>Otto Auranen, Academy of Finland
<br>Ismo Kantola, University of Turku
<br>Elina I. Mäkinen, Tampere University
<br>Minna Saariketo, Aalto University
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<br>Scientific committee:
<br>Kristin Asdal, University of Oslo
<br>C-F Helgesson, Linköping University/Uppsala University
<br>Sampsa Hyysalo, Aalto University
<br>Christopher Gad, IT-University of Copenhagen
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