easst Review: Volume 32(2) June 2013

EASST Review: Volume 32(2) June 2013 Congratulations!. Editorial by Ann Rudinow Saetnan Science Wars Redux by Ann Rudinow Saetnan Science and Technology Parks in Italy by Michela Cozza Broadening the Knowledge Base in Policymaking: Notes on a Symposium on Technology Assessment in the Walloon Parliament by Michiel van Oudheusden First Nordic STS conference, April 2013 […]

First Nordic STS conference, April 2013

First Nordic STS conference, April 2013 by Henrik Karlstrøm and Ann Rudinow Sætnan The first biennial Nordic STS conference was held April 24-26 in Hell, Norway. On very short notice, Ann Sætnan was asked to review the event for EASST Review. Special thanks to Henrik Karlstrøm, who was available and willing to review Brian Wynne’s […]

Broadening the Knowledge Base in Policymaking: Notes on a Symposium on Technology Assessment in the Walloon Parliament

Broadening the Knowledge Base in Policymaking: Notes on a Symposium on Technology Assessment in the Walloon Parliament By Michiel van Oudheusden How can technology assessment (TA) broaden and deepen the knowledge base of decision making in science, technology, and innovation? This question was at the forefront of a symposium entitled “Debating new technologies” (Les nouvelles […]

Science and Technology Parks in Italy

Science and Technology Parks in Italy by Michela Cozza This contribution is aimed at summarizing a few theoretical considerations concerning the Italian Science and Technology Parks, drawing from my post-doctoral research (April, 1 2011-March 31, 2013). I have discussed these insights on the occasion of the 4S-EASST 2012 Conference (Copenhagen, Denmark, October 17-20 2012), in […]

Congratulations!

Congratulations! Editorial by Ann Rudinow Saetnan Hearty congratulations to Bruno Latour, to his colleagues and collaborators, and to the field of Science and Technology Studies as a whole. Bruno was recently awarded this year’s Holberg Prize. Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754), though probably best remembered as a playwright, also held professorships (plural!) in metaphysics and logic, Latin […]