Message posted on 12/01/2018
CFP - 4S Sydney Open Panel #94 Something from nothing: exploring non-discovery and negative claims
Dear colleagues, <br> <br> <br>We're pleased to invite paper abstracts for our open panel, "Something from <br>nothing: exploring non-discovery and negative claims" (#94), at this year's <br>Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4s) in Sydney, 29 <br>August - 1 September 2018. <br> <br>Abstract: <br>Discovery claims dominate popular imaginations of progress and innovation in <br>science. How such claims are assembled from mundane practices and situated in <br>complex historical and material conditions has been a long-standing interest <br>of STS research. One insight is that much of the day-to-day work of <br>researchers is directed towards establishing 'negative knowledge' i.e. the <br>limits of knowledge as a precondition for positive claims (Knorr-Cetina, <br>1999). <br> <br>Building on these insights, we would like to explore 'negative claims', i.e. <br>assertions of non-existence or the exclusion of (expected) results. Negative <br>claims are not only 'by-products' of research, but can be conceived as <br>transformative. Both 'successful' episodes (such as, the claim that humans do <br>not behave according to the predictions of rational choice models) and <br>'unsuccessful' episodes (such as, a shift in research strategies in <br>high-energy physics following a potential new particle turning into a <br>statistical fluke) illustrate the transformations of knowledge and practices <br>following negative claims. <br> <br>After a discovery claim is established, the world is reported to be different; <br>in contrast, when you lose something you never had, seemingly nothing has <br>changed. We suggest the exploration of the question 'what has changed' from a <br>different angle, based on the observation that negative claims often violate <br>expectations and thus need to be accommodated practically and conceptually. In <br>this panel, we invite contributions that explore negative claims, broadly <br>construed. We are looking for case studies from all fields of research and <br>conceptual contributions that engage with the various ways in which the <br>'negative' is transformative. <br> <br> <br>Convenors: Helene Sorgner, Alpen-Adria-Universitt Klagenfurt (Austria); <br>Sophie Ritson, Alpen-Adria-Universitt Klagenfurt (Austria) <br> <br>To submit abstracts of up to 250 words please follow this link: <br>https://4s2018sydney.org/accepted-open-panels-4s/ <br> <br>Deadline 1st February 2018. <br> <br>Looking forward to hearing from you, <br> <br>Helene and Sophie <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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