2018 EASST conference, Lancaster
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<br>Panel "When responsible innovation meets economic crisis: considering the
<br>possibilities of 'responsible stagnation'"
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<br>Convenors: Michiel van Oudheusden (KU Leuven); Stevienna de Saille (University
<br>of Sheffield)
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<br>Short abstract
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<br>This panel asks how STS can combine with heterodox economics to provide new
<br>directions for Responsible Innovation. It uses Responsible Stagnation as a
<br>lens through which to consider questions relative to the governance of
<br>'innovation' in a world of finite resources and fragile ecosystems.
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<br>Long abstract
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<br>Responsible Innovation (RI) was originally conceived as a way of mediating the
<br>crisis-driven demand for economic growth by shaping high-tech innovation
<br>towards filling social needs rather than merely generating profit. However, as
<br>RI has become embedded in science, technology and innovation (STI) policies,
<br>it has become subsumed into the same growth-driven paradigms it was originally
<br>meant to challenge. Accepting that productivity in advanced economies has
<br>reached that steady state in which returns from increased input are
<br>diminishing, we therefore suggest an exploration of Responsible Stagnation
<br>(RS) as an integral and neglected part of the discussion of RI. This panel
<br>seeks papers which explore the idea that to be responsible to the future,
<br>innovation must take place in an enabling economic framework that respects
<br>planetary limitations and sustains social progress. What kinds of 'innovation'
<br>should be encouraged in advanced economies which are effectively stagnant in
<br>terms of wages and social improvement, and how may 'filling social needs' be
<br>better measured than mere increase in GDP? Under what conditions can
<br>innovation which leads to stagnation in consumption of non-renewable resources
<br>become a desirable economic goal? Heterodox economists have asked similar
<br>questions but have not engaged with STS as a means of understanding the
<br>co-production of technology and social relations to further their aims. We
<br>hence invite papers that explore how heterodox economics can combine with STS
<br>to provide fruitful new directions for RI. We welcome both theoretical and
<br>empirical contributions.
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<br>Submission deadline: February 14th, 2018
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<br>For more info:
<br>https://nomadit.co.uk/easst/easst2018/conferencesuite.php/panels/6248
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