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CFP. Measuring the tension in STS: Contributions of quantitative approaches ESOCITE 2018, Santiago de Chile
Call for papers –ESOCITE 2018, Santiago de Chile, July18-20, 2018 <br> <br>Panel <br> <br>Measuring the tension in STS: Relevance and contributionsto the field of <br>quantitative approaches <br> <br> *apologies for cross-posting* <br> <br> Conveners:Renato Ponciano, University of Padua – USAC, Guatemala; Miguel <br>Muñoz, Universidadde Santiago de Chile <br>(Spanishversion below) <br>Since the early years of STS there has beena certain tension between the use <br>of quantitative methodologies and approachesand the theories developed within <br>the field (Rottolo et al., 2015). Quantitativeapproaches are seen as <br>reductionist and part of the Western hegemonic model ofscience and technology, <br>which Science and Technology Studies have oftenquestioned. On the other hand, <br>a large part of STS has relied mostly onqualitative approaches, with some <br>exceptions, as in the case of scientometricsand bibliometrics (Wyatt et al., <br>2015). However, the emergence in the last two decades of <br>informationtechnologies as powerful research tools for all disciplines has <br>attracted theattention of some academics, which have incorporated them into <br>theirmethodological repertoire. Such is the case of scholars working <br>withinActor-Network Theory and engaging in the use of software-assisted <br>methods fornetwork mapping and quantitative text analysis (Venturini, 2012). <br> <br>The conveners of this panel seek todetermine the current status of STS <br>research with a quantitative approach inthe context -although not exclusively- <br>of Latin America, including, but notlimiting to, papers in the following lines <br>of work: <br> <br>• Papers that address, from a theoretical standpoint,the possible <br>epistemological tension between the main theories and currents of STSand <br>quantitative approaches and methodologies. <br> <br>• Papers that, based on a STS theoreticaland methodological framework, use <br>mainly methodologies or quantitativeapproaches to achieve their research <br>objectives. <br> <br>• Papers that address the growing influenceand ubiquity of information and <br>communication technologies, includingartificial intelligence and big data, and <br>their reception and criticism withinSTS studies; for example, their possible <br>influence in reorienting STS researchtowards quantitative approaches. <br> <br>The abstracts for this panel should have amaximum of 400 words. It is <br>recommended that they contain the followingelements: a) the argument that will <br>be presented; b) its theoretical,methodological and empirical support, c) the <br>importance and originality of thetopic for the STS field and d) the <br>contribution of the paper to knowledge inits field. The title of the Panel to <br>which it is addressed must be specified inthe abstracts, the full name (s) of <br>the author (s), and their institutionalaffiliation. Only in specific cases can <br>papers be presented outside thesesessions. <br> <br>The coordinators of the Panels will be incharge of assessing the abstracts, <br>coordinating and ordering the presentationsin specific work tables. The <br>Scientific Committee may reorganize sessions for abetter organization of the <br>congress. <br> <br>Thedeadline for submission of abstracts is March 10, 2018. <br> <br>The abstracts should be uploaded at http://esocite2018.cl where there is <br>moreinformation available. Specificquestions about the panel can be <br>addressed to renatogiovanni.poncianosandoval(at)phd.unipd.it <br> <br>Spanish <br> <br>Desde los inicios delos estudios CTS ha habido cierta tensión entre el uso de <br>metodologías yenfoques cuantitativos y las teorías desarrolladas dentro del <br>campo (Rottolo etal., 2015). Los enfoques cuantitativosson vistos como <br>reduccionistas y parte del modelo hegemónico occidental de laciencia y <br>tecnología, que los estudios sociales de la ciencia y la tecnologíadesde sus <br>orígenes han analizado y muchas veces cuestionado. Por otra parte, una <br>buena parte de losestudios CTS se ha apoyado mayoritariamente en enfoques <br>cualitativos, conalgunas excepciones, como en el caso de la cienciometría y <br>bibliometría (Wyattet al., 2015). Pero la emergencia en las últimas dos <br>décadas de las tecnologíasde información como herramientas poderosas para <br>todas las disciplinas hallamado la atención de algunos académicos, que las <br>han incorporado dentro de surepertorio metodológico. Tal es el casode <br>algunos de los teóricos de la actor-network theory y los <br>métodosinformáticos de mapeo de redes y análisis cuantitativo de contenido <br>(Venturini,2012). <br> <br>Los ponentes de estamesa buscan establecer un estado actual de las <br>investigaciones en estudios CTScon enfoque cuantitativo en el contexto -aunque <br>no exclusivamente-latinoamericano, para lo cual invitamos a presentar trabajos <br>como lossiguientes: <br> <br>• Trabajos que aborden desde un puntode vista <br>teórico la posible tensión epistemológica entre las principalesteorías y <br>corrientes de los Estudios CTS y los enfoques y metodologíascuantitativas. <br> <br>• Trabajos que, partiendo de un marcoteórico y <br>metodológico domiciliado en los Estudios CTS, usen <br>principalmentemetodologías o enfoques cuantitativos para alcanzar sus <br>resultados deinvestigación. <br> <br>• Trabajos que aborden la crecienteinfluencia y <br>ubicuidad de las tecnologías de información y comunicación, entreellos la <br>inteligencia artificial y big data, y su recepción y crítica dentro delos <br>estudios CTS; por ejemplo, su posible influencia en reorientarinvestigaciones <br>CTS hacia enfoques cuantitativos. <br> <br>Se solicita lapresentación de resúmenes de ponencias, de hasta 400 palabras. <br>Se recomiendaque los resúmenes contengan lo siguiente: a) el argumento que se <br>va a exponer;b) el sustento teórico, metodológico y empírico, c) la <br>importancia yoriginalidad del tema para el campo CTS y d) la contribución al <br>conocimientoque contiene la ponencia. Se deberá indicar en los resúmenes el <br>título de laSesión Temática a la que va dirigido, el nombre(s) completo(s) <br>del autor(es), ysu adscripción institucional. Sólo en casos particulares se <br>podrán presentarponencias fuera de dichas sesiones. <br> <br>Los coordinadores delas Sesiones Temáticas se harán cargo de evaluar los <br>resúmenes, coordinar yordenar las ponencias en mesas de trabajo específicas. <br>El Comité Científicopodrá reorganizar sesiones para una mejor organización <br>del congreso. <br> <br>La fecha límite de registro de resúmenes es el10 de marzo del 2018. <br> <br>Los resúmenes deben cargarse en la página http://esocite2018.cl <br> <br>Preguntas específicassobre el panel pueden ser dirigidas a <br>renatogiovanni.poncianosandoval(at)phd.unipd.it <br> <br>Referencias: <br> <br>Rotolo, Daniele, Hicks, Diana and Martin,Ben (2015) “What is an emerging <br>technology?” Research Policy, 44 (10):1827-1843 <br> <br>Venturini, Tommaso (2012) “Building onfaults: How to represent controversies <br>with digital methods”. Publicunderstanding of science, 21(7),796-812. <br>Disponible en https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0963662510387558 <br> <br>Wyatt, Sally and Milojević, Staša and Park,Han Woo and Leydesdorff, Loet <br>(2015) “Quantitative and Qualitative STS: TheIntellectual and Practical <br>Contributions of Scientometrics” (December 18,2015). Disponible en <br>SSRN:https://ssrn.com/abstract=2588336 or <br>http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2588336 <br> <br> <br> <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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