*At the request of potential participants, the submission deadline has
<br>been extended to 23 March 2018*
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<br>Call for papers: "Ideals and practice of interdisciplinary research”
<br>Annual symposium of Science and Technology Studies and Summer School
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<br>Venue: University of Tampere, Finland
<br>Dates:
<br>Symposium: June 14-15, 2018
<br>Summer school: June 13, 2018
<br>Deadline for paper and session proposals: 23 March, 2018
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<br>Organisers:
<br>The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies
<br>University of Tampere
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<br>Further information: Reetta Muhonen, reetta.muhonen at uta.fi
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<br>Symposium website: https://events.uta.fi/stssymposium2018/
<br>Symposium on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/406724456417298/
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<br>Keynote speakers:
<br>Jane Calvert, University of Edinburgh
<br>Caterina Marchionni, University of Helsinki
<br>Jaana Parviainen, University of Tampere
<br>Juha Tuunainen, University of Oulu
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<br>The 2018 symposium for science and technology studies: "Ideals and
<br>practice of interdisciplinary research” calls for papers examining the
<br>ontological, epistemological and practical aspects of
<br>interdisciplinary research.
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<br>Evolution and institutionalization of distinct scientific disciplines
<br>and consequent specialization of knowledge production are persistent
<br>patterns of scientific research, but they are counter-balanced by
<br>researchers’ attempts to engage problems and phenomena that fall
<br>between boundaries of established disciplines, thus requiring
<br>interdisciplinary research efforts and collaboration. Some scholars
<br>argue that interdisciplinary research has grown in recent decades at
<br>the expense of traditional disciplines. Interdisciplinarity also has
<br>an established position in a variety of current policy discourses.
<br>From research strategies of faculties and institutions to research
<br>funders’ policies of encouraging collaboration among disciplines,
<br>interdisciplinarity has been given a role in defining the conditions
<br>and quality of research, and as a key for solving complex societal
<br>problems.
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<br>This conference explores a gap between how interdisciplinarity is
<br>discussed and how it occurs in the mundane academic practices. The
<br>ideals and strive to interdisciplinarity often meet tensions deriving
<br>from both dynamics of academic community and the broader research
<br>environment. These tensions range from epistemological and
<br>methodological differences among researchers with various disciplinary
<br>backgrounds to discipline-based institutional settings and practices
<br>of research evaluations and academic recruitment. What are the things
<br>motivating researchers in conducting interdisciplinary research?
<br>What’s in it for them? How does interdisciplinarity work in everyday
<br>research relations and collaboration?
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<br>Besides paying attention to the gap between academic practices and the
<br>way we discuss interdisciplinarity, we want to arouse discussion on
<br>the disciplinary specific nature of the phenomenon. Rather than
<br>emphasizing the same goal of interdisciplinarity for all, we need
<br>critical thinking and understanding of interdisciplinary practices in
<br>different disciplines. While interdisciplinary approach is worthwhile
<br>to pursue in some fields, it may be more profitable for other
<br>disciplines to concentrate on disciplinary research.
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<br>We are welcoming presentations and sessions that explore different
<br>areas of interdisciplinary research from everyday academic challenges
<br>to philosophical considerations of conducting interdisciplinary
<br>research.
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<br>Please find further information on paper and session submissions at
<br>https://events.uta.fi/stssymposium2018/call-for-papers/
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<br>On behalf of the organizing committee,
<br>
<br>Reetta Muhonen, Chair of The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies
<br>
<br>Johanna Hokka, Communications assistant of the Finnish Society for
<br>Science and Technology Studies
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