Dear Ladies and Gentlemans,
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<br>I'd like to publish on Eurograd the call for papers for SSTNET workshop in
<br>Ljubljana (see text bellow coloured in yellow or in attachment). Thanks in
<br>advance for possibility to publish call for papers (second reminder) on your
<br>e-mail list.
<br>Best regards.
<br>Franc Mali
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<br> Call for
<br>papers
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<br> Critical engagement vs. technophobia: The risks of
<br>emerging technologies
<br>Workshop Organized by Research Network 24 Sociology of Science and
<br>Technology Network (SSTNET) of the European Sociological Association
<br> (ESA) and University of Ljubljana,
<br>Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia
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<br>Keynote speakers: Prof. Dr. Armin Grunwald and Prof. Dr. Joost van Loon
<br>
<br>October 11 12, 2018, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana
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<br>The development and proliferation of emerging technologies have a strong
<br>impact on current society. While emerging technologies are found in different
<br>fields from biotechnology and Information and Communication Technologies
<br>(ICTs) to robotics and cognitive technologies they share the capacity to
<br>transform the social world into a world of becoming. Discussions on the
<br>processes through which emerging technologies are developed and disseminated
<br>into current society also contain different kinds of risk assessment,
<br>including issues of social, ethical, environmental and legal implications.
<br>Risk and risk management are thus intimately linked to the proliferation of
<br>emerging technologies. Saying this, critical sociological discussion of
<br>current concepts of risk, risk management and risk governance of emerging
<br>technologies is timely and highly needed. As social scientists, we need to
<br>take the current progression of emerging technologies seriously, not by
<br>dismissing these technologies altogether, but by critically engaging with
<br>their developments and our societal capacities to shape them. During this
<br>two-days workshop, we will engage in different aspects of critical engagement
<br>in relation to emerging technologies. We encourage contributions that focus on
<br>risks with emerging technologies, including issues of social, ethical,
<br>environmental and legal implications. We particularly encourage contributions
<br>on the following topics:
<br> Accounting for the unknown unknowns.
<br> Social governance of emerging technologies.
<br> Precautionary and/or proactive approaches.
<br> The relation between development of emerging technologies and the
<br>development of regulatory frameworks.
<br> Engagement of the lay public and experts in relation to emerging
<br>technologies.
<br> Risk assessment of emerging technologies in the context of
<br>Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI).
<br> Promises, future visions, expectations, imaginaries connected to
<br>the progress of emerging technologies.
<br> Techno-utopianism and techno-dystopianism.
<br>However, potential contributions are not limited to these topics and
<br>contributors are also encouraged to suggest new perspectives within the field
<br>of social sciences.
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<br>Key dates:
<br>An abstract of up to 500 words, containing an outline of the paper, including
<br>methodology as well as the expected contribution of the paper, should be
<br>submitted online trough webpage: https://www.1ka.si/a/156548
<br>
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<br>June 30, 2018 Deadline for submission
<br>July 16, 2018 Notification of acceptance
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<br>Workshop Organizing Committee:
<br>Franc Mali: franc.mali@fdv.uni-lj.si
<br>Jennie Olofsson: jennie.olofsson@fdv.uni-lj.si
<br>Harald Rohracher: harald.rohracher@liu.se
<br>Fabienne Crettaz von Roten: fabienne.crettazvonroten@unil.ch
<br>Aaro Mikael Tupasela: aatu@sund.ku.dk
<br>Katarina Prpic: katarina@idi.hr
<br>Ana Delicado: ana.delicado@ics.ulisboa.pt
<br>Anja Kolak: anja.kolak@fdv.uni-lj.si
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<br>No fees are charged for participation and no founds are available from the
<br>SSTNET to cover travel and accommodation expenses. Further information about
<br>the workshop venue, accommodation and useful details about the host-city, will
<br>be provided later.
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<br>dr. Franc Mali
<br>Redni profesor / Professor
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<br>Oddelek in katedra za kulturologijo / Department and chair of Cultural
<br>Studies
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<br>Fakulteta za drubene vede / Faculty of Social Sciences
<br>Univerza v Ljubljani / University of Ljubljana
<br>Kardeljeva pload 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
<br>www.fdv.uni-lj.si
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