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                Dear STS researchers,
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<br>the call for papers for Nordic Science and Technology Studies Conference 2019
<br>is now open. You can submit your paper to one of the 24 thematic sessions or
<br>as a general submission without an identified session.
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<br>There is also an option for junior researchers (doctoral and postdoctoral
<br>researchers) to submit an abstract of the research paper to one-day
<br>pre-conference.
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<br>You can find all the information from the CfP below.
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<br>On behalf of the organising committee,
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<br>Reetta Muhonen, Chair of The Finnish Society for Science and Technology
<br>Studies
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<br>Postdoctoral researcher, Research Center for Knowledge, Science, Technology
<br>and Innovation Studies, TaSTI
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<br>University of Tampere
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<br>http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/research/tasti/Staff/Muhonen.html
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<br>Faculty of Social Sciences -
<br>uta.fi
<br>www.uta.fi
<br>Reetta Muhonen. Education: PhD (sociology). Position: Postdoctoral researcher
<br>(Academy of Finland). From products to processes: How social sciences and
<br>humanities research makes its way beyond academia? (Academy of Finland
<br>postdoctoral project 2018-2021)
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<br>4th Nordic Science and Technology Studies Conference: CALL FOR PAPERS
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<br>Conference: 1314 June 2019
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<br>Pre-conference: 12 June 2019
<br>Tampere University, Finland
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<br>The field of science and technology studies (STS) has become increasingly
<br>prominent in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the biennial Nordic STS
<br>conference is to promote exchange of ideas and collaboration among STS
<br>scholars by providing a regional forum for presenting on-going research,
<br>networking, and initiating new ideas and conversations. The Nordic STS
<br>conference has been organised since 2013, when the Centre for Technology,
<br>Innovation and Culture/TIK at University of Oslo took the initiative of
<br>organising the first conference.
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<br>The 4th Nordic STS conference will be held at Tampere University, Finland, in
<br>1314 June. A pre-conference workshop for junior researchers will take place
<br>12 June. At the fourth Nordic STS conference the keynote speakers are: Harro
<br>van Lente (Maastricht University), Mianna Meskus (Tampere University) and
<br>Maria Nedeva (University of Manchester). The conference is organised in
<br>collaboration with The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies and
<br>the Research Center for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies,
<br>Tampere University.
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<br>The call for papers for the conference and the pre-conference are now open.
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<br>CONFERENCE PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS:
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<br>The abstracts of proposed presentations (max 300 words) can be submitted
<br>either to thematic sessions or as a general submission without an identified
<br>session. In the latter case, conference organisers will form new thematic
<br>sessions and assign accepted abstracts accordingly. The abstract should
<br>include the names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses of the
<br>presenters. You can find the details of the thematic sessions
<br>here.
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<br>Thematic sessions include:
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<br>-          Challenges of Sustainable Knowledge Production in Inter- and
<br>Transdisciplinary Research
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<br>-          Creating Academic Knowledge in the Age of Research Impact
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<br>-          Revisiting Science-Society Relations in the Post-Truth Era
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<br>-          Gender and Intersectionality in Research and Innovation
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<br>-          The Rise of Literature, Culture, and Science
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<br>-          Changing Modes of Visualization
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<br>-          Infrastructuring Migration: Doing STS within/about Mobility
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<br>-          Meeting Food and Fooding
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<br>-          STS in Food Studies and Food and Food System Design
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<br>-          Care in STS  Objects, Transformations and Politics
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<br>-          Responsible Research and Innovation in Science and Technology
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<br>-          Governance and Knowledge of Human-Microbe Relations
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<br>-          More-Than-Human Technologies at Homes, Farms and in Laboratories
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<br>-          The Economization of Nature
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<br>-          STS  Design  Sustainability
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<br>-          Catalysts for Sustainability Transitions
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<br>-          Mainstreaming of Sustainable Innovations
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<br>-          How Do Technologies Die?
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<br>-          Reconfigurations of Infrastructure in the Algorithmic Age
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<br>-          Sound, Body, and Technology
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<br>-          Becoming of the Data-driven Society
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<br>-          Data, Governance, Welfare: Nordic Perspectives
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<br>-          Struggling with Ignorance and Uncertainty in the AI-driven Society
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<br>-          STS and Social Media
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<br>Please submit your abstracts by January 18, 2019,
<br>here.
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<br>The authors of accepted abstracts will be informed no later than March 1,
<br>2019.
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<br>PRE-CONFERENCE PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS:
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<br>We will organize a one-day pre-conference for junior researchers (doctoral and
<br>postdoctoral researchers). This pre-conference will be organised in
<br>collaboration with the Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies, the
<br>Research Center for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, and
<br>the New Social Research programme, Tampere University.
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<br>The pre-conference is an opportunity to present work-in-progress and receive
<br>feedback from more experienced STS scholars. We are interested in a wide range
<br>of research as long as there is a topical, theoretical, and/or methodological
<br>connection to the field of STS.
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<br>Please submit the abstracts of your research papers (max. 300 words) for the
<br>pre-conference by January 18, 2019,
<br>here.
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<br>We will inform about accepted abstracts no later than March 1, 2019.
<br>Researchers, whose abstracts are accepted to the pre-conference, will be asked
<br>to submit a longer 10-page paper. The deadline for the longer research papers
<br>is May 15, 2019.
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<br>Please note that we encourage all junior researchers to submit their abstracts
<br>also to the conference, which begins the day after the pre-conference.
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<br>For more information on the pre-conference, please contact Associate Professor
<br>Elina I. Mkinen (elina.i.makinen@uta.fi).
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<br>Summary of important dates:
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<br>1.       Submission of abstracts for the conference: January 18, 2019
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<br>2.       Submission of abstracts for the pre-conference: January 18, 2019
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<br>3.       Notifications of accepted presentations: no later than March 1, 2019
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<br>Registration fee (includes lunch and coffee for June 13 and 14):
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<br>100 euros
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<br>60 euros (students and doctoral researchers)
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<br>For more information about the conference, see
<br>https://events.uta.fi/nordicsts2019/.
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<br>Conference Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/events/335888353894697/
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<br>Organising committee:
<br>Reetta Muhonen, Tampere University (Chair)
<br>Otto Auranen, Academy of Finland
<br>Ismo Kantola, University of Turku
<br>Elina I. Mkinen, Tampere University
<br>Minna Saariketo, Aalto University
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<br>Scientific committee:
<br>Kristin Asdal, University of Oslo
<br>C-F Helgesson, Linkping University/Uppsala University
<br>Sampsa Hyysalo, Aalto University
<br>Christopher Gad, IT-University of Copenhagen
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