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                Workshop announcement
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<br>(How) Does governance matter? Epistemic consequences of attempts to shape
<br>research content
<br>The workshop takes place on February 11-12 2021 in Berlin. In case the
<br>workshop cannot take place due to travel restrictions, a virtual intermediate
<br>meeting will take place on the same dates and the physical workshop will be
<br>postponed to a later date in 2021.
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<br>Jointly organized by
<br>Dr. Siri Borlaug (Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and
<br>Education)
<br>Dr. Thomas Franssen (Leiden University)
<br>Prof. Dr. Jochen Glser (Technical University Berlin)
<br>Dr. Anne K. Krger  (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
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<br>Call for participation
<br>The workshop will be limited to 18 participants and focus on in-depth
<br>discussions of papers. While there will be space for short presentations of
<br>each paper, workshop participants are expected to read all draft papers before
<br>the workshop.
<br>We invite scholars from the sociology of science, science and technology
<br>studies and science policy studies to propose papers by submitting an extended
<br>abstract (max. 600 words) to Thomas Franssen
<br>(t.p.franssen@cwts.leidenuniv.nl) and
<br>Anne Krger (anne.krueger@bbaw.de) by September
<br>15th 2020.
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<br>Selected abstracts will be announced shortly after September 15th. Full draft
<br>papers are expected to be submitted in December 2020. Publication of selected
<br>papers in an edited volume or special issue will be decided upon in
<br>collaboration with the participants.
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<br>(How) Does governance matter? Epistemic consequences of attempts to shape
<br>research content
<br>Drawing on research traditions in the sociology of science, science and
<br>technology studies and science policy studies, this workshop aims to cross
<br>boundaries between these fields to enhance our understanding of the ways in
<br>which different actors attempt to influence research content, processes and
<br>practices. The changes in the authority relations that occurred during the
<br>last decades (Whitley et al. 2010) have led to an increase in the numbers of
<br>actors that have an interest in and the capability to affect the direction of
<br>research: The long-standing attempts of commercial actors to direct science
<br>towards profitable innovations have gained even more traction with the states
<br>increasing support of academy-industry collaborations and of the patenting of
<br>academic research. In addition, the state itself has increasingly tied its
<br>funding of the sciences to expectations of societal impact. Governance
<br>reforms in many OECD countries have increased the dependency of research
<br>organisations on extramural funding, the necessity to demonstrate high
<br>research performance in systematic evaluations and the capabilities of
<br>research organisations to influence their research through hierarchical
<br>steering. Research organisations increasingly rely on bibliometric indicators
<br>and research information systems through which researchers can be monitored,
<br>which increases the influence of commercial companies that provide such
<br>services. Finally, research is becoming increasingly politicized by the state,
<br>political parties and civil society actors who recognise the role of research
<br>as a major power base in modern societies and attempt to increase their
<br>influence on and through research, albeit with varying degrees of success.
<br>While attempts by these actors to steer the directions of research have grown
<br>considerably, their influence on the content of research and research
<br>practices is far from obvious and still little understood.
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<br>  *   How do these attempts affect how researchers choose their topics,
<br>theoretical and methodological approaches, and their actual ways of doing
<br>research?
<br>  *   By which means, under what conditions and with which intentions do
<br>actors seek to influence research content and research practices according to
<br>their interests, and when do these attempts have unintended consequences for
<br>its content?
<br>Answering these research questions requires empirical research and theory
<br>development that address the construction and exercise of influence on
<br>research and researchers and researchers reactions towards it. As this
<br>inherently draws on different traditions in the social studies of science, the
<br>aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from the sociology of
<br>science, science and technology studies and science policy studies. We invite
<br>theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions that address the
<br>question of how, under what conditions and with which intentions different
<br>actors seek to influence research and how these influences affect the content
<br>of research and research practices.
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<br>References
<br>Whitley, R., et al., Eds. (2010). Reconfiguring Knowledge Production: Changing
<br>authority relationships in the sciences and their consequences for
<br>intellectual innovation. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
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<br>________________________________
<br>Van: Siri Brorstad Borlaug 
<br>Verzonden: zondag 10 mei 2020 9:04
<br>Aan: Franssen, T.P.; Jochen Glser; Anne K. Krueger
<br>Onderwerp: SV: Wider circulation of the call: what is feasible/ethical
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<br>Hi all,
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<br>Although I think the virtual R-QUEST workshop worked well, I missed the
<br>debates over the coffee and in the lunch. I would very much be in favour of
<br>having a real-life workshop. But a virtual in-between event sounds like a good
<br>idea.
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<br>I also think it is a good idea to postpone the deadline to  the beginning of
<br>September, given the difficulties of doing case studies. It still gives the
<br>participants half a year to write a paper.
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<br>All the best
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<br>Siri
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<br>Fra: Franssen, T.P. 
<br>Sendt: lrdag 9. mai 2020 11.39
<br>Til: Jochen Glser ; Siri Brorstad Borlaug
<br>; Anne K. Krueger 
<br>Emne: Re: Wider circulation of the call: what is feasible/ethical
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<br>Hi,
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<br>If we would have to postpone we could do a smaller virtual event in between to
<br>get a first round of feedback on the papers. That way the full papers will be
<br>more developed when the event actually takes place.
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<br>We had a virtual workshop for R-Quest this week with 45 minute slots for
<br>papers. It worked well although it amplified voices of people that are already
<br>vocal normally and it is difficult to interrupt people that go on very lengthy
<br>monologues. But with good chairing i think it can be worthwhile at least as an
<br>in-between event if we have to wait for the real event.
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<br>Jochen, would you relax the deadline to september?
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<br>Best
<br>Thomas
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<br>Van: Jochen Glser
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<br>Verzonden: zaterdag 9 mei 2020 11:00:11
<br>Aan: Franssen, T.P.; Siri Brorstad Borlaug; Anne K. Krueger
<br>Onderwerp: Re: Wider circulation of the call: what is feasible/ethical
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<br>Hi all,
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<br>I would circulate the call and relax the deadline. However, I am not in favour
<br>of a virtual workshop. I do online teaching and I am inundated by zoom
<br>meetings, and I am sure I will hate all this very soon. I wouldbe in favour of
<br>postponing the workshop if the situation is still problematic.
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<br>Best
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<br>Jochen
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<br>Am 09.05.2020 um 10:34 schrieb Franssen, T.P.:
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<br>Hi all,
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<br>It is the beginning of may. I think we should go ahead with the workshop but
<br>leave open the possibility it will be virtual (which it very well might be, or
<br>might partially be). One of the aims is some form of community building and we
<br>cant really wait with that until the virus is contained i think.
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<br>We could extend the deadline for abstracts to july (1th?) And circulate it
<br>more widely this monday?
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<br>All the best
<br>Thomas
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<br>________________________________
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<br>Van: Siri Brorstad Borlaug
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<br>Verzonden: woensdag 8 april 2020 08:43:44
<br>Aan: Anne K. Krueger; Jochen Glser
<br>CC: Franssen, T.P.
<br>Onderwerp: SV: Wider circulation of the call: what is feasible/ethical
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<br>Dear all,
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<br>I agree with all of you that we should talk again in the beginning of May.
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<br>Hope you all are fine.
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<br>All the best,
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<br>Siri
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<br>Fra: Anne K. Krueger 
<br>Sendt: mandag 6. april 2020 16.09
<br>Til: Jochen Glser
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<br>Kopi: Franssen, T.P.
<br>;
<br>Siri Brorstad Borlaug 
<br>Emne: Re: Wider circulation of the call: what is feasible/ethical
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<br>Dear all,
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<br>I have been thinking about what to do all the weekend and as the situation
<br>seems to be constantly changing it is quite hard to come to any conclusion. My
<br>feeling is that it might continue to be difficult for quite some time to do an
<br>international workshop due to concrete travel restrictions or other more
<br>personal concerns. But as I just said it is quite hard to estimate what will
<br>happen in the next months. I therefore agree with what Thomas suggested to
<br>wait until the beginning of May and then talk again about how the situation
<br>looks like.
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<br>All the best from Berlin
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<br>Anne
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<br>Am Fr., 3. Apr. 2020 um 10:20 Uhr schrieb Jochen Glser
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<br>Dear all,
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<br>I think we should wait until end of April / early May because the German
<br>government plans to announce revised time frames for the isolation measures at
<br>that time. We may even have to rethink the whole workshop thing because one of
<br>the reasons for an early call was to make it possible for people to work on
<br>the issue, which  now seems problematic.
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<br>Best
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<br>Jochen
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<br>Am 03.04.2020 um 09:59 schrieb Franssen, T.P.:
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<br>Hi all,
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<br>I hope you are all doing well in the current crisis. I wanted to have a quick
<br>exchange of viewpoints regarding the workshop. I think that we can keep it on
<br>the agenda for now (nobody really knows what the situation will be in february
<br>2021 I guess). I was wondering at what point it would be acceptable to send
<br>the call around on the EUROGRAD-list (and maybe a few others) for wider
<br>circulation.
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<br>We could for instance see what the situation is early May? And postpone the
<br>deadline for abstract a few weeks if necessary?
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<br>I saw that STI is cancelled and I assume EASST/4S will go virtual so that
<br>frees up much of the summer...
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<br>All the best,
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<br>Thomas
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<br>Prof. Dr. Jochen Glser
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<br>Social Studies of Science and Technology
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<br>Institute of Philosophy, History of Literature, Science, and Technology
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<br>TU Berlin, HBS 7
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<br>Hardenbergstr. 16-18
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<br>10623 Berlin
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<br>Germany
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<br>* I am sending this email at a time that suits my workflow. I do not expect a
<br>response outside of normal working hours *
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<br>Dr. Anne K. Krger
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<br>Wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin der Interdisziplinren Arbeitsgruppe (IAG)
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<br>"Wandel der Universitten und ihres gesellschaftlichen Umfelds:
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<br>  Folgen fr die Wissenschaftsfreiheit?"
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<br>http://www.bbaw.de/die-akademie/mitarbeiter/krueger
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<br>Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
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<br>Jgerstrae 22/23
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<br>10117 Berlin
<br>Tel: +49 30 20370 545
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<br>--
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<br>Prof. Dr. Jochen Glser
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<br>Social Studies of Science and Technology
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<br>Institute of Philosophy, History of Literature, Science, and Technology
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<br>TU Berlin, HBS 7
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<br>Hardenbergstr. 16-18
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<br>10623 Berlin
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<br>Germany
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<br>* I am sending this email at a time that suits my workflow. I do not expect a
<br>response outside of normal working hours *
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