Science, Knowledge, Technology and Expertise in Contemporary Societies (Part I)

Wednesday, 9 July 2025: 11:00-12:45
Location: SJES020 (Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences (JES))
RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology (host committee)

Language: English

Regimes of knowledge production are constantly evolving, and extensive research has been published to capture the nuances of this transformation across diverse cultural, political, and socio-economic contexts. Fields such as the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge, Science Studies, Science, Technology & Society (STS), and Studies of Expertise and Experience have significantly advanced our understanding of the social dynamics of knowledge production and scientific systems. This session, as part of the 2025 ISA Forum of Sociology, aims to convene sociological studies on scientific knowledge, technology, and expertise. The primary objective is to discuss new theories, methodologies, and emerging trends in the social studies of science, technology, and expertise within contemporary societies. Research addressing multidisciplinary approaches to new knowledge and technologies and their implications in society is welcome. The panel invites, but is not limited to, socio-technical, techno-political, and philosophical interpretations of emerging technologies in areas such as biotechnology, human-computer collaboration, automation, digital health, reproductive technologies, sustainable materials, and climate change
Session Organizer:
Renan DA SILVA, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Oral Presentations
Humour and Social Transformation: A Multimodal Analysis of Tiktok Comedies in the Anthropocene
Dan BAI, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Children's Digital Capital in the Digital Era: Forms & Functions
Yuying SHEN, Norfolk State University, USA; Carlene TURNER, Norfolk State University, USA
Understanding Decision-Making in Individual Research Project Selection: Insights from Biomedical Scientific Careers
Carmen CORONA SOBRINO, University of Valencia, Spain
Interventions on Bullying and Cyberbullying Bystanders for School-Aged Children: A Meta-Analytic Investigation
Qiqi CHEN, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Edward Ko-ling CHAN, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
The Role of Technology and Expertise in Clinical Decision-Making: Insights from Hospital Ethnography in India
Shreyasi SINGH, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Unfolding Versus Upholding: Established Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Hydrogen Policymaking in Chile, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Rozborski FILIP, Maastricht University, Netherlands; Paula DE PABLO SANZ, Graz University of Technology, Austria; Michael KRIECHBAUM, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Research during Covid-19: A Five Country Comparative Analysis
Mark SCHAFER, Louisiana State University - Departments of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness and Sociology, USA; Wesley SHRUM, Louisiana State University, USA; Paige MILLER, University of Wisconsin River Falls, USA; Matthew HARSH, United Kingdom
Beyond Eurocentrism: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in School Science Curricula in Odisha, India
Aniruddha NAIK, University of Hyderabad, India
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