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

Wednesday, 9 July 2025: 15:00-16:45
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:
Stefano CRABU, University of Padova, Italy
Oral Presentations
Rriipples: An Ontology of Higher-Order Impacts of Training in Responsible Research and Innovation and Interdisciplinarity on Scientific Practice
Ilija RAŠOVIĆ, United Kingdom; Kylee GOODE, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Social Portrait and Professional Trajectories of Young Russian Engineers: A Prospective Study
Nadia ASHEULOVA, Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation; Anna FEDOROVA, S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the RAS, St.Petersburg Branch, Russian Federation
Health Expertise in the Making within and Beyond 'the Clinic'
Stefano CRABU, University of Padova, Italy; Federico NERESINI, University of Padua, Italy
Rethinking the Two Cultures: A Sociological Approach to the Division between Science and Humanities
Ichiro OKANO, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Factors of Increasing and Decreasing Lay Public Interest in Science and Technology: Sociological Analysis Using Panel Data
Valentina POLYAKOVA, HSE University, Russian Federation; Ivan IUDIN, HSE University, Russian Federation
Experts´ Credibility Strategies in Decision-Making Arenas
Sofia GUIMARÃES CAMPOS, Brazil; Tiago RIBEIRO DUARTE, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil
The Architecture of Grey Markets: A Field-Theoretic Analysis of the Making of Quasi-Legal Cannabis Market in Southwest Virginia
Dhritiman BARMAN, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
See more of: RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology
See more of: Research Committees
<< Previous Session | Next Session >>