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• 20 déc 2017

  Oracle

  Call for papers - Science studies

  Biocosmos - Our sense of place, our sense of life in the universe

  Planet scientists and exoplanet astronomers are re-shaping our understanding of the universe, presenting a fascinating cosmos filled with places and destinations, not an empty void. At the same time, Earth physicists and biologists design models of self-sustainable ecosystems such as Biosphere 2 and the Mars/Lunar Greenhouse, with the goal of engineering bio-regenerative mini-worlds that can function on their own. As these scientific revolutions unfold, with distant spaces and global life systems as objects of “field work”, what counts as the “human environment”? How do we, as individuals and societies, relate to spaces, things, and processes we do not or cannot experience directly and which we see as “extreme” or “beyond” human?

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• 31 oct 2017

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Pervasive powers

  Corporate authority in the shaping of public policy

  The power of corporate business has been a subject of intense debate and many social science studies since the 19^th century. This conference is based on the idea that, not only has this power varied among industries, countries and different periods, but also that the way in which it is wielded has evolved over time. By bringing together scholars from various backgrounds within the fields of history, sociology, and political science, we intend to provide new insights on the multiplicity, depth and limits of the forms of influence that corporations, or the organizations furthering their interests – business associations, think tanks, communication or public relations agencies, foundations, etc. –, have on public policy.

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• 30 aoû 2017

  Padua

  Call for papers - History

  European Space Agency's Space History Conference

  There is more to space than rocket science. Historians, diplomats, economists, law students, political scientists and sociologists have all contributed to our understanding of the space age and its impact on our societies over the past decades. Sixty years on from the placing of the first human-made object in orbit around Earth, space is now an integral part of our daily lives. Space science and technology are projects for the whole of humankind, reaching not only outside Earth’s atmosphere, but also beyond our Solar System. While the technological and scientific challenges of working, living and travelling in space motivate students to pursue such studies, the impact of space activities on our lives on Earth, on relations between nations and organisations, and our collective recent history, provides fertile ground for students and scholars in the humanities to take up space-related subjects. 

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• 15 sep 2017

  Villeurbanne

  Scholarship, prize and job offer - History

  History of the Saint-Gobain construction platform - an illustration of creative rationality

  Doctoral thesis proposal

  Proposition de thèse (avec contrat doctoral) dans le cadre de la Chaire Ingénieurs ingénieux (Sciences, Société, Historicité, Éducation et Pratiques, S2HEP/Institut Gaston Berger/Institut national des sciences appliquées, Insa Lyon) financée par Saint-Gobain. Le S2HEP est un laboratoire interdisciplinaire regroupant didacticiens, historiens, philosophes, sociologues, anthropologues des sciences et spécialistes des sciences de l'information et de la communication.

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• 04 mar 2017

  Paris

  Conference, symposium - Science studies

  Human person and genome

  Interventions on genomes - what does ethics have to say?

  Comment parler des manipulations génétiques entre le mythe, le bénéfice attendu et l’éthique ? Certaines techniques suscitent le débat. N’est-ce pas l’occasion de faire le point sur les avancées de la génétique et de s’interroger sur une certaine vision qui consisterait à réduire la personnalité d'un individu à son génome ?

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• 10 fév 2017

  10 mar 2017

  04 mai 2017

  Strasbourg | Lyon | Paris

  Seminar - Sociology

  Bodies and prostheses - lived experience, practices and contexts

  La démarche de ce séminaire est de réinterroger la complexité du rapport organique / technologique au travers l'étude et l'analyse des expériences singulières liées à l'utilisation de différentes techniques d'assistance au corps telles que les prothèses, fauteuils, assistances robotiques et informatiques. L'enjeu principal de ce séminaire est d'ouvrir des fenêtres de discussions sur les diverses expériences avec ces différentes technologies à partir de la notion de terrain, de vécus subjectifs et dans une approche transdisciplinaire aux croisements de la sociologie, l'anthropologie, la philosophie, l'éthique, l'ingénierie robotique, la médecine et les sciences de la santé.

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