From: Terje Gronning [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 14 June 2000 22:58
Subject: Call for papers
Please distribute widely:
CALL FOR PAPERS
Policy Agendas for Sustainable Technological Innovation
International Conference. London, United Kingdom, 1-3 December 2000
Organised by the Department of Innovation Studies, University of East
London, this will be the third conference of the European POSTI project:
Policies for Sustainable Technological Innovation in the 21st Century. The
purpose of the London conference is to debate policy design strategies for
a sustainable future based on scientific research, technological innovation
and new concepts of democracy. The conference will explore the agendas of
various actors (governments, companies, political parties, industrial
associations, non-governmental organisations, social groups, universities,
the media, etc.) and their role in defining policies for sustainable
technological innovation. The conference will also cover aspects of
ecological systems and socioeconomic conditions which interact only weakly
with traditional democratic institutions, discussing how the policymaking
environment itself may need to innovate in order to accommodate new
expressions of social concern, environmental degradation or ecological
disruption.
The conference will be organised into plenary sessions, panel discussions,
a keynote address and working group sessions on the following topics:
Socially acceptable technological innovation: Quality of life, ethics and
policy
Economically acceptable technological innovation: The "real world" of
discharging political responsibility
Environmentally acceptable technological innovation: Urban, industrial,
residential and rural habitats
National, European and global policymaking environments: Who benefits, who
pays, and who decides?
Democratisation of policymaking processes: How can society and the natural
environment best be heard?
Future challenges for sustainable innovation
Proposals for papers should consist of a title, an outline of maximum 2
pages (ca. 800 words) including references and a 10-line CV. Proposals
will be refereed by a committee led by Dr Josephine Anne Stein (University
of East London), Professor Wiebe E. Bijker (University of Maastricht) and
Dr Terje Grønning (University of Oslo).
In keeping with the overall objectives of POSTI, we encourage the
submission of proposals from younger researchers (Masters degree graduates
and above), as well as proposals from senior academics and persons working
in private firms or in public administration. The best contributions to the
four POSTI conferences will be compiled into a major book.
The deadline for receipt of proposals is 15 September, 2000.
For more information about the conference and the POSTI project, see:
http://www.esst.uio.no/posti/cfp.html
or contact Gillian Perkins, Conference administrator, Department of
Innovation Studies, University of East London, 4-6 University Way, London
E16 2RD, United Kingdom.
tel: +44 20 8223 4215
fax: +44 20 8223 7595
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.uel.ac.uk/innovation
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