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4S Announces New Journal Editor
Updated: December 23 2011
The new editor of Science, Technology & Human Values was announced at the 4S meetings in Cleveland. Professor Edward Hackett, Arizona State University, will assume editorial duties effective Summer 2012. Professor Hackett brings a wealth of experience to the position. He was formally on the faculty of the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and most recently is Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. He also has served as Program Officer, Science and Technology Studies Program and Director, Division of Social and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation. Professor Hackett was an editor of the 3rd edition of the Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. He takes over editorial duties from Geof Bowker who has done an excellent job of strengthening the journal during his tenure.
4S Announces New Council Members, Prize Winners at 2011 Meeting
Updated: November 18 2011
New Council members 2011-2014: Leandro Rodriguez Medina, Kaushik Sunder Rajan, Kenji Ito
Bernal Prize: Evelyn Fox Keller
Ludwik Fleck Prize: Marion Fourcade, Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain and France, 1890s to 1990s. (Princeton, 2009).
Rachel Carson Prize: Lynn M. Morgan, Icons of Life: A Cultural History of Human Embryos. (University of California, 2009)
David Edge Prize: Wen-Hua Kuo, “The Voice on the Bridge: Taiwan’s Regulatory Engagement with Global Pharmaceuticals.” East Asian Science, Technology and Society: an International Journal, vol.3 no.1 (2009), pp.51-72.
Nicholas Mullins Award: Sara Wylie
Latin American Interest Group Plans 2014 Meeting
Updated: July 22 2011
Since the 4S meeting in Montreal in 2006, over 30 STS scholars from various disciplines and countries have participated as organizers, discussants and/or presenters in sessions focused on Latin American science and technology issues. We continue these gatherings at the next 4S annual conference in Cleveland, November 2011 with six paper sessions that feature the Latin American region.
Last year the 4S Latin American Group was granted 4S New Initiatives funds to host a regional meeting during June 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the purpose of (1) developing an edited volume on the state of Latin America STS and (2) to pre-plan a proposed 2014 joint conference in Buenos Aires with 4S and its Latin American counterpart ESOCITE.
The June 17-19, 2011 Buenos Aires workshop featured a balance of about 10 representatives from each association distributed across two sub-committees. Over an opening and closing plenary and various breakout sessions in between, we managed to set out the key objectives that we wanted this 4S/ESOCITE 2014 pre-meeting and book initiative to achieve. First, the sub-committee responsible for the first objective estimated that a 2014 joint conference could attract up to 500 ESOCITE and 700 4S members for a total of 1200 attendees.
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4S Seeks Editors for 4th Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
Updated: June 20 2011
The Society for Social Studies of Science Publications Committee invites proposals for the fourth edition of The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. The Handbook consists of state-of-the-art review articles, along with occasionally more specific articles, that cover the current range of research in science and technology studies. The 3rd edition was published in 2008. At this point we are looking for a team of four editors who will enlist authors to write the full range of articles.
In your proposal, provide names and affiliations of editors along with a 1 paragraph biography outlining each editor’s areas of expertise. Also include proposed section and chapter titles with brief outlines that scope out substantive coverage in each chapter. Please submit electronic copies of your proposal by 15 October 2011 to Stephen Zehr, Chair of the 4S Publications Committee (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)). Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Publications Committee. Once a team of editors has been selected, the Publications Committee will make suggestions regarding topical omissions, overlap, editors, potential authors and so forth to facilitate the project.
Editor Sought for Science, Technology & Human Values
Updated: March 18 2011
The Society for Social Studies of Science is searching for a new editor for its journal Science, Technology & Human Values. ST&HV is an international, multidisciplinary journal containing research and commentary on the dynamics of science and technology, including their involvement in politics, society, economics, and culture. Its purpose is to foster the development of the field of science and technology studies. We anticipate that the new editor would assume responsibility for the journal in spring 2012.
An initial brief expression of interest or nominations for the editorship and requests for information should be sent to Stephen Zehr, Chair of the Publications Committee, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The 4S Council and 4S President will select out of this pool several individuals from whom further information will be requested. The deadline for initial expressions of interest is 30 June 2011.
Nicholas C. Mullins Award—Call for Nominations
Updated: March 18 2011
The Nicholas C. Mullins prize is awarded each year by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) for an outstanding piece of scholarship by a graduate student in the field of Science and Technology Studies. The winner receives a check for $US 1,000 and a plaque. The submission deadline is September 1, 2011. To submit a paper, send a PDF or Word file of the paper (or a functioning URL where it can be accessed). For further details on submission guidelines, please see the Mullins Prize page on the 4S website: http://www.4sonline.org/prizes/mullins.
Members of the 2011 Mullins Award Committee are:
Laurel Smith-Doerr, Committee Chair
Boston University
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Paul Mbatia
University of Nairobi
Stephen Zehr
University of Southern Indiana