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SUMMARY:Varieties of Science – Heterogeneity of Scientific Practices Revisited - Stefan Böschen (KHK c:o/re director)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/varieties-of-science-heterogeneity-of-scientific-practices-revisited-stefan-boschen-khk-co-re-director/
LOCATION:Stadtpalais/Online\, Theaterstraße 75\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series,Lecture Series 26/27
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261028T170000
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SUMMARY:Doing Science Differently - David Ludwig (Wageningen University)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/doing-science-differently-david-ludwig-wageningen-university/
LOCATION:Stadtpalais/Online\, Theaterstraße 75\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series,Lecture Series 26/27
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SUMMARY:Freedom of Research: A European Summit
DESCRIPTION:For more information about the program\, check out the event website. \nThe Summit is organized by the Charlemagne Prize Foundation and RWTH Aachen University’s Knowledge Hub and Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re).
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/freedom-of-research-a-european-summit/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261111T170000
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SUMMARY:Title t.b.d. - Jan-Hendrik Passoth (Europa University Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/title-t-b-d-jan-hendrik-passoth-europa-university-viadrina-frankfurt-oder/
LOCATION:Stadtpalais/Online\, Theaterstraße 75\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series,Lecture Series 26/27
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SUMMARY:Conference: Varieties of Science and Technology in Europe: Shifting Fortunes of STS in Turbulent Times
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Gesellschaft für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung e.V. (GWTF) conference is organized in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University’s Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re) and its current thematic focus on “Globality and Varieties of Science.” We therefore expressly invite members of national STS associations in Europe to discuss this topic with us. \nScience and Technology Studies (STS) currently find themselves in a precarious position: Epistemologically\, they are caught between multiple disciplines precisely because they have become highly specialized. Institutionally\, as a relatively small field\, this position is often weak. At the same time\, STS are increasingly called upon to contribute to innovation and transformation processes originating in other disciplines\, such as biosciences or engineering. This is less surprising than it appears at first glance\, for science and technology themselves confront a range of tensions. On the one hand\, STS are mobilized to address societal problems and increasingly help to play a prominent role in processes of collective problem-solving. Key terms here include transdisciplinary research\, mission-oriented research\, co-creation\, and responsible research and innovation. On the other hand\, science and technology face increasing attacks and challenges. Growing restrictions of academic freedom in many countries are evident in the Academic Freedom Index. In addition\, universities have become battlegrounds for right-wing culture wars\, in which slogans like “cancel culture” are used to stir up sentiment against those deemed undesirable. In this situation\, research into the social and cultural dimensions of science and technology is growing in significance. Under these conditions\, and in playing an integrated role for science and technology\, STS must navigate more actively the tension between engagement and distancing. \nIn this context\, we want to take a closer look at the question of the positioning of Science and Technology Studies against the backdrop of different circumstances in European countries. We want to learn about specific cultural and institutional embeddings of STS and also focus on developments where these embeddings are particularly salient. We suggest the following two thematic strands as exemplary cases: \n\nForms of hybrid knowledge production and technology development in different European countries. It is truly astonishing how diverse the variants of transdisciplinary research have become under various labels (be it transdisciplinary research\, citizen science\, real-world laboratories\, etc.). Modes of funding and innovation policy have provided stimulating impe-tuses for how specific academic systems and forms of civil society organization interact. How have these forms of transdisciplinary research developed and which variations can be ob-served? And what is the relationship between such variations and their respective cultural-institutional contexts? What self-conceptions of researchers have developed? What does the balance between engagement and distancing look like\, how did it develop\, and how is it per-formed? For example\, the conditions and limitations of academic freedom differ from country to country. Europe\, too\, is not free from authoritarian developments\, which assigns science and technology research a significant yet precarious sociopolitical role in preserving academic freedom through its continued advancement.\nAcademic careers (in STS) in different countries. Academic systems can be understood in terms of their form and orientation particularly through the academic careers that emerge within them—or fail to emerge. The conditions of socialization of aspiring researchers reflect the particular cultural and institutional characteristics of a scientific system. What career paths are typically institutionally predefined? What meritocratic signals must scientists in their early career paths demonstrate to accumulate the symbolic capital that is so crucial? Even if the prevailing impression is that these are measured by the respective disciplines using purely objective criteria (such as\, publication and external funding success)\, a closer look is warranted here. What experiences and career paths exist in the various European countries? What key factors influence the similarity or dissimilarity of such career paths? And what is the situation in particularly specialized fields such as STS\, where it can be assumed that career trajectories within the academic system—which are already highly complex—develop in even more intricate ways? In addition to disciplinary quality indicators\, researchers often face other requirements that they must fulfill\, which presents a significant problem in the academic careers of researchers in STS\, as academic careers have traditionally been determined by discipline—that is\, by a qualification in a specific academic field. Cross-disciplinary perspectives are often critical in this regard. However: how does this relate to the different fields of application and the disciplines involved? What differences emerge depending on funding formats?
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/conference-varieties-of-science-and-technology-in-europe-shifting-fortunes-of-sts-in-turbulent-times/
LOCATION:Forum M\, Mayersche\, Buchkremerstraße 1-7\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Varieties of Science from a Historical Perspective: Techno-Epistemic Cultures and the Epochal Break Thesis - Karen Kastenhofer (ITA\, Wien)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/varieties-of-science-from-a-historical-perspective-techno-epistemic-cultures-and-the-epochal-break-thesis-karen-kastenhofer-ita-wien/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261216T170000
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DTSTAMP:20260911T132113Z
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SUMMARY:Un/critical Varieties of Science - Cyrus Mody (University of Maastricht)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/un-critical-varieties-of-science-cyrus-mody-university-of-maastricht/
LOCATION:Stadtpalais/Online\, Theaterstraße 75\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series,Lecture Series 26/27
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270120T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270120T183000
DTSTAMP:20260911T132236Z
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SUMMARY:Public Science and Its Political Discontents - Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard University)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/public-science-and-its-political-discontents-sheila-jasanoff-harvard-university/
LOCATION:Stadtpalais/Online\, Theaterstraße 75\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series,Lecture Series 26/27
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270127T170000
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SUMMARY:Varieties of Platform Capitalism - Jan-Felix Schrape (Universität Stuttgart)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/varieties-of-platform-capitalism-jan-felix-schrape-universitat-stuttgart/
LOCATION:Stadtpalais/Online\, Theaterstraße 75\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series,Lecture Series 26/27
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270203T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270203T183000
DTSTAMP:20260911T132515Z
CREATED:20260911T132515Z
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SUMMARY:Cybernetics and Critique: A Theory of Digital Governmentality - Anna-Verena Nosthoff (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n \nwill follow \nThis event is part of our winter term 2026/27 Lecture Series Varieties of Science: On Cultural-Institutional Preconditions of Producing Scholarly Knowledge. \nIf you would like to attend\, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.
URL:https://khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/cybernetics-and-critique-a-theory-of-digital-governmentality-anna-verena-nosthoff-carl-von-ossietzky-university-oldenburg-2/
LOCATION:Stadtpalais/Online\, Theaterstraße 75\, Aachen\, 52062\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series,Lecture Series 26/27
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