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The 6th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA) Ageing Societies, New Sociology
September 23-26, 2003 in Murcia, Spain
Two streams of sessions of SSTNET
Convenors:
Raymund Werle: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Köln, Germany
Marja Häyrinen Alestalo: Dept. of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland
Luísa Oliveira: DINÂMIA / ISCTE, Lisboa, Portugal
Maarten Mentzel: 38 Johan de Wittstraat, 2334 AR Leiden, The Netherlands
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First Stream:
Governing Science and Technology in the Era of Globalization
Science has traditionally been regarded as a global collective good. Also technology or more specifically technical knowledge is often shared by technical experts in different countries. Thus, globalization is no completely new phenomenon in science and technology (S&T) and from a functional perspective S&T have been drivers of globalization. But if we look at the organizational forms and the institutional entrenchment of knowledge production S&T are still rooted to a considerable degree in national systems. This national embeddedness of knowledge production is severely affected by globalization.
Increasing international interconnectedness and interdependency as well as cross-border trading and networking, a diminishing significance of distance, and the emergence of international organizations and international regimes — they all indicate an historical process of transformation of societies including S&T. Most apparent is this process in Europe where national governments have transferred authority to the Commission and the Council of the European Union and East European countries are ready to access the EU. The globalization process provides opportunities and constraints regarding the promotion, coordination and regulation of S&T, and it shifts the balance of power between national and supranational as well as public and private actors towards multi-level hybrid constellations. Currently this process is predominantly guided by the imperatives of economic rent-seeking which have triggered a pressure towards commercialization and commodification of knowledge.
As a result the institutions and organizations of knowledge production, appropriation and diffusion have changed. But globalization has also impacted on the process of knowledge generation and on patterns of cooperation and specialization. It appears to have been reinforced by the widespread use of information and communication technology and particularly by the Internet whose reach has extended into many diverse scientific and engineering communities.
Timetable and Agenda
Room 1.3
Tuesday Sept. 23
14.00 - 16.00 session 1
Chair: Raymund Werle, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Germany
1.1. Luis Suarez-Villa, Irvine, California, USA
TECHNOCAPITALISM AND THE GOVERNANCE OF INNOVATION: AN ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
1.2. Helena Jerónimo, Lisboa, Portugal
RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN THE TECHNOSCIENTIFIC AGE
1.3. Elena V. Koroliova, Moscow, Russia
CHANGING ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
1.4. Kevin McSorley, Guildford, United Kingdom
THE SECULAR SALVATION STORY OF THE GLOBAL DIVIDE
1.5. Mike Thelwall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
PATTERNS AND PROBLEMS OF CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION: THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE HYBRID WEB
Wednesday Sept. 24
09.00 - 11.00 session 2
Chair: Maarten Mentzel, Leiden, The Netherlands
2.1. Antti Pelkonen, Helsinki, Finland
GOVERNING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES — ISSUES ON TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND REGULATION IN FINLAND
2.2. Peter Schilling, Umeå, Sweden
SWEDISH SCIENCE POLICY 1981-2000 CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR MODE 2 KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION?
2.3. Karel Müller, Prague, Czech Republic
CHANGING GOVERNANCE PATTERN OF S&T IN A POST-NATIONAL AND INNOVATIVE SITUATIONS: CASE OF DEVELOPMENT IN PRAGUE´S REGION
2.4. Franc Mali, Ljubljana, Slovenia
THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION FOR NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS IN SMALL TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES
Wednesday Sept. 24
14.30 - 16.30 session 3
Chair: Maarten Mentzel, Leiden, The Netherlands
3.1. Sven Hemlin/John Harming, Göteborg, Sweden
THE CREATIVE KNOWLDGE ENVIRONMENT IN THE BIOTECH SECTOR. A STUDY OF WORK TEAMS
3.2. M. Fernandez/Reyes Corripio, Madrid, Spain
CONTROVERSIAL INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS AFECTING INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE EUROPEAN AGRIFOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR
3.3. Anna Olofsson/Saman Rashid/Susanna Öhman, Östersund, Sweden
ATTITUDES TO GENE TECHNOLOGY, THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
3.4. Ingrid Geesink/Julie Kent/Alex Faulkner/David FitzPatrick, Cardiff/Dublin, United Kingdom/Ireland
THE GLOBALISATION OF RISK AND HUMAN TISSUE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
Wednesday Sept. 24
17.00 - 18.30 session 4
Chair: Raymund Werle, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Germany
4.1. Les Levidow, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Trans-Atlantic Governance of GM Food
4.2. Reiner Grundmann/Nico Stehr, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Politics of Knowledge for Knowledge Societies
4.3. Jakob Edler, Karlsruhe, Germany
THE EMERGENCE OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA: AN INTER-TEMPORAL COMPARISON TO MAKE SENSE OF A GOVERNANCE CHANGE IN EUROPE
4.4. Erkki Kaukonen, Tampere, Finland
THE CONCEPT AND PRACTICE OF INTERNATIONALITY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: A SMALL COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE
Thursday Sept. 25
09.00 - 11.00 session 5
Chair: Marja Häyrinen-Alestalo, Dept. of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland
5.1. Milan Jaros, Newcastle, United Kingdom
FRAGMENTATION AND TERRITORIALISATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN CONDITIONS OF POST-1990 GLOBALISATION: A CASE STUDY
5.2. Luísa Oliveira, Lisbon, Portugal
GLOBALISATION AND LOCALISATION: THE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN?
5.3. Gotthard Bechmann, Karlsruhe, Germany
THE GLOBALISATION OF RESEARCH: THE EXAMPLE OF FUSION RESEARCH
5.4. Johanna Hakala/Pasi Koski, Tampere, Finland
INTERNATIONALISING THE FINNISH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE OF AIMS, RESOURCES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
Thursday Sept. 25
14.30 - 16.30 session 6
Chair: Marja Häyrinen-Alestalo, Dept. of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland
6.1. Reyes Corripio/Lorenzo Marroig Pol, Madrid, Spanien
REGULATIONS OF DUAL USE TECHNOLOGY IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
6.2. Nikos Papadakis/Theodora Rozakis, Crete, Greece
CONSTRUCTING THE "NETIZEN": POWER, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIP AND THE INTERNET. A POLITICAL-SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
6.3. Karsten Weber, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Social Aspects of Non-Proprietary Software as an Example of Coordinated but Non-Institutional Technology and Knowledge Production
6.4. Johanna Ulmanen/Louk de la Rive Box, Maastricht, Netherlands
DIFFERENT, STILL COMPLEMENTARY? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DONOR POLICIES ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT — THE CASES OF THE NETHERLANDS AND SWEDEN
Second Stream:
New Technologies in Ageing Societies
New complex technologies which are often science based can be extremely helpful in the everyday life of elder people. These people on the other hand often seem to lack the skills to use new technologies adequately. Both views, however, may be misleading. We find matches and mismatches of the skills of elder people and the capabilities of new technologies.
Timetable and Agenda
Room 1.3
Friday Sept. 26
09.00 - 11.00 session 7
Chair Luísa Oliveira, DINÂMIA/ISCTE, Lisboa, Portugal
7.1. Britt Östlund, Linköping, Sweden
GERONTECHNOLOGY
7.2. Heidrun Mollenkopf/Roman Kaspar, Heidelberg, Germany
ELDERLY PEOPLE AND NEW TECHNOLOGY - OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CONDITIONS FOR USEFUL APPLICATIONS
7.3. Artemio Baigorri/Mar Chaves, Badajoz, Spain
WELFARE STATE AND AGEING IN THE TELEMATIC SOCIETY
7.4. Kamini Anthonysamy/Ramachandran Ramasamy/ Suppan Dorairaj, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NETWORKING THE ELDERLY POPULATION IN THE INFORMATION ERA
7.5. Noriko Dethlefs, Sidney, Australia
Technology options for aged care in Japan
7.6. Hidetoshi Kihara, Tokyo, Japan
UNIVERSAL DESIGN AS SOCIAL CRITICISM IN AGEING SOCIETIES
Friday Sept. 26
14.30 - 16.30 session 8
Chair Luísa Oliveira, DINÂMIA/ISCTE, Lisboa, Portugal
8.1. Jaime Andreu Abela/Rafael Martínez Cassinello/Lourdes Alarcón Alfaro/Iván Rodríguez Pascual, Granada, Spain
DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF INTERNET BETWEEN ELDER PEOPLE AND YOUNGER IN THE DAILY LIFE. THE CASE OF ANDALUSIA (SPAIN)
8.2. Christian Stegbauer/Gerd Paul/Claus Tully, Frankfurt/Göttingen/München, Germany
THE ROLE OF THE INTERNET FOR YOUNG AND ELDERLY PEOPLE
8.3. Birgit Jaeger, Roskilde, Denmark
TRAPPED IN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
8.4. Sune Johansson, Roskilde, Denmark
HOW ELDERLY USING IT CRAFTS THE STAGE OF THE AGING SOCIETY IN AN ALTERNATIVE WAY
8.5. Ari Tarkiainen, Joensuu, Finland
THE EMPEROR`S NEW SUITE - THE DILEMMA OF INVADING NEW TECHNOLOGY POLICY SPACES
8.6. Andrea Cerroni, Milano, Italy
SOCIO-COGNITIVE DIVIDE IN KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY: A MODEL FOR EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
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