ISA Executive Committee has approved the establishment of Research Committee on Sociology of Science and Technology (RC23) award: THE ROBERT MERTON AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Purpose In honour and memory of Robert Merton, the founder and first president of the Research Committee on Sociology of Science and Technology, the Committee has established The Robert Merton Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Sociology of Science and Technology. The award…

PRESENTATION FROM THE BUSINESS MEETING  OF RESEARCH COMMITTEE 23: SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (VIENNA,  Wednesday, 13 July 2016 14:15-15:45, Location: Hörsaal 6A P (Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG))

RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology Program Program Coordinators: Nadia ASHEULOVA (Institute of History of Science and Technology, Russia) and Alice ABREU (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)   Sunday, 10 July 2016 10:45-12:15 JS-10 Sociology of Innovation: The Social and Cultural Structure of Innovative Societies Session Organizers: Manuel FERNANDEZ ESQUINAS and Madelon VAN OOSTROM 12:30-14:00 JS-13 The Future of University Research and the National Innovation Systems Session Organizers: Jaime JIMENEZ GUZMAN and Elisa…

Dear RC23 members,   As President of RC23, I welcome you to this Spring Issue of the RC23 Newsletter! I’d like to draw your attention to a new section of the Newsletter “Remembrances”. This section will be used to help preserve the memories and traditions of RC23 and create a sense of shared culture and tradition among us. Remembrances will take a variety of forms. In this issue you will find several examples. Later in…

Registration Grants Guidelines for grant application submission Type of grant Registration grants have been established for active participants in the Research Committee (RC), Working Group (WG) or Thematic Group (TG) programs. Eligibility Individual ISA members in good standing (i.e. who have paid the individual membership fee at least two years before the month of the ISA conference) are eligible for registration grants. How to apply One can apply for a grant to only one RC/WG/TG.…

Research Committee onSociology of Science and Technology, RC23 RC23 main page   Program Coordinators Nadia ASHEULOVA, Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russia, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Alice ABREU, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Number of allocated sessions including Business Meeting: 14. Call for Abstracts 14 April 2015 - 30 September 2015 24:00 GMT Anyone interested in presenting a paper should submit an abstract on-line to a chosen session of RC/WG/TG The abstract…

First Call for Sessions: We invite you to propose RC 23 sessions for the Third ISA Forum of Sociology, Vienna, Austria, July 10-14, 2016. Session proposals must be submitted in English, French or Spanish. The right to propose sessions is restricted to members of RC 23 ‘Sociology of Science and Technology’. If you are not a member and wish to propose a session, please join RC 23 through the ISA website. Members of other ISA…