Call for Abstracts: An Open World - Science, Technology and Society in the Light of Niels Bohr's Thoughts

Conference: 'An Open World: Science, Technology and Society in the Light

of Niels Bohr's Thoughts'

University of Copenhagen, 4-6 December 2013.

We invite abstracts on the societal-political challenges posed by

emerging science and technology, the role of open knowledge in handling

these, and procedures for interfaces between science and politics.

As part of the 2013 centennial of Niels Bohr's seminal articles on the

atom, the University of Copenhagen hosts this ambitious international

conference with prominent speakers from academe and policy to 'update'

Bohr's 1950 'Open Letter to the UN'.

Plenary and parallel sessions run under four headings:

* Military Technologies of Tomorrow

* Global Threats and Possibilities

* Politics and Economics with New Technologies: Openness?

* Scientists and Politics

The first two cover new challenges produced by radical breakthroughs in

science and technology - first military challenges, then threats and

transformations in other domains like climate change, energy, health and

bio-technologies.

The third explores the 'solution side' as suggested by Bohr through the

concept of openness. Papers can explore economic, legal, political and

technological decisions that currently curtail the potential of eg. the

internet.

In the fourth, the relationship between science and politics is

addressed. How can decision makers be informed by cutting edge

scientists about the implications of scientific developments?

Abstracts submitted to

September 1, 2013 will be swiftly reviewed and the selected papers will

be circulated ahead of the conference. A longer background paper about

the conference, a complete Call for Papers as well as the preliminary

program can be found at http://bohr-conference2013.ku.dk/ or by mailing

the above address, where questions about the conference will be answered.

Kind regards,

Ole WÃ¦ver, PhD * Professor of International Relations

Director of Centre for Advanced Security Theory

Director of Centre for Resolution of International Conflicts

Department of Political Science - University of Copenhagen

Ã˜ster Farimagsgade 5 * 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark

Dept phone: +45 3532 3366 * Fax: +45 3532 3399

Direct phone: +45 3532 3431 * Office 4-1-53

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