An Open World: Final Call for Abstracts
Final Call for Abstracts: '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.
There are few spots available addressing global health,
the status of nuclear proliferation, the tension between science and politics
and the role of internet surveillance and big data.
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'.
The conference run under four headings:
* Military Technologies of Tomorrow
* Global Threats and Possibilities
* New Politics with New Technologies
* 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 bohrconf2013@cast.ku.dk no later than
October 15,
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/.
Kind regards
Ole Wæver, 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 Øster Farimagsgade 5 * 1353 Copenhagen K,
Denmark Dept phone: +45 3532 3366 * Fax: +45 3532 3399 Direct phone: +45 3532
3431 * Office 4-1-53