Science and Democracy Network Annual Meeting 2025

The Annual Meeting of the Science and Democracy Network

About this Event

The 24th Annual Meeting of the Science and Democracy Network provides a forum for discussing empirical research on important topics in the contemporary politics of science and technology. These meetings train young professionals, foster dialogue among scholars from across the globe, and build an improved knowledge base for public policy by highlighting issues of importance to national, regional, and global communities of scholars and practitioners.

View the full program on the SDN website.

Agenda


🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome and Introductions

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
SDN News and Updates

🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 1: Public Knowledge, Contested Norms

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch

🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Public Panel: Has Legal Critique Run Out of Steam?

🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Break

🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Session 2: Models In and Of Governance

🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Coffee Break

🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Session 3: Expertise, Progress, and the Public Good
Adjourn & Refreshments

🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 4: Technological Futures and the Politics of Prediction

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Special Session: STS Meets the Moment

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch

🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 5: Developmentalism Revisited - Views from the South

🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Coffee Break

🕑: 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Constitutionalism Beyond Borders: Technopolitics in a Global World

🕑: 05:45 PM - 07:00 PM
Roundtable: Universities and Academic Freedom

🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session 7: The Political Work of Representation

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Closing Discussion

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