Rob Hagendijk (1949) Associate Professor in the Political Science Department of the Universiteit van Amsterdam. MA Sociology (1979, with honors) , PhD Science and Technology Studies (1996).Dean of the International School of Humanities and Social Sciences (ISHSS) 1998-2008. Visiting scholar Harvard University 2001, 2008, Oxford University UK, 2009. My research interests include social theory, scientific and technological controversies, public understanding of science, science in less developed countries, social sciences and public policy Recently we concluded the EU funded project ResIST (Researching Inequality through Science and Technology), a three year collaborative project coordinated by the James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization at Oxford University. See http://www.resist-research.net/ for further information. From 2003-2005 I was involved in the EU funded STAGE thematic network investigating forms of public participation in processes of science, technology and innovation in fourteen European countries. See http://www.stage-research.net/ Further activities and connections: From 1996-2000 president of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology EASST. Founder and Board Member of the Netherlands Graduate School for Science, Technology and Modern Culture (WTMC) 1987-present. Initiator of the 'Science and Democracy Network', a Harvard based global network of scholars and researchers to discuss research work and developments in the theoretical perspectives related to issues of science and democracy. See http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts/about/sdn.htm Collaborative Editor of the journal Science, Technology and Human Values and a Member of the ASSR. Selected publications and reports Researching Inequality through Science and Technology – ResIST. Final report RESIST project, June 2009, Oxford, 188 pp. (with Peter Healey and Tiago Santos Pereira) EU Contract CIT – CT-2006 – 029052 Available on: http://www.resist-research.net/ ‘European Scientific Governance in a Global Context: Resonances, Implications and Reflections’ (with Maja Horst, Alan Irwin, and Peter Healey). In: Understanding Participation Through Science and Technology, IDS Bulletin , Vol 38 No 5, November 2007. Editors: Joanne Chataway, Harro Maat and Linda Waldman 'Public deliberation and governance: Engaging with science and technology in contemporary Europe ,' Minerva, 2006 (44) 2, pp.167-184 (with Alan Irwin). 'Science Shops and Civic Science after ‘ Lisbon '.' In: Advancing Science and Society Interactions. Proceedings of the 2nd international Living Knowledge Conference. Seville , 3-5 February 2005, Bonn : ISSNET, 2006. 'Patients as Public in Ethics Debates - Interpreting the role of patient organizations in democracy.' In: Paul Atkinson and Peter Glasner (eds) New Genetics, New Identities. London : Routledge, 2006, pp. 28-43. (With Annemiek Nelis and Gerard de Vries). Science, Technology and Governance in Europe : Challenges of Public Engagement STAGE (HPSE-CT2001-50003) Final Report – February 2005, 4 volumes. 'Public understanding of science and public participation in regulated worlds', Minerva, 2004 (1), p. 41-59 'Changing Conceptions and Practices of Governance in Science and Technology in Europe : A Framework for Analysis.' STAGE Discussion Paper no 2 . 2003. (with Egil Kallerud). Wetenschap, Constructivisme en Cultuur . (Science, Constructivism and Culture) Amsterdam , Luna Negra. 1996, 272 pp. 'Blind Faith: Fact, Fiction and Fraud in Public Controversy over Science.' Public Understanding of Science, 1993 (2), 4, 391-417 (With JanMeeus). 'Political Culture and PolicyOrientation in Dutch Social Science.' In: Peter Wagner et.al.(eds.) Social Sciences and Modern States. Cambridge U.P, 1990, pp. 186-190 (With S.S. Blume, Ad Prins). 'Structuration Theory, Constructivism and Scientific Change.' In: Susan E. Cozzens, Thomas F. Gieryn (eds.) Theories of Science in Society. Bloomington : Indiana U.P., 1990, p. 43-66. Contact information Dr. R.P. Hagendijk
PolSi Dept.
Universiteit van Amsterdam
OZ Achterburgwal 237 room 357, 1012 DL Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel. +31-20-5256898/5252169 Fax +31-20-5252086
Email: R.P.Hagendijk@uva.nl
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