Dear colleagues,
The PaSTIS Research Unit (University of Padova) and the STS Lab (University of Lausanne) are pleased to invite you to the DeCo workshop 'Encounters on Technoscience and Democracy in the Digital Age', taking place on 12–13 November 2026 at the University of Padova.
On Thursday, 12 November, the workshop will open in the Sala delle Edicole with a keynote lecture by Geoffrey C. Bowker, Professor Emeritus at the University of California.
The keynote will be chaired by Paolo Magaudda and introduced by Alessandro Mongili, both from the University of Padova. Viola Schiaffonati and Paolo Volonté, from Politecnico di Milano, will serve as discussants.
On Friday, 13 November, the workshop will continue in the Seminar Room of the FISPPA Department, Via Cesarotti 10/12, with two sessions: Technoscience, Democracy, and Digital Transformations and Opening the Black Box of STS: Technoscience and Participatory Democracy. The programme will bring together speakers from the Universities of Padova, Trento and Lausanne, Politecnico di Milano and EPFL.
Please find the full programme attached.
The event is open to all. We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Please find the full programme attached.
The event is open to all. We look forward to welcoming you soon!
