[EASST-Eurograd] RMZ Jour Fixe Programme (April - July 2026)
Leonie Schwichtenberg via Eurograd
we are happy to announce the Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies' (RMZ) Jour Fixe series for this summer semester, which will focus on the boundary between science and politics:
15.04.2026
Dieter Plehwe (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Germany)
Science and think tanks: A complicated relationship
29.04.2026
Ayat Mirzaie & Masoumeh Qarakhani (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany; Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran)
Scientific professionalism under constraint: Associations, expertise boundaries, and external pressure
13.05.2026
Jens Ambrasat & Yoanna Yankova (RMZ, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)
Promotion into the worse? Gendered culture in academia
27.05.2026
Suse Wollin-Giering & Markus Hoffmann (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
Epistemic factors affecting the (dis)continuation of research with missing resources
10.06.2026
Claudia Göbel (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz , Germany)
A fresh look at science-public relations, their problems, and digital transformations
24.06.2026
Stephan Gauch, Jacqueline Sachse & Nikita Sorgatz (RMZ, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)
Justifying science in the political arena: How politicians negotiate value and critique of research
08.07.2025
Staffan Edling (Lunds Universitet, Sweden), Cornelia Schendzielorz (RMZ, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany) & Justo Serrano-Zamora (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
Science under pressure: Engaging with science and democracy in hybrid sites
You can attend in person at Schönhauser Allee 10/11, Room 4.35, or online via Zoom. Link to join: https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/66137712462?pwd=bTF4VG9Ca1BxMkFqOE9xTFZxYldWQT09 (Meeting ID: 661 3771 2462; Password: 333635)
Advance registration is NOT required. All sessions will begin at 11:00 a.m. (CET). Time for critical reflection and discussion is also scheduled after each presentation.
All presentations (excluding the subsequent discussion) will be recorded and made available on the RMZ podcast “Science Works”.
We look forward to seeing you.
Best regards
Leonie Schwichtenberg, David Schröder & Nikita Sorgatz (RMZ, Berlin)
