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Participatory settings and democratic structures in knowledge production are a hot topic in science studies and science policy. Recent developments show that participation is an important factor to increase public and political legitimacy, especially when complex problems are characterized by a large societal impact and technological uncertainty. Still, the question remains open: how do different forms of participation in knowledge production influence and possibly change innovation processes? In this sense, participation can be regarded as an open concept that itself is co-produced.

This two-day workshop will explore the history of the rights to health, well-being and subsistence from the eighteenth century to today from the perspective of governmentality and biopolitics.

Due to capacity constraints, we cannot accept further registrations.

Digitale Technologien versprechen die Energiewende intelligenter und effizienter zu machen. Insbesondere die digitale Vernetzung der Sektoren Strom, Wärme und Mobilität birgt neue Möglichkeiten der Energiespeicherung und des intelligenten Lastmanagements, die die Energiewende  dringend  braucht. Diese Chancen lassen sich umtriebige IT-Firmen nicht entgehen. Schon jetzt erobern junge Unternehmen mit neuen Geschäftsmodellen und integrierten Dienstleistungen den Energiemarkt, und die traditionellen Energieerzeuger geraten unter Druck.