How is knowledge produced in the context of emerging society? What are the roles of institutions in knowledge production? How are knowledge and institution co-constituted? This seminar discusses the foundation of knowledge production in the developmental context. Using the Science and Technology Studies (STS) perspective, the seminar touches upon the institutional factors that define how knowledge is socially and politically constructed and disseminated throughout social fabrics. A post-triple helix approach is emphasized in examining multi-level interactions between heterogeneous actors in knowledge production. The seminar underlines the socio-political environment of the emerging society as the backdrop to the analysis of how knowledge production is integrated, or disintegrated, with policy-making.
Knowledge and Institutions in an Emerging Society: The Indonesian Context
Sulfikar Amir, PhD
Monday, 24 November 2014
13:00-15:00
Knowledge Sector Initiative Office (KSI)
Ratu Plaza Office Tower, 9th Floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman no. 9 Jakarta 10270
Referensi: Amir, S., & Nugroho, Y. (2013). Beyond the Triple Helix: Framing STS in the Developmental Context. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 33(3-4), 115-126.
Bio Speaker
Sulfikar Amir is an assistant professor in the Division of Sociology, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He completed a PhD in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. His research interests include technological politics, nationalism, risk, disaster, and resilience. He is the author of “The Technological State in Indonesia: the Co-constitution of High Technology and Authoritarian Politics” (Routledge, 2012).
