Biomedicine and related fields (such as genetics, biotechnology and the life sciences) play an increasing role in social, economic, political, and personal life. Recent developments in the field of biomedicine have posed novel challenges for the politics and ethics of health care, as they raise a great number of ethical, moral and social issues. Scholarship in Science and Technology Studies (STS) has developed a variety of approaches, theoretical frameworks and methodological insights for investigating these complex phenomena. This summer school introduces participants to major approaches, exploring new research frontiers and emerging themes.

Confirmed speakers:

• Madeleine Akrich, Mines ParisTech University, France
• Attila Bruni, University of Trento, Italy
• Regula Valerie Burri, HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany
• Manuela Perrotta, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom
• Vololona Rabeharisoa, Mines ParisTech University, France

Scientific and Organizing Committee:

• Attila Bruni, University of Trento
• Stefano Crabu, Institut Mines-Telecom/Telecom ParisTech
• Paolo Magaudda, University of Padova
• Federico Neresini, University of Padova
• Giuseppina Pellegrino, University of Calabria
• Manuela Perrotta, Queen Mary, University of London
• Assunta Viteritti, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
• Paolo Volontè, Milan Politecnico

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