I am pleased to share a new blog post contribution for the Orient-Institut Istanbul that I co-authored together with Uğur Kocager, Gülşah Başkavak, and Ayşe Berna Uçarol: Co-Producing Knowledge: Citizen Science and Participatory Futures in Türkiye The post explores the increasing significance of Citizen Science and participatory knowledge production in Türkiye. Drawing on discussions from […]
Category: Methods
New Publication: Thinking Prosthetic Design Beyond Function
Almost exactly two years ago, I began a long journey of writing, thinking, and revisiting questions around prosthetic design, disability, embodiment, and transformation. I am very happy to share that the article has now finally been published in Design Issues as part of the Special Issue The Design Turn: Design Studies Beyond Design: Melike Şahinol, […]
Published in Nature: Children must be co-researchers, too
I’m thrilled to share that my latest correspondence article is out in Nature. In it, I argue that children’s meaningful, age-appropriate participation should be central to the development and evaluation of health technologies. Children should be involved in health technologies not merely as “users,” but as citizen co-researchers. The article is available here: Şahinol M. […]
Call for Papers: Disability, Technology and Change
Open Collection in NanoEthics – Submissions Now Open I am delighted to announce that I am co-editing an Open Collection in the journal NanoEthics on the topic “Disability, Technology and Change.” Together with Robert Stock (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and Magdalena Zdrodowska (Jagiellonian University, Kraków), we invite submissions that explore the complex and multifaceted relationships between […]
CfP: “Children as Active Agents in STS: Participatory Approaches and Beyond” (Panel @ 4S 2025 Conference, Seattle)
Dear colleagues, I am excited to invite submissions for my open panel, “Children as Active Agents in STS: Participatory Approaches and Beyond”, which will be part of the 4S Annual Meeting 2025 in Seattle, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Society for Social Studies of Science. Short Abstract Children are gaining recognition in STS as […]
STS Türkiye Bilim, Teknoloji ve Toplum Kış Okulu 2024: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi’nde Başlıyor!
Heyecanla beklediğimiz STS Türkiye Bilim, Teknoloji ve Toplum Kış Okulu 2024, yarın başlıyor! Bu etkinlikte, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Santral Kampüsü’nde gerçekleştireceğimiz üç gün boyunca farklı disiplinlerden araştırmacı ve akademisyenler STS ile ilgili teorik çerçeveler, kavramlar ve tartışmalar üzerine dersler verecekler. Bu kış okulunu düzenlemekte olan STS Türkiye Koordinasyon Üyeleri olarak, etkinliğin gerçekleştirilmesine destek veren İstanbul […]
“STS Meets Ethics” Conference 2023: Reflecting on Three Remarkable Days of Exploration
Today marks the end of three extraordinary and enlightening days at the “STS Meets Ethics” conference. In a world marked by climate change, environmental challenges, and the rapid advancement of technology, it has become essential to address these multifaceted issues through an interdisciplinary lens. The “STS Meets Ethics” conference, jointly organized by METU Applied Ethics […]
STS Meets Ethics – STS TURKEY & METU Applied Ethics Research Center Joint Conference 2023, October 31 – November 2 2023 (Ankara, Turkey)
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s STS TURKEY conference will be a joint conference, organized in collaboration with Middle East Technical University (METU) Applied Ethics Research Center (UEAM), and with the valuable support of UEAM, Bilkent University and STS Turkey. The event will take place at the Kültür ve Kongre Merkezi, METU Ankara, […]
STS TURKEY Bilim, Teknoloji ve Toplum Kış Okulu 2023
Düzenleyenler / Organizers: Melike Şahinol, Emine Öncüler Yayalar, Şafak Kılıçtepe, Arsev Umur Aydınoğlu, Erkan Saka Destekleyen / Supporter: Orient-Institut Istanbul Yer / Venue: Orient-Institut Istanbul, Susam Sokak 16 D.7, Beyoğlu / Istanbul *Dersler Türkçe olarak yapılacaktır. / The lectures will be held in Turkish. Bilim, teknoloji ve iş dünyası, siyaset veya medya gibi toplumsal yaşam […]
Bewegte Ordnungen: Mobilität(-en) als Spiegel gesellschaftlicher Verhältnisse (gem. Frühjahrstagung der Sektionen Methoden der qualitativen Sozialforschung & Soziologie des Körpers und des Sports)
Bewegte Ordnungen: Mobilität(-en) als Spiegel gesellschaftlicher Verhältnisse Gemeinsame Frühjahrstagung der DGS Sektionen Methoden der qualitativen Sozialforschung & Soziologie des Körpers und des Sports Universität Bayreuth, 24. – 25. März 2022 (online) Programm Donnerstag, 24.03.2022 12:30 – 13:00 Einwahl und Begrüßung (Larissa Schindler & Melike Şahinol) 13:00 – 15:00 Von Mobilisierungsprozessen zur sozialen Bewegung. Eine vergleichende […]