Announcement and call for papers International Summer Academy on Technology Studies Strategies of a Sustainable Product Policy Deutschlandsberg, Austria, July 9 - 15, 2000

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Announcement and call for papers

International Summer Academy on Technology Studies
Strategies of a Sustainable Product Policy
Deutschlandsberg, Austria, July 9 - 15, 2000

Aims and Perspectives

The Summer Academy will focus on interventions and policy measures aiming at a more sustainable way of manufacturing and using products. Participants will discuss the consequences and perspectives of an analysis aiming at the integrative level of products taking into account the social and cultural dimensions of the design, consumption and use of products as well as instruments and strategies leading us towards a sustainable product policy.

The Summer Academy is organised by IFF / IFZ (Inter-University Research Center for Technology, Work and Culture). It is organised around the following themes:

Theme 1: Products and sustainable development

The discussion will be dedicated to the general background of a sustainable product policy. It will comprise subjects such as the role of products (in their material, social and cultural dimensions) and their implications for sustainable development.

Theme 2: Elements of a sustainable product policy

The second part of the Summer Academy will focus on a broader design of a sustainable product policy integrating perspectives of social and cultural studies. Elements and instruments of a sustainable product policy will be discussed, drawing special attention on actors and stakeholders. Relevant policy issues are:

Call for Papers

Participants are encouraged to present a paper related to one of the conference topics. The deadline for submission is March 31, 2000.

Information and Registration

Ursula Pretterhofer
Inter-University Research Center for Technology,
Work and Culture (IFZ)
Schloegelgasse 2
A-8010 Graz, Austria
Tel.: + 43 - 316 / 813909 - 15
Fax: + 43 - 316 / 810274
E-mail: pretterhoferYip7∂ifz big ac at
Internet: http://www.ifz.tu-graz.ac.at/sumacad/