The Core of STS: Where are we ? Where are we headed?

The Core of STS: Where are we ? Where are we headed?

STS Education in Japan

Yuko Fujigaki

STS in JapanSTS in Japan1990 STS Network Japan2001 JSSTS Established 2002. 1 Project on “Governance of S&T” Started 2002. 6 1st SDN Meeting Recommendation from S.Jasanoff

2003.12 International Workshop: for Editing Japanese STS Handbook

M.Callon, U.Felt, B.Wynne, R.Hagendijk, T.Gieryn

2005.11 Publication of STS Textbook

2005 4S Council Meeting: B. Latour’s recommendation to have 4S in Japan 　 (500 members in JSSTS)

2010 4S in Tokyo with JSSTS

STS Degree Programs in Japan(2000-2010)

N.of Faculties M.A. Ph.D.University of Tokyo G. S. of Int.&Interdisciplinary Studies 3 19 11 G.S. of Humanities & Sociology 1 4 2 G.S. of Interdisciplinary Information S. 1 12 1

Tokyo Inst. of Technology 3 5 3

University of Kyoto 1 6 　 　 　　　 3Kobe University 2 3 1University of Osaka Communication Design Center 5 (Minor Course)The Graduate University of Advanced Studies(Sokendai)5 (Minor Course)

Philosophy of STS in Japan

For Scientists: Social Literacy of Scientists e.g. Science Communication Programs

Engineers: Engineering Ethics 　 　 Premed: Biomedical Ethics

Policy Trainees: Social, political, ethical implication of S&T. Decision Making under Uncertainty e.g. White papers Liberal Arts Students: Education of “thinking critically”

Curriculums of Graduate Course

The core course Seminar I : Planning of Thesis-writing Seminar II: Knowledge, Plan, PoliticsAdditional Course Basic Theory for S&T Studies I ~Ⅳ Modern Thoughts on S&T I ~Ⅳ History of S&T I ~Ⅳ Philosophy of S&T I ~Ⅳ

3.11 Earthquake, Tsunami, and Accidents of Nuclear Power Plants

(1) What “unexpected” means in the disaster?(2) Strengths and weakness of “assumption”(3) Too much confidence in dike in north-east

(4) Information flow: conflict between professionals

(5) Citizen’s self-protection by self-measurement(6) Citizen’s literacy(7) Contingency of measured value

(8) Public Sphere for discussing future energy

What is the role of STS?

in the process of d after disasterWhistle blowing X O

On-going observation O

Posteriori Survey O O