Title：Can Nuclear Be Green? – Climate Politics, Materiality, and Power in the United States
Speaker：Prof. Sheila Jasanoff (Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy School)
Chair：Wen-Ling Tu（Dean.International College of Innovation, NCCU、Editor-in-Chief of EASTS）
Time：July 11, 2025 (Fri.) 10:30–12:00
Venue：Department of Sociology and Social Work R319
Organizers：EASTS、NTU Sociology
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About the Speech
In this talk, the speaker will reflect on the latest turns in American energy policy in the light of STS’s prior work on sociotechnical imaginaries. What changes and what remains the same as societies absorb technological developments has been a question of theoretical concern in STS. The case of nuclear power offers an opportunity for a relatively longue durée look at this question through the lens of one technological sector that has evolved in tandem with American power and politics since the mid-twentieth century.
About the Speaker
Sheila Jasanoff is the Pforzheimer Professor at Harvard Kennedy School and a leading scholar in science and technology studies (STS). Her work examines how science and technology shape law, politics, and policy in democratic societies. She has published widely, including key works like The Fifth Branch and The Ethics of Invention. Jasanoff founded Harvard’s STS Program and the Science and Democracy Network, and has been honored with awards such as the Holberg Prize and the Guggenheim Fellowship. She is a member of several prestigious academies and has held visiting posts at top universities around the world.
