Call for Abstracts: Global Public Deliberation in Science and Technology: Knowledge Pluralism and the Policy Interface | 22–24 July, Malaysia

Call for Abstracts

Global Public Deliberation in Science and Technology: Knowledge Pluralism and the Policy Interface

Abstract length: up to 250 words

Submission deadline: 1 February 2026

 22–24 July 2026 | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

 

In 2025, an international group of academics and civil society partners jointly called for a new Odyssey—O.D.E.SS.I. (Open, Deliberative, Enabling, Sensible & Sensitive, and Innovative)—for public engagement in science and science diplomacy, responding to growing challenges of epistemic fragmentation, governance asymmetries, and declining public trust at science–policy interfaces.

 

The International Conference on Science, Technology and Society 2026, taking place 22–24 July 2026 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, has established a dedicated conference stream titled 'Global Public Deliberation in Science and Technology: Knowledge Pluralism and the Policy Interface', building on the O.D.E.SS.I. framework.

 

This stream is envisioned as a space for critical engagement, conceptual extension, and empirical exploration of global public deliberation. We warmly invite abstract submissions (maximum 250 words) from scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and civil-society actors seeking to critique, deepen, and expand O.D.E.SS.I. and broader practices of global public deliberation in science and technology.

 

Submission portal:
https://umevent.um.edu.my/iCONSTS2026=20125fd9b2d43e340a35fb0278da235d