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Nir Rotem

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Sociologist, postdoc at @HebrewU, PhD @UMNSociology | Social theory, world society, illiberalism, higher ed, humanitarianism & other

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Nir Rotem @nirotem.bsky.social · Dec 19

A great opportunity to contribute to this important conversation about the attacks on higher education

British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · Dec 18

We are seeking reflections by sociologists from across the world on the ongoing managerial and ideological attacks on higher education.

Find out more about the project and the call for submissions here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3XOrZXx

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Nir Rotem @nirotem.bsky.social · Dec 18

Our typology maps these near- and far-future techniques, showing how sociotechnical imaginaries shape tech development.

Nir Rotem @nirotem.bsky.social · Dec 18

Excited to share our new paper (co-authored with Limor Samimian-Darash & Amit Sheniak) in Social Studies of Science! We dive into how Israeli high-tech workers actively imagine the future—through scenario planning, CEO “visioning,” strategic roadmaps, and user data analysis.

Unboxing the imaginary: Typology of future imagination techniques in high-tech development - Limor Samimian-Darash, Amit Sheniak, Nir Rotem, 2024

When the future is connected to the term ‘imagination’, it is generally presented through the concept of the ‘imaginary’—that is, an image of the future that is...

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · Dec 14

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
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Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm

See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · Dec 13

Hi there! We are now on Bluesky! 🦋 ☁️

Is the ISA community around? Wave hello in the comments if you're online!

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Nir Rotem @nirotem.bsky.social · Nov 28

איך התנאים שם? שוקל להגיש

Nir Rotem @nirotem.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks for sharing! Added to my reading list, too. The first thing that came to mind is Monika Krause's book Model Cases: On Canonical Research Objects and Sites

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