Imagining the future through revisiting the past: the value of history in thinking about R(R)I’s possible future(s)

Despite reflexivity being held up as a core pillar of Responsible Research and Innovation (R(R)I), actors in the field have yet to consider importance R(R)I's history. Acknowledging has multiple histories, not only ones that are told but also could be told, is necessary order meet requirement reflexivity. Inspired by notion ANTihistory, I therefore propose an alternative historiography. Based on ethnographic archival research, trace some interactions between early iterations Science Technology Studies (STS) Assessment (TA) which do regularly feature part established history, thereby drawing attention potentially ‘forgotten' or ‘neglected' histories. Appropriate (AT) movement ‘alternative' forebear R(R)I. argue interpretative richness offered empirical historical analysis provides insights for thinking about R(R)I’s possible future(s).