What is 'undone computer science'?
For computer science researchers and ethicists, this work highlights potential blind spots in the discipline's research agenda, though it is primarily a conceptual introduction rather than an empirical study.
This special issue introduces the concept of 'undone science' to computer science, examining how the discipline's structure and paradigms may lead to neglected research questions. It aims to identify crucial epistemological and ethical questions for the field's development.
The concept of 'undone science' emerged in the 2010s in research in social sciences at the intersection of studies on social movements and of science and technology studies. It refers to research questions that are neglected, ignored, or left unfunded, even though they deserve to be explored. The aim of this special issue is to apply this concept to computer science, by examining whether the way this discipline is structured (including its sociological, economic, and political dimensions), as well as the paradigms that shape it, make it possible to identify epistemological and ethical questions that are crucial for its development and conception.