Department of Science and Technology Studies
Science, technology and innovation shape life in modern societies in countless ways. Some of these are perceived as positive, others are deeply controversial. In turn, policy, corporations, the media and other societal actors influence how knowledge and technologies are produced. Science and technology studies analyzes these interactions, and aims to foster critical and reflexive debates on the relations of science, technology and society.
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Jasanoff S, Metzler I. Borderlands of Life: IVF Embryos and the Law in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2020 Nov 1;45(6):1001-1037. doi.org/10.1177/0162243917753990
Hurlbut B, Metzler I, Marelli L, Jasanoff S. Bioconstitutional Imaginaries and the Comparative Politics of Genetic Self-knowledge. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2020 Nov;45(6):1087-1118. doi.org/10.1177/0162243920921246
Mayer K, Strassnig M. The Digital Humanism Initiative in Vienna: A Report based on our Exploratory Study Commissioned by the City of Vienna. In Fritz J, Tomaschek N, editors, Digitaler Humanismus. 1 ed. Vol. 9. Wien: Waxmann Verlag. 2020 doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4250144
Mora-Gámez F. Beyond citizenship: the material politics of alternative infrastructures. Citizenship Studies. 2020 Jul 3;24(5):696-711. doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2020.1784648
Sigl L, Felt U, Fochler M. “I am Primarily Paid for Publishing ...” The Narrative Framing of Societal Responsibilities in Academic Life Science Research. Science and Engineering Ethics. 2020 Jun;26(3):1569–1593. doi.org/10.1007/s11948-020-00191-8