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.

 Defensiones

30.06.2025 09:45
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the PhD defensio of Florentine Frantz

27.06.2025 09:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Ingrid Paola Marin Cabezas

 STS Talks Vienna

22.05.2025 17:00
 

INNORES Talk by Sarah Schönbauer

We are thrilled to announce Sarah Schönbauer's Talk on May 22, 2025 5:00 pm

15.05.2025 16:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Victor Buchli

We are thrilled to announce Victor Buchli's Talk on May 15, 2025 04:00 pm

 Events

11.06.2025 18:00
 

Ulrike Felt launches a new book about 'Academic Times' and the chronopolitics of research!

30.09.2024 11:30
 

Habilitation colloquium of Dr. Astrid Mager

We have the pleasure to invite you to the habilitation colloquium of Dr. Astrid Mager on Monday, September 30, 2024 at 11:30 at the Institute for...

 News

03.07.2025
 

We are recruiting for a full professor in Science and Technology Studies, deadline 17 September 2025.

News
02.07.2025
 

We congratulate Florentine Frantz on her PhD defensio!

News
02.07.2025
 

We congratulate Vera Ulmer on her PhD defensio!

News
19.05.2025
 

Ulrike Felt explores in her new book the hidden politics of time that shape knowledge production in universities and academic life.

News
08.05.2025
 

We congratulate Rasmus Kvaal Wardemann on his PhD defensio!

News
11.03.2025
 

The ERC-funded Research Project “ALTERBIOTIC” (lead by Assist.-Prof. Dr. Christian Haddad) explores the pressing global health crisis of antimicrobial...

News

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 New Publications

Davies S, Lindvig K. Assembling research integrity: negotiating a policy object in scientific governance. Critical Policy Studies. 2021;15(4):444-461. Epub 2021 Feb 1. doi: 10.1080/19460171.2021.1879660

Schikowitz A. Being a ‘Good Researcher’ in Transdisciplinary Research: Choreographies of Identity Work Beyond Community. In Community and Identity in Contemporary Technosciences. 2021. p. 225-245. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Vol. 31). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-61728-8_11

Mora-Gámez F. Beyond citizenship: the material politics of alternative infrastructures (RP). In Amelung N, Gianolla C, Susa Ribeiro J, Solovova O, editors, Material Politics of Citizenship: Connecting Migrations with Science and Technology Studies. Taylor & Francis. 2021

Albert A, Mayer K, Bálint B, Butkevičienė E, Perelló J. Citizen Social Science: New and Established Approaches to Participation in Social Research. In The Science of Citizen Science. 2021. p. 119-138 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_7

Wentland A, Klimburg-Witjes N. „Die Benutzer sind das Problem, nicht das System“ – Verantwortung, Vertrauen und Vulnerabilität in IT-Sicherheitsdiskursen. In Braun K, Kropp C, editors, In digitaler Gesellschaft: Neukonfigurationen zwischen Robotern, Algorithmen und Usern. 1 ed. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag. 2021. (Politik in der Digitalen Gesellschaft).