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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Felt U, Fochler M, Müller A, Strassnig M. Unruly Ethics: On the Difficulties of a Bottom-up Approach to Ethics in the Field of Genomics. Public Understanding of Science. 2009;18(3):354-371.
Davies SR. "A bit more cautious, a bit more critical": Science and the public in scientists' talk. In Science and its Publics. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2008. p. 15-36
Davies SR. Constructing Communication: Talking to Scientists About Talking to the Public. Science Communication. 2008;29(4):413-434.
Felt U. Gestaltungsversuche des Verhältnisses von Naturwissenschaften und Gesellschaft: Leben und implizites Lernen von Bürger/innen in der Wissensgesellschaft. Report : Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung. 2008;(3):32-43.
Bell A, (ed.), Davies S, (ed.), Mellor F, (ed.). Science and its Publics. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008.