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.

 News & Events

25.04.2024 12:30
 

We warmly invite you to the defensio of David Würflinger

15.04.2024 17:00
 

by Brice Laurent (CSI & ANSES, Paris), Eleanor S. Armstrong (Science Education, Stockholm University), Béatrice Cointe (CSI, Paris), Kirstin Asdal...

12.04.2024 15:30
 

Nina Klimburg-Witjes will give a talk on "Space debris as a security leftover" at the The Future of Near-Earth Space. Space Debris and Space...

26.03.2024
 

Since December 2023, Professor Ulrike Felt is part of the new FWF Supervisory Board 2023 to 2027!

07.03.2024
 

Nina Klimburg-Witjes im Gespräch mit ORF Topos zum Thema Weltraumschrott

29.02.2024 18:00
 

We are thrilled to announce Professor's Ulrike Felt 2024 Haldane Lecture on Thu, February 29th, 2024, 6:00 - 7:00 pm at Wolfson College, University of...

 New Publications

Miller BP, Duque RB, Shrum W. Gender, ICTs, and Productivity in Low-Income Countries: Panel Study. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2012;37(1):30-63. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0162243910392800

Palackal A, Mbatia P, Dzorgbo D-B, Duque RB, Ynalvez MAH, Shrum W. Are Mobile Phones Changing Social Networks: A Longitudinal Study of Core Networks in Kerala. New Media & Society. 2011;13(3):391-410. doi: 10.1177/1461444810393900

Shrum W, Mbatia P, Palackal A, Dzorgbo D-B, Duque RB, Ynalvez MAH. Mobile Phones and Core Network Growth in Kenya: Strengthening Weak Ties. Social Science Research. 2011;40(2):614-625. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.09.015