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

22.01.2022
 

Ulrike Felt has just published her new book (available in German) !

17.12.2021
 

Congratulation to Anna Pillinger, who won the AK-Wissenschaftspreis for her master thesis "Imagining Care Robots at a Dementia Station – Or: Wishing...

06.12.2021
 

Susanne ÖCHSNER

09.12.2021, 12:00-13:30

25.11.2021
 

Strategieentwicklung ist ein Teil von wissenschaftlichem Leitungspersonal geworden. Das Projekt “Follow the Money” geht dieser Entwicklung nach.

24.11.2021
 

The Digital Transformation of the EU Border Regime: Read the new article by Paul Trauttmannsdorff & Ulrike Felt!

22.11.2021
 

Ulrike Felt talks about Science and Humanity at the Tokyo Forum on 2nd December, 12:05 (GMT)!

 New Publications

Mayer K, Weber J. Targeting from a Distance: Formatting Social Relations in Data-Driven Warfare. In Burkhardt M, Shnayien M, Grashöfer K, editors, Explorations in Digital Cultures. meson press. 2021. p. 1-20

Davies S, Franks S, Roche J, Schmidt AL, Wells R, Zollo F. The Landscape of European Science Communication. JCOM. 2021;20(3):1-9. A01. doi: 10.22323/2.20030201

Felt U. The Temporal Fabric of Academic Lives: Of Weaving, Repairing, and Resisting. In Vostal F, editor, Inquiring into Academic Timescapes. Bingley: Emerald Publishing. 2021. p. 265-278

Metzler I. Imaginaries as infrastructures? The emergence of non-invasive prenatal testing in Austria. BioSocieties. 2020 Dec;15(4):601-626. Epub 2019 Oct 4. doi: 10.1057/s41292-019-00171-7