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

01.09.2021
 

Nina Klimburg-Witjes has just published her new book!

27.08.2021
 

Read now our new blog post written by Esther Dessewffy!

23.08.2021
 

Fredy Mora Gámez and Karin Kriffors are presenting their paper "Calculating migration" at the Annual International Conference. Register here!

18.08.2021
 

Pandemie, Krise und ihre Folgen. Pandemic and its impact on research

28.07.2021
 

Publication alert! Read the new article Nina Klimburg-Witjes published together with Mascha Gugganiga here!

21.07.2021
 

Munich Science Communication Symposium and the Conference 'Communicating the Future' take place next week!

 New Publications

Davies S, Pham B-C. Luck and the ‘situations’ of research. Social Studies of Science. 2023 Apr;53(2):287-299. Epub 2022 Oct. doi: 10.1177/03063127221125438

Akyüz K, Goisauf M, Chassang G, Kozera Ł, Mežinska S, Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou O et al. Post-identifiability in changing sociotechnological genomic data environments. BioSocieties. 2023 Mar 28. doi: 10.1057/s41292-023-00299-7