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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Starkbaum J, Felt U. Negotiating the reuse of health-data: Research, Big Data, and the European General Data Protection Regulation. Big Data & Society. 2019 Jul. doi.org/10.1177/2053951719862594
Sigl L. Subjectivity, governance, and changing conditions of knowledge production in the life sciences. Subjectivity. 2019 Jun;12(2):117-136. doi.org/10.1057/s41286-019-00069-6
Pfotenhauer S, Juhl J, Aarden E. Challenging the "deficit model" of innovation: Framing policy issues under the innovation imperative. Research policy. 2019 May;48(4):895-904. doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2018.10.015
Bayer F, Gorraiz J, Gumpenberger C, Itúrbide A, Iribarren-Maestro I, Reding S. Investigating SSH Research and Publication Practices in Disciplinary and Institutional Contexts. A Survey-Based Comparative Approach in Two Universities. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. 2019 Apr 11. doi.org/10.3389/frma.2019.00001
Goisauf M, Durnová AP. From engaging publics to engaging knowledges: Enacting “appropriateness” in the Austrian biobank infrastructure. Public Understanding of Science. 2019 Apr 1;28(3):275-289. doi.org/10.1177/0963662518806451