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

21.07.2021
 

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

12.07.2021
 

Timo BÜHLER (16.07.)

Thomas KUIPERS (16.07.)

Clemens ACKERL (21.07.)

06.07.2021
 

Nine Klimburg-Witjes & Michael Clormann write about (visualizations of) space debris. Read the open access article here!

30.06.2021
 

Nina Klimburg-Witjes and Matthias Leese (ETH) are organizing this virtual workshop as part of the 8th European Workshops in International Studies.

30.06.2021
 

Is academia as we know it today sustainable? Ulrike Felt will discuss this issue at the first EuroScience Policy Forum.

29.06.2021
 

Neue Folge Ars Boni: Katja Mayer spricht heute live um 18:30 Uhr über die Situation befristigt Beschäftigter an Universitäten.

 New Publications

Mora-Gámez F. Beyond citizenship: the material politics of alternative infrastructures. Citizenship Studies. 2020 Jul 3;24(5):696-711. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2020.1784648

Felt U. Public Health Communication: Anecdotal Evidence and Responsibility in Print Media Accounts of Obesity. In Felt U, Davies S, editors, Exploring Science Communication. A Science and Technology Studies Approach. London: Sage Publications Ltd. 2020. p. 131-148

Penkler M, Felder KF, Felt U. Challenging Diversity: Steering Effects of Buzzwords in Projectified Healthcare. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2020 Jan;45(1):138-163. Epub 2019 Apr 2. doi: 10.1177/0162243919841694

Mora-Gámez F, Brown SD. A reparação a despeito de si mesma: traições psi na Colômbia pós-conflito. In Arruda Leal Ferreira A, editor, Governamentalidade e práticas psi: a gestão pela liberdade. Vol. 2021-03. Rio de Janeiro: Editora NAU. 2020. p. 523-548