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

21.06.2021
 

Das Forschungskonsortium Smart4Health entwickelt eine mobile App, die es ermöglicht Gesundheitsdaten EU-weit zu verwalten, zu teilen und zu spenden.

21.06.2021
 

Sarah Davies is giving a plenary talk at 'SciComPt 2021' on the 24th of June, asking "What's the point of science communication?".

14.06.2021
 

Fredy Mora Gàmez will present his paper "Beyond ‘technology’: the material politics of alternative infrastructures" at the STS Italia conference.

11.06.2021
 

The Department of Science and Technology Studies seeks to fill the position of a Tutor (1.9.2021-31.1.2022, 10 tutorial hours).

09.06.2021
 

Ruth Falkenberg has just published this article in Minerva. Read the open access article here!

31.05.2021 07:42
 

Andrea Schikowitz and Fredy Mora Gámez are talking at the AFPP conference next week!

 New Publications

Saatçi B, Akyüz K, Rintel S, Klokmose CN. (Re)Configuring Hybrid Meetings: Moving from User-Centered Design to Meeting-Centered Design. Computer supported cooperative work : CSCW : an international journal. 2020 Dec;29(6):769–794. Epub 2020 Nov 19. doi: 10.1007/s10606-020-09385-x

Jasanoff S, Metzler I. Borderlands of Life: IVF Embryos and the Law in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2020 Nov 1;45(6):1001-1037. Epub 2018 Jan 29. doi: 10.1177/0162243917753990

Hurlbut B, Metzler I, Marelli L, Jasanoff S. Bioconstitutional Imaginaries and the Comparative Politics of Genetic Self-knowledge. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2020 Nov;45(6):1087-1118. Epub 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1177/0162243920921246

Mayer K, Strassnig M. The Digital Humanism Initiative in Vienna: A Report based on our Exploratory Study Commissioned by the City of Vienna. In Fritz J, Tomaschek N, editors, Digitaler Humanismus. 1 ed. Vol. 9. Wien: Waxmann Verlag. 2020 doi: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4250144