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

26.05.2021
 

Don't miss out the ICA Conference and this thrilling panel discussion!

25.05.2021
 

Have you already read the new article written by Sarah Davies? It's part of a special issue on 'Re-examining Science Communication'.

21.05.2021
 

That's the question Ulrike Felt and Sarah Davies will discuss at the Public Communication of Science and Technology conference.

18.05.2021
 

Several department members are presenting their research at international conferences this week!

13.05.2021
 

New blog post: Sarah Davies and Andrea Schikowitz are reflecting on the enactment of researchers' identity across different institutional settings.

07.05.2021
 

We started a new project (contract funding by the City of Vienna, MA7):

The City as Knowing Space (Die Stadt als Wissensraum)

 New Publications

Buschmann K, Kasberger S, Kraker P, Mayer K, Reckling F, Rieck K et al. Open Science in Österreich: Ansätze und Status Open Science in Austria: Approaches and status Open Science en Autriche: Approches et état des lieux. Information-Wissenschaft und Praxis. 2015 Jan 1;66(2-3):137-145. doi: 10.1515/iwp-2015-0025, http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16511

Merz M, Sormani PB. Configuring New Research Fields: How Policy, Place, and Organization Are Made to Matter. In Merz M, Sormani P, editors, The Local Configuration of New Research Fields. On Regional and National Diversity. Springer. 2015. p. 1-22. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook).

Felt U. Keeping Technologies Out: Sociotechnical imaginaries and the formation of Austria's technopolitical identity. In Jasanoff S, Kim S-H, editors, Dreamscapes of Modernity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and the Fabrication of Power. Chicago: Chicago University Press. 2015. p. 103-125

Sormani PB. Practicing Innovation: Mobile Nano-training, Emerging Tensions, and Prospective Arrangements. In Merz M, Sormani P, editors, The Local Configuration of New Research Fields. On Regional and National Diversity. Vol. 29. Springer. 2015. p. 229-247. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook).