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

30.04.2021
 

Sarah Davies and Kathrin Lindvig frame research integrity as a ‘policy object’ and reflect upon how this object is being assembled.

29.04.2021
 

Wenn der Problemlöser zum Problem wird: Die Geschichte unseres Umgangs mit Kunststoffe als Analogie für unseren Zugang zur Klimawende.

29.04.2021
 

Sarah Davies published an article about analysis of Twitter data during the pandemic.

27.04.2021
 

New blog post by T. Bühler is online!

13.01.2021
 
09.11.2020
 

 New Publications

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

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