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

25.01.2024
 

Der Beitrag beleuchtet die zunehmende Gefahr, die durch Tausende von Trümmerteilen im Weltraum entsteht, und erläutert die Auswirkungen auf die...

17.01.2024
 

We are thrilled to announce Thomas Völker's STS Talk on 17th January 2024, 5.30 pm.

29.12.2023
 

FutureSpace is a 5-year research project at the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at the University of Vienna. The project is led by...

12.12.2023
 

We are thrilled to announce Stefan Böschen's STS Talk on 12 December 2023, 5.30 pm.

STS Talks Vienna
11.12.2023
 

Im Forschungsprojekt „Valuing, Being, Knowing“ wurde untersucht, wie Fragen von gesellschaftlicher Relevanz in den Lebenswissenschaften mehr zum...

05.12.2023
 

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Sarah Davies is giving an ITA seminar on 5 December, 1.30 pm:

 New Publications

Schikowitz A, Maasen S. Integrative Forschung. In Schmohl T, Phillip T, editors, Handbuch transdisziplinäre Didaktik. Bielefeld: transkript. 2021. p. 151-162 doi: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839455654

Davies S. Performing Science in Public: Science Communication and Scientific Identity. In Kastenhofer K, Molyneux-Hodgson S, editors, Community and Identity in Contemporary Technosciences. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 207-223. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Vol. 31).

Davies S, Horst M. Science Communication as Culture: A Framework for Analysis. In Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology. London: Routledge. 2021. p. 182-197

Mayer K, Weber J. Targeting from a Distance: Formatting Social Relations in Data-Driven Warfare. In Burkhardt M, Shnayien M, Grashöfer K, editors, Explorations in Digital Cultures. meson press. 2021. p. 1-20