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.

 Defensiones

30.09.2025 15:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the PhD defensio of Bao-Chau Pham

18.09.2025 16:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Sandra Schober

 STS Talks Vienna

03.11.2025 17:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x CeSCos Talk by Jenny Reardon (in cooperation with CeSCos)

We are thrilled to announce Jenny Reardon's (in cooperation with CeSCos) on November 03, 2025 05:00 PM

23.10.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Bleddyn Bowen

We are thrilled to announce Bleddyn Bowen's talk on October 23, 2025 04:00 PM

 News

02.12.2024
 

We have changed the opening hours of the library!

Mon, Thu: 10:00 am – 03:00 pm

Tue, Wed, Fri: 09:30 am – 01:30 pm

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 New Publications

Mayer K. Big Data, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence. In Felt U, Irwin A, editors, Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 2024

Klimburg-Witjes N, Weißer K. Europas Zukunft im Weltraum: Wie die Kontroversen um das Ariane-Programm Ideale und Spannungsfelder der europäischen Integration widerspiegeln. In Nötzold A, Fels E, Rotter A, Brake M, editors, Strategischer Wettbewerb im Weltraum: Politik, Recht, Sicherheit und Wirtschaft im All. Springer. 2024. p. 653-674. (Sicherheit, Strategie & Innovation). doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-42602-6

Mayer K. Partizipation: Partizipativ forschen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Inklusion und Exklusion. In Peer C, Semlitsch E, Güntner S, Haas M, editors, Urbane Transformation durch soziale Innovation: Schlüsselbegriffe und Perspektiven. TU Academic Press. 2024. p. 175 doi: 10.34727/2024/isbn.978-3-85448-064-8_22