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

21.10.2025 16:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Roman Michael Hansen

20.10.2025 11:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Constantin Wolfgang Holmer:

 STS Talks Vienna

26.03.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Asif Siddiqi

We are thrilled to announce Asif Siddiqi's talk on March 26, 2026 04:00 PM

11.03.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x LLEA Talk by Stefan Kitzler

We are thrilled to announce Stefan Kitzler's talk on March 11, 2026 04:00 PM



 New Publications

Mora-Gámez F, Davies S. More-Than-Tech Communities: Alternative Imaginaries Within Hacking and Crafting. International Journal of Communication (IJoC). 2023 Jun 22;17: 4182–4195.


Sepehr P, Felt U. Urban Imaginaries as Tacit Governing Devices: The Case of Smart City Vienna. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2023 Jun 8. Epub 2023 Jun 8. doi: 10.1177/01622439231178597

Trauttmansdorff P, Felt U. Between Infrastructural Experimentation and Collective Imagination: The Digital Transformation of the EU Border Regime . Science, Technology & Human Values. 2023 May;48(3):635-662. Epub 2021 Nov. doi: 10.1177/01622439211057523

Dessewffy E, Schikowitz A, Davies SR. Tracing (in)visibilising practices: engaging with simulations for architecture and spatial planning. Digital Creativity. 2023 Apr 13;34(2):127-142. doi: 10.1080/14626268.2023.2200762