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

15.04.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x INNORES Talk by Stephen Hilgartner

We are thrilled to announce Stephen Hilgartner's talk on April 15, 2026 04:00 PM

09.04.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Anne Johnson

We are thrilled to announce Anne Johnson's talk on April 09, 2026 04:00 PM:



 New Publications

Kieslinger B, Schürz S, Mayer K, Schaefer T. Participatory evaluation practices in citizen social science: Insights from three case studies. Plattform Forschungs- und Technologieevaluierung . 2022 Sept;53:10-19. doi: 10.22163/fteval.2022.567

Michael C, Klimburg-Witjes N. Troubled Orbits and Earthly Concerns: Space Debris as a Boundary Infrastructure. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2022 Sept;47(5):960-985. Epub 2021 Jun. doi: 10.1177/01622439211023554

Felt U. Transitions, Expansions, Engagements: Science, Technology, & Human Values between 2002 and 2007. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2022 Jul;47(4):650-655. Epub 2022 Jun 5. doi: 10.1177/01622439221102987

Wald D, (ed.), Carvalho A, (ed.), Felt U, (ed.). Science in a Time of Crisis: Communication, Engagement and the Lived Experience of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Communication, 2022. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88976-306-1