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

11.05.2026 18:00
 

Lecture by Cecilia Rikap (in cooperation with IPW and others)

We are thrilled to announce Cecilia Rikap's talk (in cooperation with IPW) on May 11, 2026 06:00 PM

06.05.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk by Vololona Rabeharisoa

We are thrilled to announce Vololona Rabeharisoa's talk on May 06, 2026 04:00 PM

 



 New Publications

Castree N, Adams WM, Barry J, Brockington D, Büscher B, Corbera E et al. Changing the intellectual climate. Nature Climate Change. 2014;4(9):763-768. Epub 2014 Aug 27. doi: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2339

Felt U, Felder KF, Öhler T, Penkler M. Timescapes of obesity: Coming to terms with a complex socio-medical phenomenon. Health: an interdisciplinary journal for the social study of health, illness and medicine. 2014;18(6):646-664. Epub 2014 May 11. doi: 10.1177/1363459314530736

Mayer K, Simon J. DESIRED BECOMINGS. Journal of Peer Production. 2013.

Felt U, Igelsböck J, Schikowitz A, Völker T. Growing Into What? The (Un-)disciplined Socialisation of Early Stage Researchers in Transdisciplinary Research. Higher Education: the international journal of higher education and educational planning. 2013;65(4):511-524. doi: 10.1007/s10734-012-9560-1