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

08.09.2025 10:15
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the PhD defensio of Laura Bomm

02.09.2025 14:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Tilman Freiherr von Werthern

 STS Talks Vienna

16.10.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk by Sally Wyatt

We are thrilled to announce Sally Wyatt's talk on October 16, 2025 04:00 PM

 

02.10.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x by Panel discussion 'Alternative knowledge practices and the politics of urban transformation'

We are thrilled to announce the panel discussion 'Alternative knowledge practices and the politics of urban transformation' on October 02, 2025 04:00...



 New Publications

Felt U, (ed.), Fouché R, (ed.), Miller CA, (ed.), Smith-Doerr L, (ed.). The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: MIT Press, 2017. 1208 p.

Felt U. Under the Shadow of Time: Where Indicators and Academic Values Meet. Engaging Science, Technology, and Society. 2017;3:53-63. doi: 10.17351/ests2017.109

Aarden E. Translating genetics beyond bench and bedside: A comparative perspective on health care infrastructures for 'familial' breast cancer. Applied & Translational Genomics. 2016 Dec;11:48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.atg.2016.09.001

Paulitz T, Goisauf M, Zapusek S. Lebenspraxis Wissenschaft? Von der praktischen Sperrigkeit des Work-Life-Balance-Konzepts im wissenschaftlichen Feld. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 2016 Sept 20;41(3):319-337. doi: 10.1007/s11614-016-0220-z