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

28.04.2025 13:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Kai Jürgen Edgar Strycker

24.04.2025 09:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Caitlin Harjes

 STS Talks Vienna

20.03.2025 16:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Karlijn Korpershoek

We are thrilled to announce Karlijn Korpershoek's Talk on March 20, 2025 04:00 pm

13.03.2025 17:00
 

STS Talk by Tiago Moreira

We are thrilled to announce Tiago Moreira's Talk on March 13, 2025 5:00 pm



 New Publications

Felt U. Living a Real-world Experiment: Post-Fukushima Imaginaries and Spatial Practices of “Containing the Nuclear”. In van de Poel I, Asveld L, Mehos DC, editors, Experimentation beyond the laboratory: new perspectives on technology in society. Routledge. 2018. p. 49-78

Mayer K, Kieslinger B, Schäfer T. Open and participatory citizen social science for evidence-based decision making. In Austrian Citizen Science Conference. Vol. 4. Frontiers Research Foundation. 2018. p. 74-77 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1479273, 10.3389/978-2-88945-587-4

Felt U. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). In Gibbon S, Prainsack B, Hilgartner S, Lamoreaux J, editors, Routledge Handbook of Genomics, Health and Society. Routledge. 2018

Felt U. “Response-able Practices” or “New Bureaucracies of Virtue”: The Challenges of Making RRI Work in Academic Environments. In Asveld L, van Dam-Mieras R, Swierstra T, Lavrijssen S, Linse K, van den Hoven J, editors, Responsible Innovation 3. Chem: Springer. 2017. p. 49-68

Felt U, Schwarz-Plaschg C, Schumann S. IMAGINE. A card-based discussion method. In Liamputtong P, editor, Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences. Singapore: Springer. 2017 doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-2779-6_9-1