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.

 News & Events

12.07.2023
 

Lisa Sigl's, Ruth Falkenberg's, and Maximilian Fochler's new article was just accepted in Social Studies of Science.

12.07.2023
 

Ruth Falkenberg, Lisa Sigl and Maximilian Fochler have just published a new article in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science:

26.06.2023
 

Sarah R. Davies and Fredy Mora-Gámez have just published a new article in the International Journal of Communication, Special Section on Afterlives of...

22.06.2023
 

Fredy Mora-Gámez has just published a new article in Science as Culture: The official record of victims as a bordering technology: knowledge and...

20.06.2023
 

Ulrike Felt and Pouya Sepher have just published a new article in Science, Technology and Human Values.

19.06.2023
 

How do we move from knowledge to action? This was the topic of the panel discussion “Can we still be saved?”

 New Publications

Mayer K. Von Verbindungen und Banden des Wissens. In Hofhues S, Schütze K, editors, Doing Research: Wissenschaftspraktiken zwischen Positionierung und Suchanfrage. Bielefeld: transkript. 2022. p. 130-137 doi: 10.14361/9783839456323-016, 10.14361/9783839456323-016

Huber B, Lepenies R, Baena LQ, Allgaier J. Beyond Individualized Responsibility Attributions? How Eco Influencers Communicate Sustainability on TikTok. Environmental Communication. 2022 Oct 14;16(6):713-722. Epub 2022 Oct 11. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2022.2131868