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

11.12.2024 09:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Kateryna Brailovska

22.10.2024 09:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Lisa-Maria Chmarra

 STS Talks Vienna

02.12.2024 17:00
 

STS Talk by Louise Whiteley

We are thrilled to announce Louise Whiteley's Talk on December 02, 2024 05:00 pm

24.10.2024 16:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Julie Michelle Klinger

We are thrilled to announce Julie Michelle Klinger's Talk on 24th October 2024, 4:00 pm

 News

20.07.2023
 

Paul Trauttmansdorff and Nina Klimburg-Witjes have just published a new book called:

News
12.07.2023
 

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

News
12.07.2023
 

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

News

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 New Publications

Matthews KRW, Iltis AS, Marquez NG, Wagner DS, Robert JS, de Melo-Martín I et al. Rethinking Human Embryo Research Policies. Hastings Center Report. 2021 Jan;51(1):47-51. doi: 10.1002/hast.1215

Davies S, Lindvig K. Assembling research integrity: negotiating a policy object in scientific governance. Critical Policy Studies. 2021;15(4):444-461. Epub 2021 Feb 1. doi: 10.1080/19460171.2021.1879660

Schikowitz A. Being a ‘Good Researcher’ in Transdisciplinary Research: Choreographies of Identity Work Beyond Community. In Community and Identity in Contemporary Technosciences. 2021. p. 225-245. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Vol. 31). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-61728-8_11

Mora-Gámez F. Beyond citizenship: the material politics of alternative infrastructures (RP). In Amelung N, Gianolla C, Susa Ribeiro J, Solovova O, editors, Material Politics of Citizenship: Connecting Migrations with Science and Technology Studies. Taylor & Francis. 2021

Albert A, Mayer K, Bálint B, Butkevičienė E, Perelló J. Citizen Social Science: New and Established Approaches to Participation in Social Research. In The Science of Citizen Science. 2021. p. 119-138 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_7