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

07.04.2025 16:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Laura Still

31.03.2025 12:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Teresa Carmen Sophie Heinz

 STS Talks Vienna

20.02.2025 16:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Sitraka Rakotoniaina

We are thrilled to announce Sitraka Rakotoniaina's Talk on February 20, 2025 04:00 pm

20.01.2025 17:00
 

STS Talk by Aristotle Tympas

We are thrilled to announce Aristotle Tympas' Talk on January 20, 2025 05:00 pm



 New Publications

Davies S, Pham BC. Luck and the ‘situations’ of research. Social Studies of Science. 2023 Apr;53(2):287-299. Epub 2022 Oct. doi: 10.1177/03063127221125438

Sepehr P, Aarden E. Between straight lines and winding alleys: Streets as boundary objects in the transnational modernization of urban planning in Iran. In De Munck B, Lachmund J, editors, Politics of Urban Knowledge: Historical Perspectives on the Shaping and Governing of Cities. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. 2023. p. 179-200 doi: 10.4324/9781003312628