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

26.08.2025 12:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Sofie Aspelund Klevstrand:

26.08.2025 11:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Alix Henny Clara Gaul

 STS Talks Vienna

04.12.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Mia Bennett

We are thrilled to announce Mia Bennett's talk on December 04, 2025 04:00 PM

03.12.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk by Nikolaus Poechhacker

We are thrilled to announce Nikolaus Poechhacker's talk on December 03, 2025 04:00 PM



 New Publications

Davies S. Performing Science in Public: Science Communication and Scientific Identity. In Kastenhofer K, Molyneux-Hodgson S, editors, Community and Identity in Contemporary Technosciences. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 207-223. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Vol. 31).

Davies S, Horst M. Science Communication as Culture: A Framework for Analysis. In Bucchi M, Trench B, editors, Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology. London: Routledge. 2021. p. 182-197

Klimburg-Witjes N. Shifting Articulations of Space Security: Boundary Work in European Space Policy Making. European security : ES. 2021;30(4):526-546. doi: 10.1080/09662839.2021.1890039

Mayer K, Weber J. Targeting from a Distance: Formatting Social Relations in Data-Driven Warfare. In Burkhardt M, Shnayien M, Grashöfer K, editors, Explorations in Digital Cultures. meson press. 2021. p. 1-20

Davies S, Franks S, Roche J, Schmidt AL, Wells R, Zollo F. The Landscape of European Science Communication. JCOM. 2021;20(3):1-9. A01. doi: 10.22323/2.20030201