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

24.04.2025 09:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Caitlin Harjes

07.04.2025 16:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Laura Still

 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



 New Publications

Jasanoff S, Metzler I. Borderlands of Life: IVF Embryos and the Law in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2020 Nov 1;45(6):1001-1037. Epub 2018 Jan 29. doi: 10.1177/0162243917753990

Hurlbut B, Metzler I, Marelli L, Jasanoff S. Bioconstitutional Imaginaries and the Comparative Politics of Genetic Self-knowledge. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2020 Nov;45(6):1087-1118. Epub 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1177/0162243920921246

Mayer K, Strassnig M. The Digital Humanism Initiative in Vienna: A Report based on our Exploratory Study Commissioned by the City of Vienna. In Fritz J, Tomaschek N, editors, Digitaler Humanismus. 1 ed. Vol. 9. Wien: Waxmann Verlag. 2020 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4250144