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.
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Lievevrouw E, Felt U. Governing Citizen-Patients: The Digital Infrastructuring of Health and Care in Europe. In De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Health and Society. De Gruyter. 2025 doi: 10.1515/9783111247854-015
Klimburg-Witjes N, Kürten P. Pacing Space: Futuring Practices and Temporal Ownership in the European Space Sector. Science and Public Policy. 2025 Nov 24. doi: 10.1093/scipol/scaf067
Felt U. Environmental Intelligence?! On the Consequences of Sidelining the Materiality of AI. Harvard Data Science Review. 2025 Oct 31;7(4). doi: 10.1162/99608f92.7703c9aa
Fochler M, Janger J, Stampfer M, Strassnig M, Benner M, Charos A et al. Just following the money? How research funding shapes the governance of university research. Science and Public Policy. 2025 Oct 9. doi: 10.1093/scipol/scaf056
Klimburg-Witjes N, Strycker KJE, Braun V. Who Cares for Space Debris? Conflicting Logics of Security and Sustainability in Space Situational Awareness Practices. Science and Engineering Ethics. 2025 Sept 28. doi: 10.1007/s11948-025-00550-3