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 10:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Julius Grießler

11.12.2024 09:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Kateryna Brailovska

 STS Talks Vienna

19.09.2024 12:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Juan Francisco Salazar

We are thrilled to announce Juan Francisco Salazar's Talk on 19th September 2024, 12:00 pm



 New Publications

Felt U. Living a Real-world Experiment: Post-Fukushima Imaginaries and Spatial Practices of “Containing the Nuclear”. In van de Poel I, Asveld L, Mehos DC, editors, Experimentation beyond the laboratory: new perspectives on technology in society. Routledge. 2018. p. 49-78

Mayer K, Kieslinger B, Schäfer T. Open and participatory citizen social science for evidence-based decision making. In Austrian Citizen Science Conference. Vol. 4. Frontiers Research Foundation. 2018. p. 74-77 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1479273, 10.3389/978-2-88945-587-4

Felt U. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). In Gibbon S, Prainsack B, Hilgartner S, Lamoreaux J, editors, Routledge Handbook of Genomics, Health and Society. Routledge. 2018