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

08.10.2024 10:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the PhD defensio of Hüseyin Kaya Akyüz

03.10.2024 12:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the defensio of Carina Romanach Nasser

 STS Talks Vienna

15.10.2024 17:15
 

INNORES Talk by Mike Michael

We are thrilled to announce Mike Michaels's Talk on 15th October 2024, 5:15 pm

10.10.2024 16:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by David Valentine

We are thrilled to announce David Valentine's Talk on 10th 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