SettingsScience and technology studies
Actor-network theory
Actor–network theory, often abbreviated as ANT, is a distinctive approach to social theory and research which originated in the field of science studies.
Actor–network theory, often abbreviated as ANT, is a distinctive approach to social theory and research which originated in the field of science studies.
Brian Wynne
Brian Wynne (Born January 14, 1947) is Professor of Science Studies and Research Director of the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (CSEC) at the University of Lancaster.
Brian Wynne (Born January 14, 1947) is Professor of Science Studies and Research Director of the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (CSEC) at the University of Lancaster.
CARC (Kingston University)
Contemporary Art Research Centre is a Research Centre within Kingston University.
Contemporary Art Research Centre is a Research Centre within Kingston University.
Center on Organizational Innovation
The Center on Organizational Innovation (COI) is a research center at Columbia University's Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy.
The Center on Organizational Innovation (COI) is a research center at Columbia University's Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy.
Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation
The Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation (CSI) (Center for the Sociology of Innovation) is a research center at the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France.
The Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation (CSI) (Center for the Sociology of Innovation) is a research center at the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France.
Comparative Technology Transfer and Society
Comparative Technology Transfer and Society (CTTS) was an academic journal in the field of science and technology studies published by the Johns Hopkins University Press and sponsored by...
Comparative Technology Transfer and Society (CTTS) was an academic journal in the field of science and technology studies published by the Johns Hopkins University Press and sponsored by...
Coproduction (technology and society)
The term co-production is used to explore the ways in which technical experts and other groups in society generate new knowledge and technologies together.
The term co-production is used to explore the ways in which technical experts and other groups in society generate new knowledge and technologies together.
Critique of technology
Critique of technology is a theory which analyzes the negative impacts of technologies.
Critique of technology is a theory which analyzes the negative impacts of technologies.
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism.
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism.
Democratic Rationalization
Democratic Rationalization is term used by Andrew Feenberg in his article "Subversive Rationalization: Technology, Power and Democracy with technology."
Democratic Rationalization is term used by Andrew Feenberg in his article "Subversive Rationalization: Technology, Power and Democracy with technology."
Domestication theory
Domestication theory is an approach in science and technology studies and media studies that describes the processes by which innovations, especially new technology is 'tamed' or appropriated by...
Domestication theory is an approach in science and technology studies and media studies that describes the processes by which innovations, especially new technology is 'tamed' or appropriated by...
Donald A. MacKenzie
Donald Angus MacKenzie (born 1950) is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Donald Angus MacKenzie (born 1950) is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Early adopter
An early adopter or lighthouse customer is an early customer of a given company, product, or technology; in politics, fashion, art, and other fields, this person would be referred to as a ...
An early adopter or lighthouse customer is an early customer of a given company, product, or technology; in politics, fashion, art, and other fields, this person would be referred to as a ...
Economics of scientific knowledge
The economics of scientific knowledge is an approach to understanding science which is predicated on the need to understand scientific knowledge creation and dissemination in economic terms.
The economics of scientific knowledge is an approach to understanding science which is predicated on the need to understand scientific knowledge creation and dissemination in economic terms.
Epistemic culture
epistemic culture is term used to distinguish between various settings of knowledge production and emphasize the its contextual aspects.
epistemic culture is term used to distinguish between various settings of knowledge production and emphasize the its contextual aspects.
ESST
The European Inter-University Association on Society, Science and Technology (ESST) is an association of universities who jointly teach and research in the field of social, scientific and ...
The European Inter-University Association on Society, Science and Technology (ESST) is an association of universities who jointly teach and research in the field of social, scientific and ...
Ethnomethodology
Ethnomethodology is is an ethnographic approach to sociological inquiry introduced by the American sociologist Harold Garfinkel 1917-2011.
Ethnomethodology is is an ethnographic approach to sociological inquiry introduced by the American sociologist Harold Garfinkel 1917-2011.
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society.
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society.
Kentaro Toyama
Kentaro Toyama is a computer scientist and development studies researcher, who works on the relationship of technology and international development.
Kentaro Toyama is a computer scientist and development studies researcher, who works on the relationship of technology and international development.
Laboratory Life
Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts is a 1979 book by sociologists of science Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar.
Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts is a 1979 book by sociologists of science Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar.
Linear model of innovation
The Linear Model of Innovation is an early model of innovation that suggests technical change happens in a linear fashion from Invention to Innovation to Diffusion.
The Linear Model of Innovation is an early model of innovation that suggests technical change happens in a linear fashion from Invention to Innovation to Diffusion.
Lucy Suchman
Lucy Suchman is a full Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University, in the United Kingdom.
Lucy Suchman is a full Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University, in the United Kingdom.
Ludwig Fleck Prize
The Ludwig Fleck Prize is awarded annually for the best book in the area of science and technology studies.
The Ludwig Fleck Prize is awarded annually for the best book in the area of science and technology studies.
Mapping controversies
Mapping controversies is a course taught in Science studies, stemming from the writings of the French sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour.
Mapping controversies is a course taught in Science studies, stemming from the writings of the French sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour.
Normalization Process Theory
Normalization Process Theory is a sociological theory of the implementation, embedding, and integration of new technologies and organizational innovations developed by Carl R. May, Tracey Finch,...
Normalization Process Theory is a sociological theory of the implementation, embedding, and integration of new technologies and organizational innovations developed by Carl R. May, Tracey Finch,...
Normalization process theory
Normalization process theory is a sociological theory of the implementation, embedding, and integration of new technologies and organizational innovations developed by Carl R. May, Tracey Finch,...
Normalization process theory is a sociological theory of the implementation, embedding, and integration of new technologies and organizational innovations developed by Carl R. May, Tracey Finch,...
Paul Leonardi
Paul M. Leonardi (Ph.D. Stanford University) is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, and (by courtesy) Management and Organizations at No...
Paul M. Leonardi (Ph.D. Stanford University) is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, and (by courtesy) Management and Organizations at No...
Performativity
Performativity does not appear in major dictionaries.
Performativity does not appear in major dictionaries.
Philosophy of technology
The philosophy of technology is a philosophical field dedicated to studying the nature of technology and its social effects.
The philosophy of technology is a philosophical field dedicated to studying the nature of technology and its social effects.
Politics of Nature
Politics of Nature: How to Bring the Sciences Into Democracy is an influential book by the French theorist and philosopher of science Bruno Latour.
Politics of Nature: How to Bring the Sciences Into Democracy is an influential book by the French theorist and philosopher of science Bruno Latour.
Private-collective model of innovation
The term private-collective model of innovation was coined by Eric von Hippel and Georg von Krogh in their 2003 publication in Organization Science.
The term private-collective model of innovation was coined by Eric von Hippel and Georg von Krogh in their 2003 publication in Organization Science.
Reverse salient
The reverse salient refers to a backward bulge in the advancing line of a military front.
The reverse salient refers to a backward bulge in the advancing line of a military front.
Sal Restivo
Sal Restivo is a leading contributor to science studies and in particular to the sociology of mathematical knowledge.
Sal Restivo is a leading contributor to science studies and in particular to the sociology of mathematical knowledge.
Science and technology
Science and technology is a term of art used to encompass the relationship between science and technology.
Science and technology is a term of art used to encompass the relationship between science and technology.
Science and technology studies
Science, Technology and Society is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these in turn affect society, politics...
Science, Technology and Society is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these in turn affect society, politics...
Science studies
Science studies is an interdisciplinary research area that seeks to situate scientific expertise in a broad social, historical, and philosophical context.
Science studies is an interdisciplinary research area that seeks to situate scientific expertise in a broad social, historical, and philosophical context.
Science wars
The science wars were a series of intellectual exchanges, between scientific realists and postmodernist critics, about the nature of scientific theory which took place principally in the United ...
The science wars were a series of intellectual exchanges, between scientific realists and postmodernist critics, about the nature of scientific theory which took place principally in the United ...
Science, Technology and Society
Science, technology and society (STS) is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, ...
Science, technology and society (STS) is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, ...
Science, technology and society
Science, technology and society is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politi...
Science, technology and society is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politi...
Social construction of technology
Social construction of technology (also referred to as SCOT) is a theory within the field of Science and Technology Studies.
Social construction of technology (also referred to as SCOT) is a theory within the field of Science and Technology Studies.
Social constructionism
Social constructionism and social constructivism are sociological theories of knowledge that consider how social phenomena or objects of consciousness develop in social contexts.
Social constructionism and social constructivism are sociological theories of knowledge that consider how social phenomena or objects of consciousness develop in social contexts.
Social epistemology
Social epistemology is a broad set of approaches to the study of knowledge, all of which construe human knowledge as a collective achievement.
Social epistemology is a broad set of approaches to the study of knowledge, all of which construe human knowledge as a collective achievement.
Social shaping of technology
According to Williams and Edge, "Central to Social Shaping of Technology (SST) is the concept that there are `choices' (though not necessarily conscious choices) inherent in both the design of i...
According to Williams and Edge, "Central to Social Shaping of Technology (SST) is the concept that there are `choices' (though not necessarily conscious choices) inherent in both the design of i...
Social studies of finance
Social studies of finance is an interdisciplinary research area that combines perspectives from economic sociology, science and technology studies, international political economy, behavioral fi...
Social studies of finance is an interdisciplinary research area that combines perspectives from economic sociology, science and technology studies, international political economy, behavioral fi...
Sociology of scientific knowledge
The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is the study of science as a social activity, especially dealing with "the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structu...
The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is the study of science as a social activity, especially dealing with "the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structu...
Software studies
Software studies is an emerging interdisciplinary research field, which studies software systems and their social and cultural effects.
Software studies is an emerging interdisciplinary research field, which studies software systems and their social and cultural effects.
Sokal affair
The Sokal affair, also known as the Sokal hoax, was a publishing hoax perpetrated by Alan Sokal, a physics professor at New York University.
The Sokal affair, also known as the Sokal hoax, was a publishing hoax perpetrated by Alan Sokal, a physics professor at New York University.
Sonja Bernhardt
Sonja Bernhardt OAM is an Australian information technology industry identity and role model, founder and Inaugural President of WiT (Women in Technology) in 1997 and co founder and Inaugural Pr...
Sonja Bernhardt OAM is an Australian information technology industry identity and role model, founder and Inaugural President of WiT (Women in Technology) in 1997 and co founder and Inaugural Pr...
STEPS Centre
The STEPS Centre is an interdisciplinary global research and policy engagement hub, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
The STEPS Centre is an interdisciplinary global research and policy engagement hub, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Steve Woolgar
Stephen Woolgar is a British sociologist.
Stephen Woolgar is a British sociologist.
Strong programme
The strong programme or Strong Sociology is a variety of the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) particularly associated with David Bloor, Barry Barnes, Harry Collins, Donald A. MacKenzie, a...
The strong programme or Strong Sociology is a variety of the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) particularly associated with David Bloor, Barry Barnes, Harry Collins, Donald A. MacKenzie, a...
Sussex Manifesto
The Sussex Manifesto was a report on science and technology for development written at the request of the United Nations and published in 1970.
The Sussex Manifesto was a report on science and technology for development written at the request of the United Nations and published in 1970.
Technical change
A technical change is a term used in economics to describe a change in the amount of output produced from the same amount of inputs.
A technical change is a term used in economics to describe a change in the amount of output produced from the same amount of inputs.
Techno-progressivism
Techno-progressivism, technoprogressivism, tech-progressivism or techprogressivism (a portmanteau combining "technoscience-focused" and "progressivism") is a stance of active s...
Techno-progressivism, technoprogressivism, tech-progressivism or techprogressivism (a portmanteau combining "technoscience-focused" and "progressivism") is a stance of active s...
Technological change
Technological change is a term that is used to describe the overall process of invention, innovation and diffusion of technology or processes.
Technological change is a term that is used to describe the overall process of invention, innovation and diffusion of technology or processes.
Technological determinism
Technological determinism is a reductionist theory that presumes that a society's technology drives the development of its social structure and cultural values.
Technological determinism is a reductionist theory that presumes that a society's technology drives the development of its social structure and cultural values.
Technological transitions
Technological innovations have occurred throughout history and rapidly increased over the modern age.
Technological innovations have occurred throughout history and rapidly increased over the modern age.
Technology Dynamics
Technology Dynamics is broad and relatively new scientific field that has been developed in the framework of the postwar Science and Technology Studies field.
Technology Dynamics is broad and relatively new scientific field that has been developed in the framework of the postwar Science and Technology Studies field.
Technology dynamics
Technology dynamics is broad and relatively new scientific field that has been developed in the framework of the postwar science and technology studies field.
Technology dynamics is broad and relatively new scientific field that has been developed in the framework of the postwar science and technology studies field.
Technoscience
Technoscience is a concept widely used in the interdisciplinary community of science and technology studies to designate the technological and social context of science.
Technoscience is a concept widely used in the interdisciplinary community of science and technology studies to designate the technological and social context of science.
Theories of technology
Descriptive theories attempt to address the definition and substance of technology, how does it emerge, change, and, of course, what is its relation to the human/social sphere? More substantively...
Descriptive theories attempt to address the definition and substance of technology, how does it emerge, change, and, of course, what is its relation to the human/social sphere? More substantively...
Topological Media Lab
The Topological Media Lab was established in 2001 as a trans-disciplinary atelier-laboratory for collaborative research creation.
The Topological Media Lab was established in 2001 as a trans-disciplinary atelier-laboratory for collaborative research creation.
Trading zones
The metaphor of a trading zone is being applied to collaborations in science and technology.
The metaphor of a trading zone is being applied to collaborations in science and technology.
UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies
The Department of Science and Technology Studies is an academic department in University College London (UCL), London, England.
The Department of Science and Technology Studies is an academic department in University College London (UCL), London, England.
User innovation
User innovation refers to innovation by intermediate users (e.g.
User innovation refers to innovation by intermediate users (e.g.
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern is a 1991 book by Bruno Latour, originally published in French as Nous n'avons jamais été modernes : Essai d'anthropologie symétrique (English translation: 1993).
We Have Never Been Modern is a 1991 book by Bruno Latour, originally published in French as Nous n'avons jamais été modernes : Essai d'anthropologie symétrique (English translation: 1993).