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STS Knowledge Guide

Discover the ideas, thinkers, and works that shape Science and Technology Studies. Follow connections across science and technology, or explore the field as a whole.

Fields and research traditions

Explore connections among research traditions across Science Studies and Technology Studies. Select a field to see its focus and shared questions.

Dashed lines: shared questions and connections between traditions

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Research traditionHistory & philosophyof scienceResearch traditionSociology of scienceResearch traditionSociology ofscientific knowledgeResearch traditionScientometrics &Science of ScienceResearch traditionHistory & philosophyof technologyResearch traditionSocial constructionof technologyResearch traditionSocial shaping & politicsof technologyResearch traditionTechnological systems& innovationSCIENCE · KNOWLEDGE · COMMUNITIESTECHNOLOGY · DESIGN · SYSTEMS

An overview of overlapping fields and research traditions, connected by shared questions. The positions are thematic, not chronological; the map is selective, not a fixed disciplinary hierarchy.

A growing selection of introductory entries and reading guides.