STS and Innovation: Borderlands, Regenerations and Critical Engagements

Alan Irwin

doi:10.17351/ests2023.1363

STS and Innovation: Borderlands, Regenerations and Critical Engagements

Alan Irwin

Department of Organization

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Abstract

This introduction to a thematic collection on the relationship between STS and innovation poses three main questions. When it comes to engaging with and acting upon socio-technical change, is ‘innovation’ part of the solution or of the problem? How should we view the relationship between STS approaches to innovation and neighbouring fields, especially Innovation Studies (IS)? What new conceptual and empirical resources can STS bring to the study of innovation (including the possible redefinition and reframing of the term itself)?

Original language	English
Journal	Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
Volume	9
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	41–56
Number of pages	16
ISSN	2413-8053
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17351/ests2023.1363
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Innovation
Science and technology studies
Innovation studies
Boundary work
Inter-disciplinarity

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