Bettina-Johanna Krings – författare

The aim of this book is to understand and critically appraise science-based transgression dynamics in their whole complexity. It includes contributions from experts with different disciplinary backgrounds, such as philosophy, history and sociology. Thus, it is in itself an example of boundary transgression.Scientific disciplines and their objects have tended to be seen as permanent and distinct. However, science is better conceived as an activity that constantly surpasses, erases and rebuilds all kinds of boundaries, either disciplinary, socio-ethical or ecological. This transgressive capacity, a characteristic trait of science and its applications, defines us as “knowledge societies.” However, scientific and technological developments are also sources of serious environmental and social concerns.

The aim of this book is to understand and critically appraise science-based transgression dynamics in their whole complexity. It includes contributions from experts with different disciplinary backgrounds, such as philosophy, history and sociology. Thus, it is in itself an example of boundary transgression.Scientific disciplines and their objects have tended to be seen as permanent and distinct. However, science is better conceived as an activity that constantly surpasses, erases and rebuilds all kinds of boundaries, either disciplinary, socio-ethical or ecological. This transgressive capacity, a characteristic trait of science and its applications, defines us as “knowledge societies.” However, scientific and technological developments are also sources of serious environmental and social concerns. 

Die Komplexität soziotechnischer Herausforderungen und die Ungewissheit von Entscheidungen nimmt zu und so der Bedarf an wissensbasierter und optionaler Bewertung und Beratung. Technikfolgenabschätzung (TA) kann alternative Zugänge und Perspektiven auf aktuelle Entscheidungslagen geben. Das Handbuch leitet dazu an, neue Antworten für die je zur Untersuchung stehenden Problemstellungen zu erarbeiten. Es verfolgt drei Ziele. Erstens stiftet es eine Selbstvergewisserung für TA, indem Entwicklungen von TA reflektiert werden. Zweitens dient es als Orientierungskompass, indem es Heuristiken zur systematischen Kontextualisierung von TA-Wissen aufzeigt. Drittens schließlich zeigt es Perspektiven für die künftige Weiterentwicklung von TA auf.Mit Beiträgen vonSuzana Alpsancar, Manuel Baumann, Richard Beecroft, Alexander Bogner, Stefan Böschen, Helmut Breitmeier, Andrés Checa, Kerstin Cuhls, Bert Droste-Franke, Elisabeth Ehrensperger, Torsten Fleischer, Antje Grobe, Armin Grunwald, Reinhard Grünwald, Martina Haase, Julia Hahn, Christiane Hauser, Roger Häußling, Leonhard Hennen, Nils Heyen, Regine Kollek, Kornelia Konrad, Jürgen Kopfmüller, Bettina-Johanna Krings, Miltos Ladikas, Roh Pin Lee, Annette Leßmöllmann, Peter Letmathe, Ralf Lindner, Andreas Lösch, Jacob Manderbach, Martin Meister, Linda Nierling, Maren Paegert, Oliver Parodi, Walter Peissl, Witold-Roger Poganietz, Christine Rösch, Maximilian Roßmann, Martin Sand, Jens Schippl, Jan C. Schmidt, Christoph Schneider, Jan-Felix Schrape, Ingo Schulz-Schaeffer, Sandra Schwindenhammer, Hans-Jörg Sigwart, Mahshid Sotoudeh, Magdalena Tanzer, Helge Torgesen, Peter Wehling, Christina Wulf, Petra Zapp und Silke Zimmer-Merkle.