Michael Nentwich
...interested in all kinds of tools that might change the way science and research is working...
Research interests
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InterestsTechnology Assessment, Science
Research experience
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Teaching: STS (University of Vienna) Technology Assessment (FH Campus Wien
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Jun 2008–
May 2011Research: Interactive Science
University of Gießen · ZMI · University of GießenVW Foundation -
Oct 2007–
Sep 2010Research: NanoTrust
Austrian Academy of Sciences · Institute of Technology Assessment · Austrian Academy of SciencesViennananotechnology BMVIT -
Oct 1988–
Sep 2009Research: many others
European law technology assessment
Education
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Sep 1989–
Jun 1990College of Europe
European Law · D.E.A.S.Belgium · Bruges -
Sep 1984–
Jun 1988Univ. of Economics
Economics · -Austria · Vienna -
Oct 1983–
Aug 1988University of Vienna
Political Science · -Austria · Vienna -
Sep 1982–
Jan 1995University of Vienna
Law · LL.M. and Ph.D. (Law)Austria · Vienna
Other
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LanguagesGerman
English
French
a bit of Spanish -
Scientific MembershipsNetzwerk Technikfolgenabschätzung (NTA)
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Soziologie (ÖGS)
European Communities Studies Association Austria (ECSA-Austria) -
Journal Refereemulitple
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Other InterestsEuropean Integration online Papers (EIoP)
Living Reviews in European Governance (LREG)
GAiA. Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
Publications
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Cyberscience 2.0. Research in the Age of Digital Social Networks
01/2012; Campus.
ISBN: 978-3-593-39518-0
At the start of the twenty-first century, the Internet was already perceived to have fundamentally changed the landscape for research. With its opportunities for digital networking, novel publication schemes, and new communication formats, the web was a game-changer for how research was done as well... [more] At the start of the twenty-first century, the Internet was already perceived to have fundamentally changed the landscape for research. With its opportunities for digital networking, novel publication schemes, and new communication formats, the web was a game-changer for how research was done as well as what came after – the dissemination and discussion of results. Addressing the seismic shifts of the past ten years, Cyberscience 2.0 examines the consequences of the arrival of social media and the increasing dominance of big Internet players, such as Google, for science and research, particularly in the realms of organization and communication.
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Wissenschaft und Social Network Sites. Steckbrief 5 im Rahmen des Projekts Interactive Science.
ITA-Reports. 01/2011; a52-5.
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Cyberscience 2.0 oder 1.2? Das Web 2.0 und die Wissenschaft
Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA), ITA manu:scripts. 01/2009;
Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Bedeutung des Web 2.0 für die Wissenschaft: Einleitend werden die Begriffe Cyberscience sowie Web 2.0 beschrieben und zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt. Im Hauptteil werden typische Web 2.0-Dienste im Einsatz in der Wissenschaft untersucht: Soziale Netzwerk-Dienste, virt... [more] Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Bedeutung des Web 2.0 für die Wissenschaft: Einleitend werden die Begriffe Cyberscience sowie Web 2.0 beschrieben und zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt. Im Hauptteil werden typische Web 2.0-Dienste im Einsatz in der Wissenschaft untersucht: Soziale Netzwerk-Dienste, virtuelle Welten, Wikipedia, (Micro-)Blogging sowie Social Tagging. Darauf aufbauend wird der Frage nachgegangen, wie funktional die Web 2.0-Dienste für die Forschungspraxis wären und welche potenziellen Folgen von deren hypothetischem, universellen Einsatz bislang diskutiert werden. Der Beitrag kommt zu einer vorsichtigen, abwartenden Schlussfolgerung: Angesichts der Frühphase der Nutzung (viele Dienste sind weniger als drei Jahre im Einsatz und wurden von den WissenschafterInnen kaum entdeckt) ist eine Potenzialabschätzung noch kaum möglich. Freilich gibt es einige gewichtige Argumente, die sachlich gegen eine rapide Verbreitung sprechen (Zeitmangel, fehlende Anreizsystem, mangelnde Nutzenerwartungen usw.). Während erste Schritte auf dem Weg der Weiterentwicklung der Cyberscience bereits gesetzt worden sind, erscheinen die möglichen Folgen für die Wissenschaft jedoch nicht wesentlich über das hinauszugehen, was bereits vor dem „Hype“ des Web 2.0 absehbar war. Im Softwarejargon gesprochen, ist somit durch das Web 2.0 anstelle einer neuen „Release Cyberscience 2.0“ eher ein „Update auf Cyberscience 1.2“ zu erwarten.
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Leitfaden Partizipativer Verfahren. Ein Handbuch für die Praxis
01/2006; Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment, König-Baudouin-Stiftung, Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung.
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Living Reviews in European Fovernance (LREG); refereed E-journal
01/2005; CONNEX & NewGov research networks.
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Cyberscience. Modelling ICT-induced changes of the scholarly communication system
Information, Communication & Society (iCS). 01/2005; 8:542-560.
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Quality control in academic publishing: challenges in the age of cyberscience
Poiesis & Praxis. International Journal of Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment. 01/2005; 3:181-198.
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Technikfolgenabschätzung in der österreichischen Praxis. Festschrift für Gunther Tichy
01/2005; Verlag der der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
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Neue Kommunikationstechnologien und Wissenschaft â Veränderungspotentiale und Handlungsoptionen auf dem Weg zur Cyber-Wissenschaft [New communication technologies and science and research -- potent
Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA), ITA manu:scripts. 01/2003;
This paper gives an overview on the results of a broad research project on the theme information and communication technologies (ICT) in science and research (project "Cyberscience"). Following an introductory presentation of the diffusion of Internet applications in the various academic d... [more] This paper gives an overview on the results of a broad research project on the theme information and communication technologies (ICT) in science and research (project "Cyberscience"). Following an introductory presentation of the diffusion of Internet applications in the various academic disciplines, the article discusses on specific aspects of the digitisation of research communication. Among them are role and functional changes and questions of access that are underdiscussed in technology studies so far and that have been not much discussed as regards the sciences. In addition, a number of further themes are outlined, in particular copyright issues and economic questions (decommodification of academic publishing), as well as technical and organisational questions such as archiving and quality control for Internet publications. This amounts to the general conclusion of a system in profound change. In the concluding chapter, these questions are discussed with a view to develop options and necessities for action in Austrian research policy. -- Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Ergebnisse eines breit angelegten Forschungsprojekts zum Thema Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) in der Wissenschaft (Projekt „Cyber-Wissenschaft“). Nach einer einleitenden Darstellung der zum Teil schon weit fortgeschrittenen Diffusion von Internet-Anwendungen in den verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen werden spezifische Aspekte der Digitalisierung der wissenschaftlichen Kommunikation diskutiert. Dazu zählen zunächst Themen wie der Rollen- und Funktionswandel sowie Zugangsfragen, die bislang in der techniksoziologischen Forschung nur wenig in Hinblick auf die Wissenschaften diskutiert wurden. Dazu kommen auch eine Reihe weiterer Gesichtspunkte, insbesondere (urheber )rechtliche und ökonomische Fragen (Kommerzialisierung des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens) ebenso wie technisch-organisatorische Fragen, etwa die Archivierung und die Qual
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Science Studies, Vol. 14(2001) No. 2, 21--42
03/2002;
This paper argues that the system of formal scholarly publication is entering its third phase of evolution.This phase has not yet taken full shape, but is characterised by a strong de-commodified core with only niches for commercial publishers -- in contrast to phase II which was the age of increasi... [more] This paper argues that the system of formal scholarly publication is entering its third phase of evolution.This phase has not yet taken full shape, but is characterised by a strong de-commodified core with only niches for commercial publishers -- in contrast to phase II which was the age of increasing commodification.The main reasons for this development are economic, functional and ideational.The current economic crisis of academic publishing is driving academia to alternative models.From a functional perspective, the advent of E-publishing makes it possible that academia will take over most of what is currently done by the commercial publishers. Finally, the last decade has seen an increasing awareness of the research community that its products should not be treated as a commodity, but should instead be freely available to the whole community
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How Online Communication May Affect Academic
06/2001;
This paper is part of a wider research project carried out at the Institute of Technology Assessment in Vienna where we explore the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on academia... [more] This paper is part of a wider research project carried out at the Institute of Technology Assessment in Vienna where we explore the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on academia
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Handbuch Strategische Umweltprüfung. Die Umweltprüfung von Politiken, Plänen und Programmen
2 01/2000; Verlag der der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
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Scholarly Research in the Age of Information and Communication Technologies
IPTS-Report. 01/2000; 41.
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Enlarging the European Union: The Short-Term Success of Incrementalism and De-Politicisation
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, MPIfG Discussion and Working Papers. 01/2000;
Abstract This paper analyses the most important issues of the EU enlargement process. We first discuss an empirical paradox involved in enlargement: the obvious development of the original European Communities into a Union with important supranational features and ever more policy clout has by no me... [more] Abstract This paper analyses the most important issues of the EU enlargement process. We first discuss an empirical paradox involved in enlargement: the obvious development of the original European Communities into a Union with important supranational features and ever more policy clout has by no means discouraged aspirant member states. Why is it that more and more states are willing to give up much of their otherwise cherished national sovereignty by joining this Union, knowing that even more sovereignty will be eroded over time? Then we address the major challenges the EU has to face before actually widening any further, in particular concerning financial and institutional issues as well as internal and external boundaries. The concluding section discusses implicit and explicit EU enlargement strategies of past and present times. We argue that there is a danger that the incrementalist and de-politicised character of the recent enlargement (non-)discussions are successful only in the short term while actually being rather dangerous in the longer run.
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IFF Social Ecology Vienna -
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German Cancer Research Center / UMC Mannheim -
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University of Vienna -
Gernot Rieder
University of Vienna