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The article discusses the new MA program Sozialwissenschaftliche Innovationsforschung at the TU Dortmund in Germany, which is based on the concept that scientific and technical innovations require economical, political and social expertise in order to make them viable. The author presents the curriculum, which is based on three core modules: Innovation und Technik, Wirtschaft und Innovation and Wissen und Innovation. The target group and professional perspectives are also discussed.

The article reports concerning the congress of the science and technology research section of the German sociological association Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS), which met July 8 and 9, 2010, at the university in Stuttgart, Germany. The theme of the conference, perspectives on technological innovations in social sciences and the role new technologies play in research, was discussed by 35 attendees led by sociology professors Ulrich Dolata, Felix Schrape, and Stephanie Schulz.

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