Dr Ross Abbinnett
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Ross Abbinnett is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology in the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
Science, Technology and Culture
The Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology
The Science, Technology and Culture research theme is engaged in a diverse range of research spanning digital technologies, biomedical technologies, and engineering technologies, as well as how knowledge and metrics are used in social policy and other settings.
Researchers work closely with Birmingham’s Institute for STEMM in Culture and Society and are interdisciplinary in our approach. Collectively, we are interested in how technologies, knowledge, and social practices shape and inform each other, and the broader politics of these relations.
Theme lead: Justyna Bandola-Gill
Selected publications
Selected publications
Rogan, F. (2023) Digital Femininities: The Gendered Construction of Cultural and Political Identities Online, Routledge.
Bandola-Gill, J., Tichenor, M., Grek, S. (2022) Governing the Sustainable Development Goals: Quantification in Global Public Policy. Palgrave MacMillan.
Stephens, N. (2022) 'Join our team, change the world: edibility, producibility and food futures in cultured meat company recruitment videos', Food, Culture and Society, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 32-48.
Abbinnett, R. (2017) The thought of Bernard Stiegler: Capitalism, technology and the politics of spirit. Routledge.
Elsdon-Baker, F. & Lightman, B. (2020) Identity in a Secular Age: Science, Religion, and public Perceptions University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Members of the group
Dr Justyna Bandola-Gill
Assistant Professor in Sociology and Social Policy
Dr Justyna Bandola-Gill is exploring the evolving paradigms of evidence-based policymaking in the face of emerging governing technologies, particularly AI.
Professor Fern Elsdon-Baker
Professor of Science, Knowledge and Belief in Society
Biographical and contact for Professor Fern Elsdon-Baker in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Paul David Luke
Teaching Associate
Dr Paul Luke is a Teaching Associate in the Dept of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Dr Özlem Ögtem-Young
Research Fellow
Dr Özlem Ögtem-Young is a research fellow and research lead (Poverty, Precarity, Saving and Debt) in the Department of Social Policy, Sociology at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Frankie Rogan
Associate Professor of Sociology
Dr Rogan teaches and researches in the areas of gender, sexuality, media and culture.
Dr Neil Stephens
Associate Professor in Technology and Society
Neil Stephens is Associate Professor in Technology and Society in the School of Social Policy and Society at the University of Birmingham