I am very pleased to share that my new article, “Sociotechnical imaginaries and enabling infrastructures: Türkiye’s digitally mediated pandemic response,” has now been published online in Medical Humanities. The article asks a question that reaches beyond the specific context of the COVID-19 pandemic: What makes innovation possible, and under which social, institutional and infrastructural conditions […]
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STS Encounters in the Mediterranean: Looking Forward to STS-CAT 2027
I am very happy and honored to have been invited as a keynote speaker to the 1st STS-CAT International Conference, “STS Encounters in the Mediterranean,” organized by the Associació Catalana d’Estudis de la Ciència i la Tecnologia (STS-CAT). The conference will take place from 3–5 February 2027 at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans in Barcelona. I […]
Epistemic Passages: Looking Forward to GWMT 2026 in Prague
I’m very happy to be heading to Prague soon for the GWMT Annual Conference “Epistemic Passages: Knowledge in Translation”, taking place from 9–11 September 2026. I’m really delighted about the invitation and very much looking forward to the conference and the discussions in Prague. The overarching theme of knowledge in translation resonates strongly with questions […]
Teaching a PhD Seminar on Digitalization, AI and Welfare at the University of Neuchâtel
I am very happy to be teaching the PhD seminar Digitalization, AI and Welfare: An STS Perspective on Social Work at the University of Neuchâtel this coming semester. The seminar is part of the doctoral teaching context in Current Issues in Social Work and is open to PhD researchers from the ITTS (Institut transdisciplinaire de […]
Machine-Mediated Theorizing: Our New Preprint on GenAI and Grounded Theory
Across the social sciences, the use of generative AI (GenAI) in qualitative research is currently being discussed with remarkable intensity. The debate is often polarized. While some emphasize the possibilities of GenAI for methodological innovation, others reject its use in reflexive qualitative research altogether (Jowsey et al. 2025). A recent open letter, for example, argues […]
New Publication: Neurotechnology through the lens of users…
Following an inspiring workshop on neurotechnologies in 2022 at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK, Faculty of Engineering, University of Freiburg), which brought together researchers, practitioners, artists, and technology developers from diverse backgrounds, we have continued our discussions on the societal, ethical, and experiential dimensions of neurotechnology. I am delighted that our collaborative paper has […]
Co-Producing Knowledge: Citizen Science and Participatory Futures in Türkiye
I am pleased to share a new blog post contribution for the Orient-Institut Istanbul that I co-authored together with Uğur Kocager, Gülşah Başkavak, and Ayşe Berna Uçarol: Co-Producing Knowledge: Citizen Science and Participatory Futures in Türkiye The post explores the increasing significance of Citizen Science and participatory knowledge production in Türkiye. Drawing on discussions from […]
New Publication: Thinking Prosthetic Design Beyond Function
Almost exactly two years ago, I began a long journey of writing, thinking, and revisiting questions around prosthetic design, disability, embodiment, and transformation. I am very happy to share that the article has now finally been published in Design Issues as part of the Special Issue The Design Turn: Design Studies Beyond Design: Melike Şahinol, […]
New Publication: Gendered Reconfiguration of Care via Digital Interfaces During the Pandemic
I am happy to share that a small research project, which began some time ago, has now found its conclusion in a newly published article co-authored with Emine Öncüler Yayalar. In this article, we examine how care was reorganized through digital interfaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. We ask how digital platforms, applications, and mediated forms […]
Call for submissions: Working Papers Cultural and Sociotechnical Studies
I am very happy to announce that submissions (in German or English) to the series Working Papers kultur- und techniksoziologische Studien (Working Papers Cultural and Sociotechnical Studies) are welcome at any time. All papers are published open access via an OJS platform, receive a DOI, and are embedded in the German sociological research infrastructure SocioHub. […]