Bernward Joerges

Bernward Joerges (born 1 September 1937 in Stuttgart[1][full citation needed][2]) is a professor of sociology (emeritus) at Technische Universität Berlin and director of the Metropolitan Research Group at Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin. He holds a degree in Psychology (Dipl. Psych.), Dr. phil. and Dr. phil. habil. in Sociology. After early studies of development, environment, consumption and everyday life technology, his major areas of interest are social studies of science and technology, and urban and architectural studies.

He coined the concept of "Konsumarbeit".[3][4]

He countered an argumentation by Langdon Winner concerning the politics of artifacts illustrated by Robert Moses' bridges of Long Island Parkway.[5][6][7]

He was a member of the editorial board of the Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook (since 1989). He is a member of the editorial board of the Jahrbuch für Technikphilosophie. He is a member of the Wissenschsftlicher Beirat of the journal Dialektik, Zeitschrift für Kulturphilosophie.

  1. ^ Franz Steiner
  2. ^ Gagliardi, Pasquale (1992). Symbols and artifacts: views of the corporate landscape. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-202-30428-1.
  3. ^ Joerges, Bernward (1981). "Berufsarbeit, Konsumarbeit, Freizeit: zur Sozial und Umweltverträglichkeit einiger struktureller Veränderungen in Produktion und Konsum" (PDF). Soziale Welt. 32 (2): 168–195.
  4. ^ Joerges, Bernward (1981). "Ökologische Aspekte des Konsumverhaltens — Konsequenzen für die Verbraucherinformationspolitik". Zeitschrift für Verbraucherpolitik. 5 (4): 310–325. doi:10.1007/BF00508417. S2CID 155896809.
  5. ^ Joerges, Bernward (1999). "Do Politics Have Artefacts?". Social Studies of Science. 29 (3): 411–431. doi:10.1177/030631299029003004. hdl:10419/71061. ISSN 0306-3127. S2CID 145677328.
  6. ^ Bernward, Joerges (1999). "Scams cannot be busted: response to Steve Woolgar and Geoff Cooper, "Do artefacts have ambivalence? Moses' bridges, Winner's bridges and other urban legends in STS"" (PDF). Social Studies of Science. 29 (3): 450–457.
  7. ^ Joerges, Bernward (1999). "Die Brücken des Robert Moses: Stille Post in der Stadt- und Techniksoziologie" (PDF). Leviathan – Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft. 27 (1): 43–63.