Mag. phil. Eva Buchinger
Function
Scientist
Center
Innovation Systems & Policy
Competence Unit
Innovation Systems & Policy
Address
Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna
Career
Field: Societal Futures
Main Research: Innovation Policy, Social Systems Theory
Experience:
Eva Buchinger is a sociologist working at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Austria’s largest contract research organization. She specializes in systems theory and innovation policy. Her tasks include research, teaching, research management, and policy consulting. Presently, she works on “demand driven innovation policy” and “ethics of technology”. Eva’s long-time experience include among other roles, thematic coordinator “societal futures” at the AIT, board member of the Austrian Journal of Sociology (ÖZS) and the Interdisciplinary Journal Science & Environment (W&U), associate editor of the journal SYSTEMA, lecturer at the Vienna University of Technology and the Vienna University of Economics, president of the Research Committee on Sociocybernetics (RC51) of the International Sociological Association (ISA), board member of the Austrian Sociological Association (ÖGS) and the Viennese Sociological Association (WGS), and serving as a consultant for the Austrian government and EU institutions (ERAC, Commission).
- 1990-now: Researcher
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology - 2003-now: Lecturer
Vienna University of Technology / Austria - 2007-now: Lecturer
SOQUA / Austria - 2006-2012: Lecturer
Vienna University of Economics and Business / Austria - 1987-1990: Research Assistent
Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf ÖFZS / Austria - 1986-1987: Scholarship
Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf ÖFZS / Austria - 1986-1986: Trainer
BFI (Educational Institution for Workers) / Austria - 1986-1986: Telemarketer
IBM / Austria - 1985-1986: Interviewer
Fessl+GFK (Market Research Corporation) / Austria - 2000-2001: Fellowship
University of Bielefeld ZIF, Sciences of Complexity / Germany
- 2010-2014: Elected President of the Research Committee 51 on Sociocybernetics of the International Sociological Association
- 2006-2010: Elected Vice-President of the Research Committee 51 on Sociocybernetics of the International Sociological Association
- 2004 - now: Board member of the Austrian Journal of Sociology (ÖZS Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie)
- 2002-2005: Elected Board member of the Austrian Association of Sociology (ÖGS Österreichische Gesellschaft für Soziologie)
- 1996-2007: Elected Speaker of the section “Sociology of Technology and Science” of the Austrian Association of Sociology (ÖGS Österreichische Gesellschaft für Soziologie)
- 1998-now: Board member of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Science & Environment (Wissenschaft & Umwelt)
- 2014-2015: Austrian Delegate to the ERAC Task Force 'Innovation Procurement'
- 2013 - now: Associate editor of the journal SYSTEMA
- 2011 - now: Memeber of EASST European Association for the Study of Science and Technology
- 2012 - now: Member of ASA American Sociological Association
Publications
- The sociological concept of autopoiesis: Biological and philosophical basics and governance relevance
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Journal: KYBERNETES, 35 (2006) ; 360-374 - Expectation-driven interaction: A model based on Luhmann's contingency approach
Author(s): Barber, M./ Blanchard, P./ Buchinger, E./ Cessac, B./ Streit, L.
Journal: ournal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 9 (2006) ; 1-30 - Applying Luhmann to conceptualize public governance of autopoietic organizations
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Journal: Cybernetics & Human Knowing, 14 (2007) ; 173-187 - Comparing conceptions of learning: Pask and Luhmann
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva/ Scott, Bernard
Journal: Constructivist Foundations, 5 (2010) ; 109-120 - Luhmann and the constructivist heritage: A critical reflection
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Journal: Constructivist Foundations, 8 (2012) ; 19-37 - Second-order observation in social science: Autopoietic foundations
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Journal: Constructivist Foundations, 10 (2014) ; 32-33
- Innovation as a complex societal process: System rationalities and professional roles;
Technology and social complexity
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Publisher: Editum - Universidad de Murcia; Murcia; 2009; 183-199
Series: Aguado, J./ Scott, B./ Buchinger, E. - Organisationen, Autopoiesis und Governance-Modi: Komplexitätsmanagement am Beispiel der Wiener Clusterpolitik;
Management komplexer Systeme: Konzepte für die Bewältigung von Intransparenz, Unsicherheit und Chaos
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Publisher: Oldenburg; München; 2009; 215-234; ISBN 978-3-486-58809-5
Series: Weyer, J./ Schulz-Schaeffer, I. - Wie ist politische Innovationssteuerung möglich? Systemtheoretische Betrachtungen am Beispiel der F&E-Quote auf Europa, Österreich- und Wien-Ebene;
Technik- und Wissenschaftssoziologie in Österreich: Stand und Perspektiven
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Publisher: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften; Wiesbaden; 2006; 51-78
Series: Buchinger, E./ Felt, U. - Technik und Gesellschaft: Evolutionäre Betrachtungen einer folgenreichen Beziehung;
Die Evolutionstheorie und die Sozialwissenschaften
Author(s): Buchinger, Eva
Publisher: Westdeutscher Verlag; Wiesbaden; 2003; 297-315
Series: Meleghy, T./ Niedenzu, H.-J.
- Technik und Gesellschaft (2015)
TU Wien
Further Information
- Project homepage Innovation Procurement
- Project homepage LinkedIn
- Publications AIT publications database