Lab Socio-Technical Systems and Critical Data Studies
The lab “Socio-Technical Systems and Critical Data Studies” explores reciprocal relations between digital technologies and social processes in organizations and communities (with a special focus on education). In the lab, we combine a deep understanding of technological processes with a profound sensitivity for fair and just technology design. The lab specializes in the critical exploration of the interactions and interdependencies between datafication processes, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital media on the one hand and societal processes and practices on the other hand. To achieve this, the lab leverages concepts and methods from computer science (participatory design, co-creation), the social sciences (critical datafication research), and applied research (computational social science and machine learning). The underlying assumption is that digital transformation can only be investigated through a theoretically grounded and empirically substantiated understanding of the respective application contexts.

ZeMKI at the annual protest research conference
1. October 2025

ZeMKI Summer Party 2025
- Datum: 2. July 2025
- Location: Bremen
3. July 2025

ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellows 2025
2. March 2025

9th ZeMKI Research Day
- Datum: 24. January 2025
- Location: ZeMKI
The ZeMKI Research Day will take place on January 24. At the internal event, current projects will be presented and discussed, overarching research perspectives will be developed at thematic tables and current questions from the ZeMKI doctoral program and from the group of postdocs will be discussed. The Research Day is taking place for the (…)
14. January 2025

Call for applications: ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellowship 2025
7. January 2025

ComAI research unit on communicative artificial intelligence kicks off
1. January 2025

ZeMKI wishes a happy end of year!
19. December 2024

ZeMKI at the European Communication Conference 2024
20. September 2024