Florian Irgmaier

About

Florian Irgmaier works on questions in the sociologies of knowledge, science and technology. His research focuses on the mechanisms involved in, and the consequences associated with, the transformation of knowledge in societies increasingly shaped by scientization, technization and digitalization. In particular, he is interested in how current epistemic changes affect the social practices in which futures are imagined, assessed regarding their likelihood and controllability, and assigned relevance.

Florian studied political and administrative sciences and sociology at Potsdam University (B.A.) and social sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (M.A.). In October 2025, he completed his doctoral studies at Bielefeld University with a thesis on “Science and Technology in the Social Construction of Horizons of the Possible”. Before his current position, Florian worked in the research group Technology, Power, and Dominiation at the Weizenbaum Institute, as well as at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society.