Jana Heim
About
Jana Heim is a research associate at the Weizenbaum Institute and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. In her research, she explores knowledge practices in the context of datafication and automation. Her research is situated at the intersections of data and algorithm studies, organisation studies, and the sociology of digitalisation. Alongside her position at the Weizenbaum Institute, she is also a research associate in the research group Politics of Digitalization at the WZB, as well as an associated researcher in the research group Reorganization of Knowledge Practices at the Weizenbaum Institute. She holds an MA in Sociology and Technology Studies (with distinction) from Technical University of Berlin and a BA from Heidelberg University.
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Fields of Research
- Sociology of digitalisation
- Data and algorithm studies
- Organisation studies
- Qualitative (digital) methods
Memberships, committees and functions
- Membership German Sociological Association (DGS) (since January 2025) https://soziologie.de
- Co-Organisation Research in Practice – PhD Network for Qualitative Research. Weizenbaum Institute (since July 2024) https://methodslab.weizenbaum-institut.de/interest-groups
- Membership European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) (since January 2024) https://easst.net
- Membership Doing Science and Technology Studies in and through Germany (stsing) (since January 2023) https://stsing.org
Publications
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