Cian O'Donovan
Associate Tutor (The Sussex Energy Group)

Selected publications

Article

O'Donovan, Cian and Smith, Adrian (2019) Technology and human capabilities in UK makerspaces. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. ISSN 1945-2829

O'Donovan, Cian and Schot, Johanes (2018) Crafting stories of technology and progress: five considerations. Technology's Stories. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2572-3413

Stirling, Andy, O'Donovan, Cian and Ayre, Becky (2018) Which Way? Who says? Why? Questions on the multiple directions of social progress. Technology's Stories. pp. 1-20. ISSN 2572-3413

Schot, Johan and O'Donovan, Cian (2016) Rethinking society for the 21st century: developing a science and technology studies perspective. IPSP.org.

O'Donovan, Cian (2016) Financing innovation in renewable energy. The Energy Collective.

Book Section

Mazzucato, Mariana and O'Donovan, Cian (2016) The BBC as market shaper and creator. In: Seth-smith, Niki, Mackay, Jamie and Hind, Dan (eds.) Rethinking the BBC: public media in the 21 st century. Commonwealth Publishing, London, pp. 101-105. ISBN 9780993161698

Conference or Workshop Item

O'Donovan, Cian (2017) Digital fabrication and wellbeing, human agency in post-automation: an analysis into the appropriation of digital design and fabrication technologies by crafters and coders in non- industrial settings. In: Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 30th August to 2nd September 2017, Boston, Massachusetts.

Reports and working papers

Ayre, Becky and O'Donovan, Cian (2018) Maps, measures and narratives for transdisciplinary research: a workshop for the ESRC Nexus Network. Other. ESRC Nexus Network, Brighton, UK.

Cairns, Rose, Wilsdon, James and O'Donovan, Cian (2017) Sustainability in turbulent times: lessons from the Nexus Network for supporting transdisciplinary research. Project Report. ESRC Nexus Network, Brighton, UK.

Mehta, Lyla and O'Donovan, Cian (2016) The Nexus Network Resource Conflicts and Social Justice workshop 2016 report. Other. The ESRC Nexus Network, Brighton, UK.

Thesis

O'Donovan, Cian (2016) The emergence of innovation systems in new locations: theoretical explorations and an in-depth case study of wind energy technologies in Ireland, 1990-2014. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Sussex.

Other

O'Donovan, Cian and Smith, Adrian (2016) [Blog] Power to the people: making & politics at the Science Museum. Steps Centre.