publications

Mager, A. (2025) Digital Europe from below. Alternative routes to the Digital Decade, in: Marelli L, Dratwa J, Verschraegen G, and Hoyweghen IV (eds) Project Europe. The Making of European Digital Innovation, Policy and Society, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Mager, A, Eitenberger, M., Winter J., Prainsack, B., Wendehorst, C., Arora, P. (2025) Situated ethics: Ethical accountability of local perspectives in global AI ethics, Media, Culture & Society

Mager, A. (2024) Algorithmic Imaginaries. Visions & values in the shaping of search engines, Rahmenschrift for the habilitation, University of Vienna: open access.

Wendehorst, C., Eitenberger, M., Winter J., Mager, A., Prainsack, B., Weiss, A. (2024) Narratives of digital ethics: AGIDE (academies for global innovation and digital ethics) report, Austrian Academy of Sciences: open access

Mager, A., Norocel O.C., and Rogers, R. (2023) Advancing search engine studies: The evolution of Google critique and intervention, Big Data & Society 10(2), editorial to special issue The State of Google Critique and Intervention: open access.

Mager, A. (2023) European Search? How to counter-imagine and counteract hegemonic search with European search engine projects, Big Data & Society 10(1): Big Data & Society, 10(1): open access.

Mager, A. & C. Katzenbach (2021) “Future imaginaries in the making and governing of digital technology: Multiple, contested, commodified”, New Media & Society (editorial to special issue Future Imaginaries), preprint here.

Mager, A. (2020). Deus ex machina? Rezension zu “Todesalgorithmus: Das Dilemma der künstlichen Intelligenz” von Roberto Simanowski, Soziopolis; open access.

Allhutter, D., Cech, F., Fischer, F., Grill, G. & Mager, A. (2020). Der AMS-Algorithmus. Eine Soziotechnische Analyse des Arbeitsmarktchancen-Assistenz-Systems (AMAS), final report; download.

Mager, A., & Allhutter, D. (2020). AMS-Algorithmus könnte zu struktureller und sozialer Ungleichheit beitragen. Arbeit & Wirtschaft Blog, open access.

Allhutter, D., Cech, F., Fischer, F., Grill, G. & Mager, A. (2020) “Algorithmic Profiling of Job Seekers in Austria: How Austerity Politics Are Made Effective”, Frontiers in Big Data (Special Issue Critical Data and Algorithm Studies), open access.

Mager, A. & Mayer, K. (2019) “Body data-data body: Tracing ambiguous trajectories of data bodies between empowerment and social control in the context of health”, Momentum Quarterly 8(2): 95-108; full text.

Mager, A. (2019) Book Review: Ann Rudinow Sætnan, Ingrid Schneider, and Nicola Green (eds): The Politics of Big Data. Big Data, Big Brother?, Information, Communication & Society, download.

Mager, A. (2019). Myth #19: Search engines provide objective results, In Matthias C Ketteman and Stephan Dreyer (Ed.) Busted. The truth about the 50 most common internet myths. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3520739

Mager, A. (2019) “Zur Definition der Ideologie des Algorithmus: kommerzielle Suchmaschinen im Licht der Ideologiekritik”, Maske und Kothurn 1-2.

Mager, A. (2018) “Internet governance as joint effort: (Re)ordering search engines at the intersection of global and local cultures”, New Media & Society, online first, download.

Mager, A. (2017) “Search engine imaginary. Visions and values in the co-production of search technology and Europe”, Social Studies of Science 47(2), download.

Mager, A. and K. Mayer (2017) “Biofeedback. Von Körperdaten und Datenkörpern”, in: H. Ranzenbacher (ed) FIN/2. Liquid Music 2017, Wies: Liquid Music: 80-89, download.

Mager, A. (2015) Project report “Glocal Search” (OeNB, 14702), download.

Gudowsky N., M. Sotoudeh, A. Bogner, D. Fuchs, A. Mager et al. [..] (2014) Responsible Research und TA – Innovationen neu gestalten. Bericht von der 6. Konferenz des Netzwerks TA und der 14. Jahreskonferenz des ITA Wien (NTA6-TA14). Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis (TATuP), Bd. 23 (3), S. 106-110; full text (in German).

Mager, A. (2014) “Ideologie des Algorithmus. Wie der neue Geist des Kapitalismus Suchmaschinen formt”, in: B. Stark, D. Dörr, S. Aufenanger (eds) Die Googleisierung der Informationssuche. Suchmaschinen zwischen Nutzung und Regulierung, Berlin/ Boston: De Gruyter: 201-223; download.

Mager, A. (2014) „Is small really beautiful? Big search and its alternatives“, in: R. König and M. Rasch (eds) Society of the Query Reader. Reflections on Web Search, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures: 59-72; download.

Mager, A. (2014) Defining Algorithmic Ideology: Using Ideology Critique to Scrutinize Corporate Search Engines, Triple C. Cognition, Communication and Co-Operation 12(1); full text.

Mager, A. (2013) In search of ideology. Socio-cultural dimensions of Google and alternative search engines, ITA manu:scripts; download.

Eklöf, J. and A. Mager (2013) Technoscientific Promotion and Biofuel Policy. How the Press and Search Engines Stage the Biofuel Controversy, Media, Culture & Society; download.

Mager, A. (2012) Health information politics: Reconsidering the democratic ideal of the Web as a source of medical knowledge, First Monday 17(10); full text.

Mager, A. (2012) Review of Erkki Huhtamo and Jussi Parikka, eds., Media Archaeology. Approaches, Applications, and Implications (2011, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press), Information, Communication & Society, iFirst Article: 1–4; download.

Mager, A. (2012) Algorithmic Ideology. How capitalist society shapes search engines, Information, Communication & Society, iFirst Article: 1-19; download.

Mager, A. (2012) Search Engines Matter: From educating users towards engaging with online health information practices, Policy & Internet 4(2), special issue on eHealth; download.

Mager, A. (2010): Mediated Knowledge. Sociotechnical practices of communicating medical knowledge via the web and their epistemic implications, Dissertation, University of Vienna/ Austria (received a SuMA Award 2010); download.

Mager, A. (2009): Mediated Health. Sociotechnical practices of providing and using online health information, New Media & Society 11/7: 1123-1142; download.

Felt, U., L. Gugglberger, A. Mager (2009): Shaping the future e-patient: The citizen-patient in public discourse on e-health, Science Studies 22/1: 24-43; download.

Felt, U., M. Fochler, A. Mager, P. Winkler (2008): Visions and versions of governing biomedicine: narratives on power structures, decision-making, and public participation in the field of biomedical technologies in the Austrian context, Social Studies of Science 38/2: 233-257; download.

Felt, U., L. Gugglberger, B. Höcher, A. Mager, S. Österreicher (2008): Virtuell Informiert? Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen fuer die Medizin im Internetzeitalter, Project Report; download.

Mager, A. (2002): “Ewige Jugend” – “Menschliche Ersatzteile” – “Zuwenig Verkehrstote”: Organ transplantation in the context of Austrian media discourses, Diploma Thesis, University of Vienna/ Austria (received a Dr. Maria Schaumayer Prize).

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