University of Vienna
Barbara Prainsack is Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna, and Co-Director of the University of Vienna’s Centre for Advanced Studies (ViCAS). Her work explores the social, ethical, and regulatory dimensions of data-driven practices, as well as practices and institutions of solidarity in medicine and beyond. Her new monograph States of Solidarity: How to build a society was published in March 2026 (Oxford University Press). Barbara is also involved in policy-related work, e.g. as Chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies which advises the European Commission.