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FASoS Research Institute
Moving boundaries, bridging disciplines
The research institute of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) at Maastricht University studies societies and cultures as they unfolded during the modern and contemporary era in a radically interdisciplinary manner. We analyse the interrelationships of Europeanisation, globalisation, scientific and technological development, political change and cultural innovation. We are interested in how today’s societies cope with and reflect these challenges in various ways. These could be artistic practices and practices of remembrance as well as specific forms of governance and political integration as well as strategies for managing knowledge, technologies and risks. While our research starts from today’s problems, we have a strong interest in how the modern world came to be.
Fast facts
- Interdisciplinary research
- Unique organisational structure
- €5.010.039,85 external funding received in 2020
- 167 researchers
- Annually 160 scientific refereed publications
- Led by Prof. S. Wyatt
Research
To nurture and maintain this kind of innovative, interdisciplinary research, the research institute of FASoS has created a matrix organisational structure. Its backbone are four distinct research programmes, each of which is composed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers. While the research programmes form the core of the research activities at FASoS, the faculty also has five centres as specific research hubs and to facilitate interaction with external academic partners and societal stakeholders. Together, the research programmes and the research centres provide a framework that facilitates flexibility, networking, and mobility beyond disciplinary boundaries.
FASoS research on sustainability
On Tuesday 1 June 2021, the FASoS Research Event takes place via Zoom. The theme of the event is 'sustainability'. There are still many open questions about what ‘sustainability’ means and how it can be achieved. These are questions which FASoS can help to answer. See below for publications by FASoS staff members on sustainability.
- Dito, B., Mazzucato, V., White, A., & Veale, A. (2019). Transnational migration, health and well-being: Nigerian parents in Ireland and the Netherlands. Comparative Migration Studies, 7(44).
- Dijk, M., de Kraker, J., & Hommels, A. (2018). Anticipating Constraints on Upscaling from Urban Innovation Experiments. Sustainability, 10(8).
News
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Chinese Sovereign Wealth Funds: geopolitical tools or commercial means?
Friday, April 30, 2021Read moreAdam Dixon and Imogen Liu are both involved in the ERC funded project ‘Legitimacy, Financialization, and Varieties of Capitalism: Understanding Sovereign Wealth Funds in Europe’ (SWFsEUROPE). This project focuses on explaining how Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are made legitimate as state actors in the economy and financial markets and how state capital is reshaping the political economy of global development.
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FASoS researchers recognised for science communication activities
Monday, April 19, 2021Read moreThe Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has been successful in the KNAW pilot fund ‘Science communication by scientists: Appreciated!
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Clara Weinhardt wins Young Scholar Award
Monday, April 19, 2021
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Controlling information in Russia: social media as a battleground
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Research Council of Norway grant for a project co-led by FASoS researcher Yf Reykers
Wednesday, January 27, 2021The grant has been awarded to the ADHOCISM research project which will study the impact of ad hoc crisis responses on international organisations.
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New centre for AnimalHuman Studies
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Read more
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