Maastricht University Science, Technology and Society Studies

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The Maastricht University – Science, Technology and Society Studies (MUSTS) research programme studies the relations among science, technology and society, focusing on Cultures of Research and Innovation. We are interested in settings that are infused with new knowledge, instruments, artefacts, actors, and skills—whether in the laboratory, the hospital, the workshop, the concert hall, or regulatory agencies.

We study such cultures of research and innovation in a radically interdisciplinary way. The classic disciplines of sociology, anthropology, history and philosophy play a constituting role. Cultural themes are historicized; historical questions are shown to have normative dimensions; and ethical issues are studied as social phenomena. Analysis typically moves among different levels (from micro-level studies of local practices to macro-level questions of governance, policy and morality). MUSTS research is adventurous in exploring theoretical and empirical fault lines, but it is always rigorous in its methodological approach, theoretical grounding, and scholarly justifications.

 Director: Prof. Cyrus Mody

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Katleen Gabriels awarded NWO Aspasia grant

Researchers

Katleen Gabriels, associate professor of philosophy, has been awarded an NWO Aspasia grant of €120,000 for her project 'Moral Monit

Katleen Gabriels

New "What drives our researchers video" with Katleen Gabriels

Researchers

In our latest video, Associate Professor Katleen Gabriels, a Philosopher of Technology, dives into the ethical implications of tech

Katleen Gabriels

New "What drives our researchers" video with Dr. Michiel Bron

Researchers

In our latest video, Dr Michiel Bron, recently graduated PhD candidate at FASoS, takes us on location to share his research on a pressing

Michiel Bron

Call for contributions to workshop and book 'Hostility by Design'

The purpose of this workshop is to gather empirical accounts and theoretical reflections, and to develop possibilities for interventions

hos by design

Darian Meacham appointed Professor of Practical Philosophy

Darian’s research focuses on how philosophy can help us to better understand and steward the co-shaping of technology and politics.

Darian Meacham