Research Focus
The Research Institute of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) at Maastricht University (UM) is devoted to the interdisciplinary study of societies and cultures as they evolved during the modern and contemporary era. We look at the interrelationships of Europeanisation, globalisation, scientific and technological development, political change and cultural innovation. While our research starts from the various challenges of today’s world, we have a strong interest in how in fact the modern world came to be as it is.
What most distinguishes our research effort is its broad basis in expertise from different fields in the humanities and social sciences as combined in one faculty.
In this annual report we offer an overview of the activities and successes of the FASoS research institute in 2014. Please check the menu below to find out what we have done over the past year and continue to do at present.
