Welcome to the website of Critical Technology Construction (CTC), a research unit of the Social Sciences Group at Wageningen University. CTC focuses its research on the social and political dimension in/of technology development. CTC holds to an approach called critical constructivism. In this context constructivism refers to the idea that technologies are socially constructed, while critical, derived from critical theory, refers to a consideration of social forces and power relations in technology development. Primary research interests of the group are in modern technologies and the role they play in international agricultural development and food production. Areas of interest are among others biotechnology, nanotechnology and geographic information systems. Please use the navigation bar to the left to find more information about the staff and research of CTC. |