About
Dr. Christoph Rausch is an Associate Professor of Economic Humanities at University College Maastricht (UCM), part of Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. He co-founded the Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage (MACCH) and the Maastricht Experimental Research in and through the Arts Network (MERIAN). His research bridges Social Sciences and Humanities, focusing on the intersections of art, finance, and heritage. Key themes include art storage spaces like freeports, financialization of art, and their socio-political implications.
Education: PhD (2013), selected as one of the three best theses in the Netherlands (Boekman-NWO Award). Career highlights include leadership roles at Maastricht University, including heading the Department of Human Resources Management, drafting academic career policies, and co-leading national initiatives on academic reform. He currently leads the PRICELESS consortium (€1.3M NWO-funded), examining financial crime and valuation of unique goods.
Research interests span cultural anthropology, sociology of art and finance, and heritage studies. He serves on boards such as ABP pension fund’s accountability committee and Maastricht Young Academy. Editor-in-chief of Springer’s Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market series.
