“At the DCU Centre for Possibility Studies, we are dedicated to exploring how individuals, communities, and societies engage with new and transformative possibilities.”
Possibility Studies is an emerging, transdisciplinary field dedicated to understanding how individuals and societies perceive, explore, and realize new possibilities across psychological, social, material, technological, cultural, ethical, and political domains.
DCU Centre for Possibility Studies - Global Network
Our Global Network
Today, Possibility Studies has grown into an established field with its own international network, dedicated journals, an encyclopaedia, and a Cambridge University Press book series. The DCU Centre for Possibility Studies is at the heart of these global developments, contributing to and shaping the future of the field.
DCU Centre for Possibility Studies - Our Mission
Our Mission
The mission of the DCU Centre for Possibility Studies is to lead cutting-edge research that enhances our understanding of how individuals and societies engage with possibilities.
DCU Centre for Possibility Studies - Basic Research
Basic Research
Antecedents, processes, and consequences of developing and exploring possibilities at an individual, community, and societal level.
DCU Centre for Possibility Studies - Applied Research
Applied Research
Cultivating possibility thinking, creative and ethical decision making as ways of contributing to the common good. Five intersecting themes are of interest with others growing out of ongoing activities.
Meet the Team
