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Stephen M. Maurer

Emeritus Adjunct Professor of Public Policy

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Stephen M. Maurer is a Full Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Goldman School Project on Information Technology and Homeland Security ("ITHS"). ITHS serves as a focal point for the School's science, innovation, technology initiatives. Maurer teaches and writes in the fields of homeland security, innovation policy, and the new economy.

From 1982 to 1996, Maurer practiced high technology and intellectual property litigation at leading law firms in Arizona and California. During that time he represented such diverse clients as IBM, Apple, Aerojet General Corporation, and the Navajo Nation.

Maurer has been associated with the Goldman School since 1999. During that time he has written extensively on a variety of topics including database policy, IP theory, antitrust, neglected disease policy, and commercial open source. His research has appeared in numerous journals including Nature, Science, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Economica. Maurer teaches courses on the the New Economy ("Cyberlife,"), Science Policy, and Information Technology.

Maurer's current research interests include self-governance in scientific communities and the impact of copyright law on culture.  He currently teaches courses on (a) innovation and (b) homeland security policy.

Maurer holds a B.A.degree from Yale University and a J.D. in law from Harvard University.

Contact

Office Office 621 Sutardja Dai

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Areas of Expertise

  • Homeland Security
  • Innovation
  • Intellectual Property, Open Source, and Innovation
  • WMD Terrorism
  • Biosecurity
  • Phramaceutical Innovation
  • Database policy

Curriculum Vitae

Other Affiliations

  • Information Technology and Homeland Security Project

Research

Working Papers

Picking Up the Pieces: New Directions for Federal Anti-Gerrymandering Law After Rucho

Co-author: Alexander Karapetyan

Working Paper (January 2020)

The Healing Constitution: Updating the Framers’ Design For a Hyperpolarized Society

Co-authors:

Working Paper (March 2019)

“Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty”: How Intuitive Insights Shape Legal Reasoning and the Rule of Law

Working Paper (April 2018)

The New Self-Governance: A Theoretical Framework

Working Paper: GSPP15-002 (May 2015)

The Economics of Memory: How Copyright Decides Which Books Do (and Don’t) Become Classics

Working Paper: GSPP15-001 (April 2015)

Last updated on 02/12/2024