“It is in the city‘s interest to protect the true discourse, the courageous veridiction which encourages citizens to take care of themselves.” “Im Interesse des Staates liegt es, den wahren Diskurs, die mutige Veridiktion zu schützen, die die Bürger anhält, sich um sich selbst zu kümmern.” Michel Foulcault interpreting Socrates
_{(The Courage of Truth [Lectures Collège de France 1983-1984], Palgrave/Houndmills 2011, p. 90.; Der Mut zu Wahrheit [Vorlesung Collège de France 1983/84], Suhrkamp/Berlin 2010, p.125}

Stefan Kuhlmann is emeritus professor, researcher, and intellectual in the field of science, technology and innovation politics and governance studies at the department of technology, policy and society (TPS), University of Twente, Netherlands.

He was academic director of WTMC, the interdisciplinary Netherlands Graduate Research School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture, from 2018 until 2021.

Stefan Kuhlmann was founding president of the European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (Eu-SPRI Forum) from 2010 until 2016.

He was Editor of Research Policy (RP) from 2005 until 2020; RP is a leading journal in the field of innovation studies. Kuhlmann held leading positions at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, Karlsruhe (1988-2006), was Professor of Innovation Policy at University of Utrecht (2001-2006) and researcher at the University of Kassel (1979-1988). 

Stefan Kuhlmann was member of the City Council (Rat der Stadt) of Gronau/Westf. (Germany) 2021-2025.

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