Public and private bureaucracies as transformation agent?

Large public and private organisations can be crucial actors if not gate keepers for societal and socio-technological change towards Sustainable Development Goals and climate neutrality. Yet, as bureaucratic organisations they are prone to conservatism and inertia. Typical examples are public energy utilities, universities, or funding organisations. In a recent paper with Jakob Edler and Florian … Continue reading Public and private bureaucracies as transformation agent?

“Populist policies threaten Dutch universities’ unique appeal”

Barend van der Meulen (University of Twente) and I have published a comment in ResearchEurope (March 7, 2024). For decades, particularly since the turn of the millennium, Dutch universities have attracted a growing number of students and scholars from other European countries and worldwide. English-language working environments and publishing in international journals have made research … Continue reading “Populist policies threaten Dutch universities’ unique appeal”