Socrates Schouten

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands Netherlands

Social innovation for democratisation and sustainability

Government / Military

Current specialization: (digital) social innovation and governance institutions for sustainable development. General interest: the political philosophy and political economy of ecological thought. With a broad background in environmental sciences and sustainability policy, I became interested in the bigger picture of transition and/of governance. In particular, I want to know more about how sustainability norms shift; how ‘21st century’ (complex, multi-centred, multi-actor) governance problems can be mediated, for instance through information and communication systems; how post-crisis social contracts might arise and stabilize; and what role knowledge sharing (and equity in knowledge val...