Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group (KTI)
We study processes of socio-technical innovation and transformation. We focus on communicative and socio-political dynamics involved in the production, exchange, integration and use of scientific and other knowledge. We specialize in interdisciplinary research and design.
MSc thesis topics KTI
Highlights
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Citizens collecting mosquitoes may be key in the fight against malaria
A year-long collection of mosquitoes with self-made traps and over a hundred volunteers in rural Rwanda reporting levels of mosquito nuisance revealed... -
New book by Phil Macnaghten: The Making of Responsible Innovation
Phil Macnaghten has published a new and concise book The Making of Responsible Innovation, published by Cambridge University Press, as part of Frank... -
Gene editing and the importance of the independent scientist
The debate on gene editing requires plant scientists to adhere to the norms of science, such as independence, organized skepticism and... -
CPT Seminar African Philosophy
The CPT-Wass Seminar African Philosophy and knowledge diversity in international development was a great success, with more than a hundred...
Internship topics KTI
Recent Publications
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Key concepts, disciplines, and fields in communication for development and social change
In: Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change / , Servaes, Jan. - : Springer Nature Singapore - ISBN 9789811520136 - p. 29 - 59. -
Why (not) participate in citizen science? Motivational factors and barriers to participate in a citizen science program for malaria control in Rwanda
PLoS ONE 15 (2020)8. - ISSN 1932-6203 -
The Hybridity of Inclusive Innovation Narratives Between Theory and Practice: A Framing Analysis
European Journal of Development Research (2020). - ISSN 0957-8811 -
Inter-community and on-farm asymmetric organic matter allocation patterns drive soil fertility gradients in a rural Andean landscape
Land Degradation and Development (2020). - ISSN 1085-3278 -
Understanding Race: The Case for Political Constructionism in Public Discourse
Canadian Journal of Philosophy 50 (2020)4. - ISSN 0045-5091 - p. 492 - 504. -
Mapping disruption and resilience mechanisms in food systems
Food Security 12 (2020)4. - ISSN 1876-4517 - p. 695 - 717. -
Citizen science for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): W. Takken, co-promotor(en): C.J.M. Koenraadt; A.J.H. van Vliet; L. Mutesa. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463953993 - p. -
Citizen science for malaria control in Rwanda : Engagement, motivation, and behaviour change
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): C. Leeuwis, co-promotor(en): P.M. Poortvliet; C.J.M. Koenraadt; L. Mutesa. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463954525 - p. -
Understanding and managing bacterial wilt and late blight of potato in Ethiopia : Combining an innovation systems approach and a collective action perspective
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): P.C. Struik; B.C. van Mierlo, co-promotor(en): R. Lie; B. Lemaga. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463954686 - p. -
Social-institutional problem dimensions of late blight and bacterial wilt of potato in Ethiopia : The contribution of social learning and communicative interventions to collective action
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): C. Leeuwis; P.C. Struik, co-promotor(en): B.C. van Mierlo; B. Lemaga. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463954747 - p.