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.
BSc topics KTI
Agenda
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Inaugural Speech Prof. Jan van der Stoep
- Prof. Jan van der Stoep will hold his inaugural speech on June 17th 2021 from 16:00 until 17:00 hrs. The Stichting voor Christelijke Filosofie... -
Inaugural Speech Prof.dr. Hedwig te Molder
- On Septmber 10th 2021, Hedwig te Molder will hold her inaugural speech from 15:45 until 16:45 in the Aula of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
MSc thesis topics KTI
Highlights
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Award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for Phil Macnaghten (KTI)
On 15 October 2020, Phil Macnaghten, together with 72 other social scientist, has been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social... -
COVID-19, seed security and social differentiation: when it rains, it pours
Food security and seed security are closely linked, especially for poor smallholders in developing countries. The impacts of COVID-19 highlight the... -
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...
Internship topics KTI
Recent Publications
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Agriculture 4.0. Grondloze teelt: veelbelovend maar 'niet alles'
Agriculture 4.0 Grondloze teelt: veelbelovendmaar ‘niet alles' , Vork, prikken in de voedselketen, extra editie, jrg 2021/8 pag 80-87 , 2021-02-26, https://www.vork.org/site/assets/files/1575/vork_00-2020.pdf#page=81 -
Social media platforms, open communication and problem solving in the back-office of Ghanaian extension: A substantive, structural and relational analysis
Agricultural Systems 190 (2021). - ISSN 0308-521X -
Regenerative Agriculture : An agronomic perspective
Outlook on Agriculture (2021). - ISSN 0030-7270 -
Emerging advisory service agri-enterprises : a dual perspective on technical and business performance
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension (2021). - ISSN 1389-224X -
Pathways toward inclusive low-emission dairy development in Tanzania : Producer heterogeneity and implications for intervention design
Agricultural Systems 190 (2021). - ISSN 0308-521X - 16 p. -
Unravelling non-human agency in sustainability transitions
Technological Forecasting and Social Change 166 (2021). - ISSN 0040-1625 - p. 1 - 13. -
“Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling : Mind the seed system gaps.” A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR
Outlook on Agriculture (2021). - ISSN 0030-7270 - p. 1 - 8. -
Towards methodological diversity in sustainability transitions research? Comparing recent developments (2016-2019) with the past (before 2016)
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 38 (2021). - ISSN 2210-4224 - p. 169 - 174. -
The food systems decision-support toolbox : a toolbox for food system analysis
Wageningen : Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation - p. -
Understanding the vulnerability, farming strategies and development pathways of smallholder farming systems in Telangana, India
Climate Risk Management 31 (2021). - ISSN 2212-0963