Koen Beumer
Biographic Data
| ID | 158709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Koen Beumer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Koen |
| FAMILY NAME | Beumer |
| SIGNATURE | BEUMER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4533-3581 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Friends with benefits: What constitutes a ‘benefit’ in Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for plant genetic resources
International conventions play an important role in regulating access to plant genetic resources. These regulations must balance the goal of ensuring wide access to plant genetic resources with doing this in a fair way. This is a central dilemma in achieving just transitions: how to move towards more sustainable societies in ways that are equitable and fair way. In regulations for plant genetic resources, this balance is struck with the concept o…
Who to revive? Explaining charismatic species bias in the selection of de-extinction candidate species
How are species selected for de-extinction? The implications of de-extinction for restoration ecology greatly depend on the type of species that is resurrected. Several guidelines have been developed that propose selection criteria based on their positive ecological impact. Little is known, however, about how people actually make the choice for a particular species, and whether those guidelines are followed in practice. We systematically investig…
Inclusive innovation in crop gene editing for smallholder farmers: Status and approaches
Gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas are breathing new life into expectations about the benefits of genetically modified crops for smallholder farmers in the global South. In this article, we put these expectations to the test. We have interrogated both whether crop gene editing is employed for smallholder farmers and how this is done in ways that are more or less inclusive. To this end, we systematically investigated projects using gene edi…
Institutional work as a key ingredient of food innovation success: The case of plant-based proteins
In this paper, we use the theory of institutional work to understand how plant-based meat substitutes emerge and successfully diffuse in the context of a dominant meat regime in the United States (US). We observe that institutional factors such as norms, habits, values, and beliefs play a more vital role than previously identified. Therefore, we utilize institutional work theory combined with insights from technological innovation systems to crea…
It's not the market, stupid: On the importance of non-market economies in sustainability transitions
It has been widely assumed that market mechanisms are central in incentivizing the development of sustainable innovations and that market formation is critical for the diffusion of innovations. We challenge the centrality of markets in understanding and promoting the development and diffusion of sustainable innovations using the case of the System of Rice Intensification. This innovation for sustainable rice cultivation was developed and diffused…
Who is the African Farmer? The Importance of Actor Representations in the Debate About Biotechnology Crops in Africa
The discussion about the impact of agricultural biotechnology on Africa is deeply divided and contains widely diverging claims about the impact of biotechnology on African farmers. Building upon literature on the ‘good farmer’ that highlights that farmers identities are an important factor in explaining the success or failure of agricultural change, we argue that the identity of the farmer is an undervalued yet crucial aspect for understanding th…
Innovation and the commons: Lessons from the governance of genetic resources in potato breeding
This article explores the relation between innovation and resources that are governed as commons by looking at the governance of potato genetic resources, especially in the context of the emergence of hybrid diploid potato breeding that will enable potato propagation through true seeds. As a new breeding tool, hybrid diploid potato breeding may not only revolutionize traditional potato breeding practices, it may also strongly affect current gover…
How to include socio-economic considerations in decision-making on agricultural biotechnology? Two models from Kenya and South Africa
This article contributes to the debate about how regulatory science for agricultural technologies can be ‘opened up’ for a more diverse set of concerns and knowledges. The article focuses on the regulation of ‘socio-economic considerations’ for genetically modified organisms. While numerous countries have declared their intent to include these considerations in biotechnology decision-making, it is currently unclear both what counts as a socio-eco…
Hybrid potato breeding: A framework for mapping contested socio-technical futures
Nation-Building and the Governance of Emerging Technologies: The Case of Nanotechnology in India
Emerging technologies like nanotechnologies are governed in different ways around the world. This article draws attention to an important element that can help to explain the emergence of this diversity in governance practices: the role of nanotechnology in nation-building. By investigating the relation between nanotechnology and the nation in India, the article demonstrates that various particularities of the Indian governance of nanotechnology …
Local subversions of colonial cultures: Commodities and anti-commodities in global history
The book brings together original, state-of-the-art historical research from several continents and examines how mainly local peasant societies responded to colonial pressures to produce a range of different commodities. It offers new directions in the study of African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American societies
Travelling risks: How did nanotechnology become a risk in India and South Africa
India and South Africa have invested in nanotechnology since the early 2000s and have identified risks to human health and the environment as an important issue for governance. This is exemplary for a wider trend in which ‘developing countries’ play an increasingly prominent role in the development, production and use of emerging technologies. This validates the claim of the world risk society thesis that countries around the world are now confro…
How Economic Assumptions Constitute Publics as Consumers in South African Nanotechnology Governance
Over the last 30 years a variety of techniques have been developed that aim to democratize science and technology, which have been variably referred to as ‘formalized mechanisms of voicing’ (Michae
Catching the Rat: Understanding Multiple and Contradictory Human-Rat Relations as Situated Practices
Humans and rats relate to each other in a variety of ways. Consider the different ways that humans relate to rats in the sewer, the laboratory, and the living room: depending on the location of the encounter, human-rat relations can be characterized as hostile, instrumental, or friendly. Rather than searching for a single human-animal relation, this article suggests that the multiple and contradictory relations between humans and nonhuman animals…
Institutional work as a key ingredient of food innovation success: The case of plant-based proteins
In this paper, we use the theory of institutional work to understand how plant-based meat substitutes emerge and successfully diffuse in the context of a dominant meat regime in the United States (US). We observe that institutional factors such as norms, habits, values, and beliefs play a more vital role than previously identified. Therefore, we utilize institutional work theory combined with insights from technological innovation systems to crea…
It's not the market, stupid: On the importance of non-market economies in sustainability transitions
It has been widely assumed that market mechanisms are central in incentivizing the development of sustainable innovations and that market formation is critical for the diffusion of innovations. We challenge the centrality of markets in understanding and promoting the development and diffusion of sustainable innovations using the case of the System of Rice Intensification. This innovation for sustainable rice cultivation was developed and diffused…
Catching the Rat: Understanding Multiple and Contradictory Human-Rat Relations as Situated Practices
Humans and rats relate to each other in a variety of ways. Consider the different ways that humans relate to rats in the sewer, the laboratory, and the living room: depending on the location of the encounter, human-rat relations can be characterized as hostile, instrumental, or friendly. Rather than searching for a single human-animal relation, this article suggests that the multiple and contradictory relations between humans and nonhuman animals…
Hybrid potato breeding: A framework for mapping contested socio-technical futures
Travelling risks: How did nanotechnology become a risk in India and South Africa
India and South Africa have invested in nanotechnology since the early 2000s and have identified risks to human health and the environment as an important issue for governance. This is exemplary for a wider trend in which ‘developing countries’ play an increasingly prominent role in the development, production and use of emerging technologies. This validates the claim of the world risk society thesis that countries around the world are now confro…
How to include socio-economic considerations in decision-making on agricultural biotechnology? Two models from Kenya and South Africa
This article contributes to the debate about how regulatory science for agricultural technologies can be ‘opened up’ for a more diverse set of concerns and knowledges. The article focuses on the regulation of ‘socio-economic considerations’ for genetically modified organisms. While numerous countries have declared their intent to include these considerations in biotechnology decision-making, it is currently unclear both what counts as a socio-eco…
How Economic Assumptions Constitute Publics as Consumers in South African Nanotechnology Governance
Over the last 30 years a variety of techniques have been developed that aim to democratize science and technology, which have been variably referred to as ‘formalized mechanisms of voicing’ (Michae
Who is the African Farmer? The Importance of Actor Representations in the Debate About Biotechnology Crops in Africa
The discussion about the impact of agricultural biotechnology on Africa is deeply divided and contains widely diverging claims about the impact of biotechnology on African farmers. Building upon literature on the ‘good farmer’ that highlights that farmers identities are an important factor in explaining the success or failure of agricultural change, we argue that the identity of the farmer is an undervalued yet crucial aspect for understanding th…
Innovation and the commons: Lessons from the governance of genetic resources in potato breeding
This article explores the relation between innovation and resources that are governed as commons by looking at the governance of potato genetic resources, especially in the context of the emergence of hybrid diploid potato breeding that will enable potato propagation through true seeds. As a new breeding tool, hybrid diploid potato breeding may not only revolutionize traditional potato breeding practices, it may also strongly affect current gover…
Catching the Rat: Understanding Multiple and Contradictory Human-Rat Relations as Situated Practices
Humans and rats relate to each other in a variety of ways. Consider the different ways that humans relate to rats in the sewer, the laboratory, and the living room: depending on the location of the encounter, human-rat relations can be characterized as hostile, instrumental, or friendly. Rather than searching for a single human-animal relation, this article suggests that the multiple and contradictory relations between humans and nonhuman animals…
Travelling risks: How did nanotechnology become a risk in India and South Africa
India and South Africa have invested in nanotechnology since the early 2000s and have identified risks to human health and the environment as an important issue for governance. This is exemplary for a wider trend in which ‘developing countries’ play an increasingly prominent role in the development, production and use of emerging technologies. This validates the claim of the world risk society thesis that countries around the world are now confro…
How Economic Assumptions Constitute Publics as Consumers in South African Nanotechnology Governance
Over the last 30 years a variety of techniques have been developed that aim to democratize science and technology, which have been variably referred to as ‘formalized mechanisms of voicing’ (Michae
Nation-Building and the Governance of Emerging Technologies: The Case of Nanotechnology in India
Emerging technologies like nanotechnologies are governed in different ways around the world. This article draws attention to an important element that can help to explain the emergence of this diversity in governance practices: the role of nanotechnology in nation-building. By investigating the relation between nanotechnology and the nation in India, the article demonstrates that various particularities of the Indian governance of nanotechnology …
Local subversions of colonial cultures: Commodities and anti-commodities in global history
The book brings together original, state-of-the-art historical research from several continents and examines how mainly local peasant societies responded to colonial pressures to produce a range of different commodities. It offers new directions in the study of African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American societies
How to include socio-economic considerations in decision-making on agricultural biotechnology? Two models from Kenya and South Africa
This article contributes to the debate about how regulatory science for agricultural technologies can be ‘opened up’ for a more diverse set of concerns and knowledges. The article focuses on the regulation of ‘socio-economic considerations’ for genetically modified organisms. While numerous countries have declared their intent to include these considerations in biotechnology decision-making, it is currently unclear both what counts as a socio-eco…
Hybrid potato breeding: A framework for mapping contested socio-technical futures
Innovation and the commons: Lessons from the governance of genetic resources in potato breeding
This article explores the relation between innovation and resources that are governed as commons by looking at the governance of potato genetic resources, especially in the context of the emergence of hybrid diploid potato breeding that will enable potato propagation through true seeds. As a new breeding tool, hybrid diploid potato breeding may not only revolutionize traditional potato breeding practices, it may also strongly affect current gover…
Who is the African Farmer? The Importance of Actor Representations in the Debate About Biotechnology Crops in Africa
The discussion about the impact of agricultural biotechnology on Africa is deeply divided and contains widely diverging claims about the impact of biotechnology on African farmers. Building upon literature on the ‘good farmer’ that highlights that farmers identities are an important factor in explaining the success or failure of agricultural change, we argue that the identity of the farmer is an undervalued yet crucial aspect for understanding th…
It's not the market, stupid: On the importance of non-market economies in sustainability transitions
It has been widely assumed that market mechanisms are central in incentivizing the development of sustainable innovations and that market formation is critical for the diffusion of innovations. We challenge the centrality of markets in understanding and promoting the development and diffusion of sustainable innovations using the case of the System of Rice Intensification. This innovation for sustainable rice cultivation was developed and diffused…
Inclusive innovation in crop gene editing for smallholder farmers: Status and approaches
Gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas are breathing new life into expectations about the benefits of genetically modified crops for smallholder farmers in the global South. In this article, we put these expectations to the test. We have interrogated both whether crop gene editing is employed for smallholder farmers and how this is done in ways that are more or less inclusive. To this end, we systematically investigated projects using gene edi…
Institutional work as a key ingredient of food innovation success: The case of plant-based proteins
In this paper, we use the theory of institutional work to understand how plant-based meat substitutes emerge and successfully diffuse in the context of a dominant meat regime in the United States (US). We observe that institutional factors such as norms, habits, values, and beliefs play a more vital role than previously identified. Therefore, we utilize institutional work theory combined with insights from technological innovation systems to crea…
Who to revive? Explaining charismatic species bias in the selection of de-extinction candidate species
How are species selected for de-extinction? The implications of de-extinction for restoration ecology greatly depend on the type of species that is resurrected. Several guidelines have been developed that propose selection criteria based on their positive ecological impact. Little is known, however, about how people actually make the choice for a particular species, and whether those guidelines are followed in practice. We systematically investig…
Friends with benefits: What constitutes a ‘benefit’ in Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for plant genetic resources
International conventions play an important role in regulating access to plant genetic resources. These regulations must balance the goal of ensuring wide access to plant genetic resources with doing this in a fair way. This is a central dilemma in achieving just transitions: how to move towards more sustainable societies in ways that are equitable and fair way. In regulations for plant genetic resources, this balance is struck with the concept o…
Political science (9 works) · Biology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Corporate governance (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Genetically Modified Organisms Research (4 works) · Law (4 works)