Kristiaan P W Kok
Biographic Data
| ID | 4082349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristiaan P W Kok |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristiaan P W |
| FAMILY NAME | Kok |
| SIGNATURE | KOK K P W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Athena Institute, Amsterdam, NL |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7174-1453 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Orchestrating ecologies of transition intermediation: Insights from a Dutch governmental policy program for urban transformation
There is a need to better understand how ecologies of transition intermediaries are orchestrated in practice. • Ecology orchestration involves the aggregation of ongoing intermediation across multiple system levels. • This study identifies a new dimension of ecology orchestration: the capacity to sustain institutional memory and share meta-knowledge across transitions. • Policy and funding frameworks should acknowledge and invest in the capacitie…
A quest for questions: The JUSTRA as a matrix for navigating just food system transformations in an era of uncertainty
A just food system transformation is imperative to meet this century’s goals of environmental sustainability, economic fairness, and equitable social well-being. While considerations of justice are beginning to inform food system transformation debates, there remains a lack of conceptual and practical integration of these two historically separate disciplinary perspectives. This perspective therefore proposes the just transformation matrix (JUSTR…
Labbing for sustainability transformations: Learning about challenges and strategies for impact
Creating impact in labs oriented at sustainability transformations is challenging. Combining the experiences of ten projects and sharing the insights in “Labbing”, gained through engaging in various activities within transformation-oriented Labs from the fields of agriculture, food, and healthcare, the author team established a Community of Practice at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, to identify impact challenges inductively and recommend pract…
Exploring the functions of place-based intermediation in the governance of sustainability transitions
Towards new perspectives of stakeholder engagement in sustainability transitions: Bringing the supranational level into view
Although stakeholder engagement is a well-discussed topic within sustainability transitions research, it is underexplored in the context of supranational actors, such as the EU, despite the apparent relevance. Through the case study of the European citizen and stakeholder consultations around European Green Deal (EGD), this paper investigates the implications of stakeholder engagement conducted on a supranational level. By applying a transitions-…
Politics beyond agency? Pluralizing structure(s) in sustainability transitions
What exactly do transition scholars mean by structure? In efforts to articulate the politics of sustainability transitions, scholarship has en masse turned to unraveling and pluralizing the many different manifestations of agency and power in processes of transformative change. While this is valuable, such an agency-centered focus risks de-politicizing the role of structure in studies on the politics of transitions. This perspective explores the …
Governing translocal experimentation in multi-sited transition programs: Dynamics and challenges
Deepening democracy for the governance toward just transitions in agri-food systems
In this paper, we explore the relation between democracy and justice in governing agri-food transitions. We argue that a deeper understanding of democracy is needed to foster just transitions. First, we present a multi-dimensional understanding of justice in transitions and relate it to scholarship on democratizing transitions. Then, we argue that three paradigm shifts are required to overcome current unsustainable dynamics: (1) from expert towar…
Unraveling the politics of ‘doing inclusion’ in transdisciplinarity for sustainable transformation
Transdisciplinary research and innovation (R&I) efforts have emerged as a means to address challenges to sustainable transformation. One of the main elements of transdisciplinary efforts is the 'inclusion' of different stakeholders, values and perspectives in participatory R&I processes. In practice, however, 'doing inclusion' raises a number of challenges. In this article, we aim to contribute to re-politicizing inclusion in transdisciplinarity …
Beyond food for thought – Directing sustainability transitions research to address fundamental change in agri-food systems
Beyond food for thought – Directing sustainability transitions research to address fundamental change in agri-food systems
Deepening democracy for the governance toward just transitions in agri-food systems
In this paper, we explore the relation between democracy and justice in governing agri-food transitions. We argue that a deeper understanding of democracy is needed to foster just transitions. First, we present a multi-dimensional understanding of justice in transitions and relate it to scholarship on democratizing transitions. Then, we argue that three paradigm shifts are required to overcome current unsustainable dynamics: (1) from expert towar…
Unraveling the politics of ‘doing inclusion’ in transdisciplinarity for sustainable transformation
Transdisciplinary research and innovation (R&I) efforts have emerged as a means to address challenges to sustainable transformation. One of the main elements of transdisciplinary efforts is the 'inclusion' of different stakeholders, values and perspectives in participatory R&I processes. In practice, however, 'doing inclusion' raises a number of challenges. In this article, we aim to contribute to re-politicizing inclusion in transdisciplinarity …
Governing translocal experimentation in multi-sited transition programs: Dynamics and challenges
Exploring the functions of place-based intermediation in the governance of sustainability transitions
Towards new perspectives of stakeholder engagement in sustainability transitions: Bringing the supranational level into view
Although stakeholder engagement is a well-discussed topic within sustainability transitions research, it is underexplored in the context of supranational actors, such as the EU, despite the apparent relevance. Through the case study of the European citizen and stakeholder consultations around European Green Deal (EGD), this paper investigates the implications of stakeholder engagement conducted on a supranational level. By applying a transitions-…
Unraveling the politics of ‘doing inclusion’ in transdisciplinarity for sustainable transformation
Transdisciplinary research and innovation (R&I) efforts have emerged as a means to address challenges to sustainable transformation. One of the main elements of transdisciplinary efforts is the 'inclusion' of different stakeholders, values and perspectives in participatory R&I processes. In practice, however, 'doing inclusion' raises a number of challenges. In this article, we aim to contribute to re-politicizing inclusion in transdisciplinarity …
Beyond food for thought – Directing sustainability transitions research to address fundamental change in agri-food systems
Governing translocal experimentation in multi-sited transition programs: Dynamics and challenges
Deepening democracy for the governance toward just transitions in agri-food systems
In this paper, we explore the relation between democracy and justice in governing agri-food transitions. We argue that a deeper understanding of democracy is needed to foster just transitions. First, we present a multi-dimensional understanding of justice in transitions and relate it to scholarship on democratizing transitions. Then, we argue that three paradigm shifts are required to overcome current unsustainable dynamics: (1) from expert towar…
Politics beyond agency? Pluralizing structure(s) in sustainability transitions
What exactly do transition scholars mean by structure? In efforts to articulate the politics of sustainability transitions, scholarship has en masse turned to unraveling and pluralizing the many different manifestations of agency and power in processes of transformative change. While this is valuable, such an agency-centered focus risks de-politicizing the role of structure in studies on the politics of transitions. This perspective explores the …
Labbing for sustainability transformations: Learning about challenges and strategies for impact
Creating impact in labs oriented at sustainability transformations is challenging. Combining the experiences of ten projects and sharing the insights in “Labbing”, gained through engaging in various activities within transformation-oriented Labs from the fields of agriculture, food, and healthcare, the author team established a Community of Practice at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, to identify impact challenges inductively and recommend pract…
Exploring the functions of place-based intermediation in the governance of sustainability transitions
Towards new perspectives of stakeholder engagement in sustainability transitions: Bringing the supranational level into view
Although stakeholder engagement is a well-discussed topic within sustainability transitions research, it is underexplored in the context of supranational actors, such as the EU, despite the apparent relevance. Through the case study of the European citizen and stakeholder consultations around European Green Deal (EGD), this paper investigates the implications of stakeholder engagement conducted on a supranational level. By applying a transitions-…
A quest for questions: The JUSTRA as a matrix for navigating just food system transformations in an era of uncertainty
A just food system transformation is imperative to meet this century’s goals of environmental sustainability, economic fairness, and equitable social well-being. While considerations of justice are beginning to inform food system transformation debates, there remains a lack of conceptual and practical integration of these two historically separate disciplinary perspectives. This perspective therefore proposes the just transformation matrix (JUSTR…
Orchestrating ecologies of transition intermediation: Insights from a Dutch governmental policy program for urban transformation
There is a need to better understand how ecologies of transition intermediaries are orchestrated in practice. • Ecology orchestration involves the aggregation of ongoing intermediation across multiple system levels. • This study identifies a new dimension of ecology orchestration: the capacity to sustain institutional memory and share meta-knowledge across transitions. • Policy and funding frameworks should acknowledge and invest in the capacitie…
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sustainability (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Corporate governance (5 works) · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (5 works) · Economic system (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (3 works)