Darren Sierhuis

Darren Sierhuis is a Lecturer and Researcher affiliated with the Urban Economic Innovation department at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. His work focuses on urban sustainability experiments, political theory, and the dynamics of depoliticization in metropolitan governance contexts.

• Research Interests: Urban experimentation, transformative capacity, politicization/depoliticization processes, and city-region innovation systems.
• Key Themes: Analysis of sustainability transitions in urban environments, critical examination of governance frameworks, and techno-economic evaluations of electricity markets.

Darren’s recent publications emphasize understanding political agency in urban experiments and evaluating tech scale-up ecosystems in Amsterdam. Collaborations with scholars like Luca Bertolini and Willem van Winden highlight his focus on policy-driven urban development challenges.