Duco Bannink

Duco Bannink is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds dual appointments in the New Public Governance (NPG) research group and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. His work focuses on collaborative governance, sustainable development goals, and administrative challenges in healthcare and social policy. Bannink actively engages with public-sector organizations through ancillary roles including advisor to PvdA Wiardi Beckman Stichting (since 2015), member of Fietsersbond Amersfoort (2019–present), and board member of the Wetenschappelijke Raad Enschede (2021–present).

• Education: Not explicitly stated in text, inferred to hold PhD based on academic role.

Research interests center on late modernity governance challenges, co-production dynamics, and institutional complexity in public service delivery. His recent work analyzes power asymmetries in healthcare decision-making and explores how wicked problems shape collaborative governance frameworks. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through studies on inclusive service provision and administrative efficiency.

Key projects include the Talma Zorgprogramma (2023–2027) examining care sector integration and the Effectenonderzoek Open Hiring initiative (2019–2020) analyzing recruitment practices. Supervised 5 PhD theses focusing on public governance topics.

Labs/Teams: Active in the New Public Governance research group, collaborating with institutions like the Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde (since 2021).