معرفی
Dr. Matthijs Punt is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, specializing in Innovation Studies. His research explores the interplay between inventions and institutions, focusing on institutional and social innovation rather than technological novelty. He is affiliated with the interdisciplinary research platform Bottom-up Initiatives for Societal Change under UU's strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies (IOS), and contributes to the Pathways to Sustainability (PtS) research focus.
- Expertise: Institutions, Innovation, Community/Social Initiatives
- Research Areas: Organizational forms, platform economy, energy cooperatives, food forests, repair cafés
His work examines the emergence and lifecycle of social innovations like worker cooperatives and digital platforms, using institutional theory and organizational ecology. He co-supervises PhD students at the University of Helsinki and Nijmegen School of Management on projects related to cooperative models and gig economy dynamics. Prior to Utrecht, he earned an MSc in Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
