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Govert Valkenburg

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Govert Valkenburg

Vice Dean for Research and Research professor
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture
Faculty of Humanities

govert.valkenburg@ntnu.no
+4794896748 Bygg 6, 6.444, Dragvoll
Twitter www.govertvalkenburg.net
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About

Please be informed that the most complete overview of my academic activities is available at www.govertvalkenburg.net, including all my publications 2003-present.

I am a researcher in Science and Technology Studies (STS). My research concerns the question how science and technology function in society, and how science and technology can be made to contribute better to society. One question I place central in this research is how different sorts of knowledge circulate in practices of science, technology, innovation, and governance. In such practices, inequality is often seen between expert knowledge, and other knowledges that may at closer look be just as valuable. This, I see as the issue of epistemic justice in innovation: how we can ensure that all relevant knowledges, also those knowledges that are not generally considered science or expertise, are given a fair opportunity to be made relevant to innovation processes. This question is central to my RCN-funded Researcher Project Risk in the information society: towards epistemic justice, that will be conducted until 2024.

In the past, I have applied a social-scientific lens to various fields of science, technology and innovation: sustainable energy and energy transitions, biomedical research, human genomics, and privacy and security technologies. 

I hold a PhD in philosophy of technology from Twente University (the Netherlands), as well as an MA in the same field and an MSc in Electrical Engineering. I also hold a BMus in performing classical vocals. 

Competencies

  • Battery technology
  • Energy
  • Human biotechnologies
  • Innovation studies
  • Personvern økende teknologi
  • Political theory
  • Politics of knowledge
  • Responsible Research and Innovation
  • Surveillance and privacy studies

Research

My research in Science and Technology Studies concentrates on the use of knowledge in processes of innovation and decision making. Much of my work follows conceptual explorations, supported by empirical evidence. I study the circulation of knowledge in the context of various technological fields of application, including energy transitions, infrastructures, biotechnological industrial applications, biomedical research, and research and innovation in the context of Global North/South relations.

 

Research groups

  • Science Governance
  • The Good Infrastructures Lab
  • Energy, Climate, and Environment
  • Advanced Studies of Knowledge

EpiJustInf: Risk in the information society - Towards epistemic justice

The project studies governance and management of risk in information societies from the perspective of the idea that not all sorts of knowledge are given the same possibilities to speak, and effort is needed to distribute this speaking power more fairly.

Publications

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2025

  • Unc, Adrian; Najm, Majdi R. Abou; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Bolisetti, Tirupati; Charles, Colleen; Datta, Ranjan. (2025) Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads. Communications Earth & Environment
    Reader opinion piece

2024

  • Silvast, Antti Edward; Virtanen, Mikko J.; Valkenburg, Govert; Kongsager, Rico. (2024) How does science and technology studies contribute to climate mitigation research? Advanced review of infrastructure as a concept and method. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change (WIRESs)
    Academic literature review
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) Energy Justice as Epistemic Justice. Ethics, Policy & Environment
    Academic article
  • Tijdink, Joeri K.; Valkenburg, Govert; de Rijcke, Sarah; Dix, Guus. (2024) Relational responsibilities: Researchers perspective on current and progressive assessment criteria: A focus group study. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) An Enquiry Into Modes of Non-Existence. Science, Technology and Human Values
    Academic article
  • Fuchs, Ida; Sanchez-Solis, Claudia; Balderrama, Sergio; Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) Swarm electrification for Raqaypampa: Impact of different battery control setpoints on energy sharing in interconnected solar homes systems. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks
    Academic article

2023

  • Palme, Pia P.; Valkenburg, Govert. (2023) Time(s) on Earth.
    Musical performance
  • Foulds, Chris; Valkenburg, Govert; Ryghaug, Marianne; Suboticki, Ivana; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Korsnes, Marius. (2023) Implementing Mission-oriented Experiments: Recommendations on Epistemic Inclusion for City Stakeholders Working in Climate Change Initiatives. Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy (JCCPE)
    Academic article
  • Silvast, Antti Edward; Valkenburg, Govert. (2023) Energy citizenship: A critical perspective. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article

2022

  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2022) Temporality in epistemic justice. Time & Society
    Academic article

2021

  • Pandey, Poonam; Valkenburg, Govert; Mamidipudi, Annapurna; Bijker, Wiebe E.. (2021) “All We Want, Is to Get Rid of the Straw”: How Biofuel Policies Need to Be Multiple. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: an International Journal
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert; Dix, Guus; Tijdink, Joeri; de Rijcke, Sarah. (2021) Expanding Research Integrity: A Cultural-Practice Perspective. Science and Engineering Ethics
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2021) Engineering as a political practice. Routledge
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2020

  • Dix, Guus; Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang; Tijdink, Joeri K.; Valkenburg, Govert; de Rijcke, Sarah. (2020) Algorithmic Allocation: Untangling Rival Considerations of Fairness in Research Management. Politics and Governance
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2020) Consensus or contestation: reflections on governance of innovation in a context of heterogeneous knowledges. Science Technology & Society
    Academic article
  • Pandey, Poonam; Valkenburg, Govert; Mamidipudi, Annapurna; Bijker, Wiebe Eco. (2020) RRI in the Global South: Agriculture, Renewable Energy and the Pursuit of Symmetry. Science Technology & Society
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert; Dix, Guus; Tijdink, Joeri K.; de Rijcke, Sarah. (2020) Making researchers responsible: attributions of responsibility and ambiguous notions of culture in research codes of conduct. BMC Medical Ethics
    Academic article

2019

  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2019) Engineers and the multiplicity of knowledge.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Valkenburg, Govert; Mamidipudi, Annapurna; Pandey, Poonam; Bijker, Wiebe Eco. (2019) Responsible innovation as empowering ways of knowing. Journal of Responsible Innovation
    Academic article
  • de Rijcke, Sarah; Holtrop, Tjitske; Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang; Zuijderwijk, Jochem; Beaulieu, Anne; Franssen, Thomas. (2019) Evaluative Inquiry: Engaging research evaluation analytically and strategically. fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation
    Academic article

2018

  • Valkenburg, Govert; van Lente, Harro. (2018) Technology and Social Problems. Cambridge University Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Unc, Adrian; Najm, Majdi R. Abou; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Bolisetti, Tirupati; Charles, Colleen; Datta, Ranjan. (2025) Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads. Communications Earth & Environment
    Reader opinion piece
  • Silvast, Antti Edward; Virtanen, Mikko J.; Valkenburg, Govert; Kongsager, Rico. (2024) How does science and technology studies contribute to climate mitigation research? Advanced review of infrastructure as a concept and method. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change (WIRESs)
    Academic literature review
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) Energy Justice as Epistemic Justice. Ethics, Policy & Environment
    Academic article
  • Tijdink, Joeri K.; Valkenburg, Govert; de Rijcke, Sarah; Dix, Guus. (2024) Relational responsibilities: Researchers perspective on current and progressive assessment criteria: A focus group study. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) An Enquiry Into Modes of Non-Existence. Science, Technology and Human Values
    Academic article
  • Fuchs, Ida; Sanchez-Solis, Claudia; Balderrama, Sergio; Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) Swarm electrification for Raqaypampa: Impact of different battery control setpoints on energy sharing in interconnected solar homes systems. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks
    Academic article
  • Foulds, Chris; Valkenburg, Govert; Ryghaug, Marianne; Suboticki, Ivana; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Korsnes, Marius. (2023) Implementing Mission-oriented Experiments: Recommendations on Epistemic Inclusion for City Stakeholders Working in Climate Change Initiatives. Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy (JCCPE)
    Academic article
  • Silvast, Antti Edward; Valkenburg, Govert. (2023) Energy citizenship: A critical perspective. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2022) Temporality in epistemic justice. Time & Society
    Academic article
  • Pandey, Poonam; Valkenburg, Govert; Mamidipudi, Annapurna; Bijker, Wiebe E.. (2021) “All We Want, Is to Get Rid of the Straw”: How Biofuel Policies Need to Be Multiple. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: an International Journal
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert; Dix, Guus; Tijdink, Joeri; de Rijcke, Sarah. (2021) Expanding Research Integrity: A Cultural-Practice Perspective. Science and Engineering Ethics
    Academic article
  • Dix, Guus; Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang; Tijdink, Joeri K.; Valkenburg, Govert; de Rijcke, Sarah. (2020) Algorithmic Allocation: Untangling Rival Considerations of Fairness in Research Management. Politics and Governance
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2020) Consensus or contestation: reflections on governance of innovation in a context of heterogeneous knowledges. Science Technology & Society
    Academic article
  • Pandey, Poonam; Valkenburg, Govert; Mamidipudi, Annapurna; Bijker, Wiebe Eco. (2020) RRI in the Global South: Agriculture, Renewable Energy and the Pursuit of Symmetry. Science Technology & Society
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert; Dix, Guus; Tijdink, Joeri K.; de Rijcke, Sarah. (2020) Making researchers responsible: attributions of responsibility and ambiguous notions of culture in research codes of conduct. BMC Medical Ethics
    Academic article
  • Valkenburg, Govert; Mamidipudi, Annapurna; Pandey, Poonam; Bijker, Wiebe Eco. (2019) Responsible innovation as empowering ways of knowing. Journal of Responsible Innovation
    Academic article
  • de Rijcke, Sarah; Holtrop, Tjitske; Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang; Zuijderwijk, Jochem; Beaulieu, Anne; Franssen, Thomas. (2019) Evaluative Inquiry: Engaging research evaluation analytically and strategically. fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation
    Academic article

Artistic productions

  • Palme, Pia P.; Valkenburg, Govert. (2023) Time(s) on Earth.
    Musical performance

Part of book/report

  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2021) Engineering as a political practice. Routledge
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Valkenburg, Govert. (2019) Engineers and the multiplicity of knowledge.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Valkenburg, Govert; van Lente, Harro. (2018) Technology and Social Problems. Cambridge University Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Outreach

2024

  • Academic lecture
    Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) What does it take to be human?. NTNU NTNU Energy Transition Week , Trondheim 2024-03-11 - 2024-03-11
  • Academic lecture
    Valkenburg, Govert. (2024) Validation of AI and Avant-garde music composition. 4S and EASST 4S/EASST Conference Amsterdam , Amsterdam 2024-07-15 - 2024-07-19

2023

  • Academic lecture
    Valkenburg, Govert. (2023) An Enquiry into Modes of Non-Existence. NSU Nordic Summer University - Circle 2, Winter meeting , Brussels 2023-03-02 - 2023-03-05
  • Academic lecture
    SantAna, Daniela; Valkenburg, Govert. (2023) Reindeer, Geologies and infrastructures: comparing ecological data and knowledge production for infrastructure development between Norway and Sweden. Pragmatics of Uncertainty team Tampere University Workshop Remoteness and Proximity: climate change in the city , University of Helsinki, main building lecture hall U4062, 2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21

2021

  • Interview
    Valkenburg, Govert; Søraa, Roger Andre; Moratti, Sofia. (2021) Position structure in the fog home. https://khrono.no/stillingsstruktur-i-takeheimen/576004 https://khrono.no/stillingsstruktur-i-takeheimen/576004 [Newspaper] 2021-05-09

2018

  • Lecture
    Valkenburg, Govert. (2018) Innovation as a site for epistemic justice. Anchoring innovation in handloom weaving in India: Conference on rethinking Indian industrialization of crafts , Chirala 2018-11-11 - 2018-11-18
  • Academic lecture
    de Rijcke, Sarah; Holtrop, Tjitske; Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang; Zuijderwijk, Jochem; Beaulieu, Anne; Franssen, Thomas. (2018) Evaluative Inquiry: Engaging research evaluation analytically and strategically. Austrian Presidency of the EU Council Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities for a European Research Agenda – Valuation of SSH in mission-oriented research , Vienna 2018-11-28 - 2018-11-29

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