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Toon Meelen is an Assistant Professor in Innovation Studies at Utrecht University. His research is interdisciplinary, focusing on Sustainability Transitions, Innovation Studies, and Political Economy. He holds a PhD from Utrecht University and has worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford from 2018 to 2020. Meelen's research centers around the political economy of energy transitions and industrial policy innovation. He leads projects such as JUSTNEXUS, which aims to foster sustainability transitions at the intersection of mobility, energy, and housing. This project emphasizes the importance of ownership structures—public, private, and community—in contributing to these transitions. Additionally, he explores 'retro-innovation', which combines old and new sustainability practices through technologies and strategy. Meelen also supervises PhD candidates working on various aspects of sustainable innovations and governance structures, focusing on principles of justice within the energy-mobility-housing nexus.
Utrecht University • Utrecht, Netherlands
Teaching and conducting research in Innovation Studies, focusing on sustainability transitions and energy policy.
Department of Psychology