“To ensure the digital society works for everyone, we must reconsider existing institutions and strengthen new institutions where necessary.”
Damion Bunders is an Assistant Professor in Digital Geographies and Governance at Utrecht University. His research focuses on how institutions affect who benefits from and who has a voice in shaping digitalisation, particularly in the context of digital labour. He aims to better understand and support governance innovations that help communities shape digitalisation rather than merely adapt to it. As a teacher, Damion promotes community-engaged learning and creates spaces where students, researchers, and societal partners collaborate on grand challenges.
Areas of interest:
Digital economy and democracy
Urban and regional digitalization
Bottom-up initiatives and collective action
Institutional theory
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