“Digitalization is changing our politics, economy and society. To ensure this digital transition works for everyone, we must reconsider existing institutions and strengthen new institutions where necessary.”
Damion Bunders is an Assistant Professor specialized in digital geography and governance. He mainly conducts research on the conditions for successful social innovation in digital societies, such as new forms of organization, ownership, participation and governance that contribute to closing the gap between winners and losers of digitalization. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Damion collaborates with societal stakeholders to examine the feasibility and scalability of bottom-up initiatives, such as smart citizenship, platform cooperatives of gig workers, and digital inclusion of ‘left behind’ places.
As a teacher, he specializes in the use of digital tools for education and community-engaged learning. Damion is also coordinator of Writing & Argumentation within the Bachelor's program in Human Geography and Planning.
Areas of interest:
Digital economy and democracy
Urban and regional digitalization
Bottom-up initiatives and collective action
Institutional theory
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