Esther Turnhout

Prof. dr. Esther Turnhout is chair of Science, Technology and Society at the Section of Knowledge, Transformation & Society (KiTeS), University of Twente, The Netherlands. She is an interdisciplinary social scientist with expertise in science and technology studies, environmental studies and political science. Her research and teaching concern topics such as the politics of biodiversity knowledge, science-policy interfaces, and inclusion, justice and pluralism in knowledge making practices. She is also the first author of the book Environmental Expertise: Connecting Science, Policy and Society’ with Cambridge University Press and plays several active roles in the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).