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Erik van der Vleuten is Professor of History of Technology and Chair of the History Lab at Eindhoven University of Technology since 2015. He studies the modern and contemporary history of socio-technical transitions and sustainability challenges in an infrastructured world. Erik initiated/coordinated the 2nd umbrella research program of the Tensions of Europe research association, on Technology and Societal Challenges 1800-2050. His current focus is on the diverse sustainability histories and futures of distant-yet-connected regions across the globe. More information: History Lab personal page (https://www.eindhovenhistorylab.nl/erik-van-der-vleuten/)
Academic background
Erik van der Vleuten received his master's degree in the Technology & Society program of the Eindhoven University of Technology in 1992, and his PhD in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine from the University of Aarhus, Denmark in 1998. He returned to Eindhoven in 1999, where he worked on the synthesis of the Dutch history of technology program and participated in the founding of the research community Tensions of Europe - Technology and the Making of Europe 1850-2000. He chaired this network from 2013 to 2015. In 2009-2018 he co-directed the NW Posthumus interuniversity research school's global history network and program.
Erik is also the scientific director of the Foundation for the History of Technology (SHT). He is a regular speaker and contributor to leading publications and conferences. His books include Engineering the Future, Understanding the Past: A Social History of Technology (2017); Europe’s Infrastructure Transition: Economy, War, Nature (2016, listen to the podcast); The Making of Europe’s Critical Infrastructure: Common Connections and Shared Vulnerabilities (2013); and Networking Europe. Transnational infrastructures and the shaping of Europe 1850-2000 (2006).
External positions
scientific director, Foundation for the History of Technology
2015 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Projects
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GREASE: Global REsources And Sustainability of European modernization, 1820-2020
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Project Manager), van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Project member), Veraart, F. C. A. (Project member), Smits, J.-P. P. H. (Project member) & Strecker, K. (Project member)
1/10/18 → 31/01/23
Project: Research direct
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Crisis narratives from the Dutch soyacene: regional sustainability hi/stories at sites of soy consumption
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. & de Hoop, E., Nov 2022, The Age of the Soybean: An Environmental History of Soy During the Great Acceleration. White Horse Press, p. 265-288 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Sustainability Knowledge Politics: Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Transregional History of Palm Oil Sustainability Research
de Hoop, E. (Corresponding author) & van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Corresponding author), 15 Jun 2022, In: Global Environment. 15, 2, p. 209-245 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Sociotechnical agendas: Reviewing future directions for energy and climate research
Sovacool, B. K. (Corresponding author), Hess, D. J., Amir, S., Geels, F. W., Hirsh, R., Rodriguez Medina, L., Miller, C., Alvial Palavicino, C., Phadke, R., Ryghaug, M., Schot, J., Silvast, A., Stephens, J., Stirling, A., Turnheim, B., van der Vleuten, E., van Lente, H. & Yearley, S., 1 Dec 2020, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 70, 35 p., 101617.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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History and technology in an age of “grand challenges”: raising questions
van der Vleuten, E. (Corresponding author), Apr 2020, In: Technology and Culture. 61, 1, p. 260-271 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Radical change and deep transitions: lessons from Europe’s infrastructure transition 1815–2015
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Corresponding author), Sept 2019, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 32, p. 22-32 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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Workshop Commodification, Values & Knowledge Politics
Veraart, F. C. A. (Organiser), Bouwens, B. (Organiser), Declercq, R. (Contributor), Kip, M. (Participant), de Hoop, E. (Contributor), Maat, H. (Contributor), Wade, R. (Participant), van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Participant), da Silva, N. (Participant) & Borre, van den, M. (Participant)
22 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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The 10th Tensions of Europe Conference:
Veraart, F. C. A. (Participant), Niet, I. A. (Participant), Strecker, K. (Participant), van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Participant), Van der Straeten, J. (Participant) & Heymann, M. (Organiser)
29 Jun 2022 → 1 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Contested Trust in Technologies, Engineers, Knowledges—and Historians
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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Workshop: Global History of Sustainability and Technology GHoST
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Organiser)
15 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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TU DELFT Lipkens Lecture: Technology, Societal Challenges and Global Sustainability History
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Speaker)
16 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Courses
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Modern societies in transition
Van der Straeten, J., van der Vleuten, E. B. A., Veraart, F. C. A., da Silva, N. & Davids, M. 1/09/15 → 31/08/27
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Press/Media
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The Resistance to New Technology Throughout History, from Trains to AI: Are We Doomed to be Overtaken by Time for Eternity?
29/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Resistance to Technological Innovation: Exploring Historical Similarities and Nuanced Perspectives, from the First Trains to Artificial Intelligence and Beyond
28/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The Resistance to Technological Progress: How the First Trains in the Netherlands Generated Ghost Stories and Unease Among Locals, and Why the Fear of Being Left Behind Continues to Persist Today with the Emergence of Artificial Intelligence and Other Inn
28/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How fear was used to pave way for computer
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. & Spahn, A.
8/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Steam, styles and states: steam technology in the Netherlands and Denmark during the industrial revolution
van der Vleuten, E. B. A. (Author), Lintsen, H. W. (Supervisor 1), 31 Aug 1992Student thesis: Master
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