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H.J.T. Dekker, MA, has bachelor degrees in history and philosophy and a research master degree from Utrecht University where he graduated in 2016 on the topic of different visions of science within Dutch learned societies between 1750 and 1900. Currently, he pursues a Ph.D. at the School of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences in the Technology, Innovation & Society group, within the project Bicycle Challenges: Past, Present and Future of Sustainable Urban Mobility. As a historian, he investigates cycling policy in the Netherlands at different government levels between 1920 and now.
His research interests currently lie in the diffusion of ideas and technologies and the role of different (governmental) actors and users in this process.
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Impuls projects between TU Eindhoven, RWS, and PON
Oldenziel, R., Oldenziel, R., Dekker, H., Petzer, B., Bek, P. K. B., Sun, Q., Jeekel, J. F., Verbong, G. P. J., Veraart, F. C. A., Wieczorek, A. J., Spahn, A. & Kalmbach, K.
16/12/15 → 31/12/20
Project: Research direct
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An accident of history? How mopeds boosted Dutch cycling infrastructure (1950–1970)
Dekker, H-J., 1 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Transport History. 42, 3, p. 420-443 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cycling Pathways: The Politics and Governance of Dutch Cycling Infrastructure, 1920-2020
Dekker, H. J. T., 30 Sep 2021, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 399 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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Cycling Pathways: The Politics and Governance of Dutch Cycling Infrastructure, 1920-2020
Dekker, H-J., 18 Nov 2021, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 404 p. (Studies in History, Technology and Society)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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Mobility protests in the Netherlands of the 1970s: Activism, innovation, and transitions
Bruno, M., Dekker, H-J. & Lindenberg Lemos, L., Sep 2021, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 40, p. 521-535 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Jeremiades over de Jeremiebrug: Fietsfiles bij spoorwegovergangen in Utrecht, 1915-1940
Translated title of the contribution :Lamentations about the Jeremiebrug: Bicycle congestion at railway crossings in Utrecht, 1915-1940 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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Cycling citizens: How cycling survived politically in the Netherlands, 1880-2020
Henk-Jan Dekker (Speaker)
27 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Fighting a traffic safety crisis: The roots of Dutch cycling activism in the 1960s and 1970s
Henk-Jan Dekker (Speaker)
15 Jul 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Technology and Culture (Journal)
Hermione Giffard (Editorial board member), Ruth Oldenziel (Editorial board member), Dick van Lente (Editorial board member), Henk-Jan Dekker (Editorial board member), Johannes-Geert Hagmann (Editorial board member) & Hanna Rose Shell (Editorial board member)
Jul 2020 → Oct 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Between protest and expertise: user-generated cycling knowledge and the making of the Dutch cycling network, c. 1970-now
Henk-Jan Dekker (Speaker)
12 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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The power of expertise: The role of NGOs in Dutch cycling governance
Henk-Jan Dekker (Speaker)
18 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific