Our ‘Dual Focus PhD’ series tracks the working lives of our part-time PhD fellows. Many work at the highest of levels, both nationally and internationally, and they come to Maastricht in person for our part-time PhD programme on Innovation, Economics, Governance and Sustainable Development (IEGSD). This time we spoke with Emanuela Sirtori about her PhD Thesis entitled, “LED there be light: The evolution in LED technology and dynamics of entry into the LED lighting market.” What made...
For many people, innovation in government is considered an oxymoron. There is a popular perception that innovation is really driven by the private sector (nowadays this is exacerbated by the role of 'big tech'). But this is far from the truth, the public sector innovates, and you can find great examples out there. My research wants to build on top of the emerging body of literature in Public Sector Innovation (PSI), adding a layer to it. I am trying to correlate different characteristics of orga...
Technology is well-known for increasing efficiency and productivity – but it also has more complex ‘darker’ sides. In your PhD thesis, which you defend on 16 November 2021 in Maastricht, you investigate the willingness of government employees in Bhutan to use new e-government systems. Can you tell us more about your research?...
This time Dr Mindel van der Laar (MvdL) caught up with Eliana Rubiano Matulevich and her supervising team composed of Prof Melissa Siegel (MS), Dr Ortrun Merkle (OM) and Dr Lisa Anderson (LA). Eliana will shortly defend her thesis on “Essays on conflict-induced displacement and gender in Colombia”....
This time we catch up virtually with Purity Njagi who will shortly defend her thesis on “Financial risk, vulnerability and equity of access to health care services in Kenya”. ...
This time Dr Mindel van der Laar (MvdL) and Prof Kristof De Witte (KW) caught up with Gloria Bernal (GB) who will shortly defend her thesis “On improving education opportunities: preferences and performance of high school students in response to scholarships, information and co-education”...
This time we catch up virtually with Maria Espinosa Romero, who will shortly defend her thesis on "The shadow of hierarchy in marine fisheries governance". Her research at UNU-MERIT contributes to the designing of policies that supports the sustainable development of fisheries....
Our ‘Dual Focus PhD’ series tracks the working lives of our part-time PhD fellows. Many work at the highest of levels, both nationally and internationally — and in normal times they come to Maastricht in person for our unique PhD Dual Career Training Programme in Governance and Policy Analysis (GPAC²). This time we catch up virtually with Ornsaran Pomme Manuamorn, who will shortly defend her thesis on the ‘Governance of international adaptation finance for local climate change adaptation: An ana...
Our ‘Dual Focus PhD’ series tracks the working lives of our part-time PhD fellows. Many work at the highest of levels, both nationally and internationally — and in normal times they come to Maastricht in person for our unique PhD Dual Career Training Programme in Governance and Policy Analysis (GPAC²). This time we catch up virtually with Gillian McFarland, who will shortly defend her thesis on ‘Doing policy in further education: An exploration of the enactment of the GCSE resit poli...
In times of crisis, we tap untested resources and resilience. We need creativity to escape a terrible ‘new normal’ and determination to endure the journey. In short, we have to innovate and persevere. On 18 March 2020, for the first time in our history, one of our doctoral students defended her thesis virtually — a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. In this post, Mary Kaltenberg is joined by one of her supervisors, Neil Foster-McGregor, to discuss the background and out...