Hans de Haan’s research is on societal transitions. As a researcher in DRIFT he tries to contribute to the understanding of these long-term and large-scale processes of structural change.

Hans de Haan is originally trained as a theoretical physicist at Leiden University and. His thesis work at the Lorentz Institute was on non-linear dynamics and pattern formation, which he did under supervision of prof. van Saarloos. He joined DRIFT as a Ph.D. student in February 2005.

His specific niche in the transition research is theory forming and computational and mathematical approaches to societal transitions. He is also interested in what one can actually know about processes in such complex social systems, which adds an angle of philosophy to his research.

Hans de Haan is currently finalising his Ph.D. at Drift and working at TU Delft.

email:
j.dehaan@fsw.eur.nl