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Dr. Henk-Jan Dekker

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1. Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology / Department of History

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henkjan.dekker@uni-bielefeld.de  
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2. Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology / Department of History / Geschichte moderner Gesellschaften / Wissenschaftliche MitarbeiterInnen

3. Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology / Department of History / Gesellschaft - Wissen - Umwelt / Mitglieder

Curriculum Vitae

Since 05/2025 Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, Department of History, Working Group Society, Knowledge, and Environment

2022-2024 Postdoctoral researcher at CNRS – CIRED, Paris, France, in the ERC project Energy Transitions in the History of Economic Thought (ETRANHET)

2016-2021 PhD Student at Eindhoven University of Technology (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), Department of Innovation Sciences, Technology, Innovation & Society (TIS) Group.
Dissertation: Cycling Pathways: The Politics and Governance of Dutch Cycling Infrastructure, 1920-2020

Current research topics

History of technology, the environment and science in the 19th and 20th centuries
History of infrastructure (politics and economics of cycling and automobility, spatial planning, etc.)
Energy history (energy transition, energy industry)

Memberships and Functions

Since 2020 member of the editorial board of the history of technology journal Technology and Culture (book review editor)

Since 2025 Member of the Executive Committee of the International Committee for the History of Technology (ICOHTEC)

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