Co-initiator and member of the Inclusive Development Knowledge Platform in the Netherlands. Former director of the African Studies Centre in Leiden and of the Board of AEGIS, the European Association of African Studies Centres
Fields of expertise: Agriculture and rural development, Disability, Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Environmental policy / climate change, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Monitoring and evaluation, Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication, Science policy, technology and innovation policy, Urban development