Donovan van der Haak

Bio

Donovan van der Haak studied Commercial Economics (BSc) at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and Philosophy (MA, summa cum laude) at Tilburg University. His major research interests revolve around the philosophy of technology, specifically focusing on public values and technomoral change, the transformation of our moral values through technology. Previously, he has also published on topics related to political philosophy, including populism and epistocracy. Currently, he is a PhD-student at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, where he investigates how the increasing use of data-driven technologies within local governments may lead to technomoral change, zooming in on the impact of public-private partnerships. As a PhD-student, he is also a young scholar of ALGOSOC, a large research consortium in The Netherlands focused on safeguarding public values in the algorithmic society.

Expertise

The construction and change of moral and public values (i.e., technomoral change), with a specific focus on safeguarding public values in local governments.

Courses

• Data Science Regulation & Law (Spring)
• Data Ethics and Entrepreneurship

Collaboration

Young scholar of AlgoSoc: https://algosoc.org/ 

Recent publications

1. How America’s discontent fuelled the rise of Trump’s populism - Cause…

   van der Haak, D., & Deweer, D. (2023). How America’s discontent fuelled the rise of Trump’s populism: Causes and remedies from the perspective of Michael Sandel. In A. Akande (Ed.), The perils of populism: The end of the American Century? (pp. 497-520). (Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice ). Springer Cham.

2. Discontent with Procedural and Meritocratic Democracy. Sandel’s Repub…

   Deweer, D., & van der Haak, D. (2022). Discontent with Procedural and Meritocratic Democracy. Sandel’s Republican Contribution to Populism Studies. Populism, 5(1), 21-47. https://brill.com/view/journals/popu/5/1/article-p21_2.xml

3. Het existentialisme heeft gefaald, het is tijd voor gemeenschapszin

   van der Haak, D., & Keemink, B. (2022). Het existentialisme heeft gefaald, het is tijd voor gemeenschapszin. Web publication/site, . https://bijnaderinzien.com/2022/09/11/het-existentialisme-heeft-gefaald-het-is-tijd-voor-gemeenschapszin/

4. The incompatibility of moral relativism and Brennan’s argument for ep…

   van der Haak, D. (2022). The incompatibility of moral relativism and Brennan’s argument for epistocracy. Politikon, 54, 22-38.

5. Tijd voor gemeenschapszin, zelf je leven betekenis geven lukt niet

   van der Haak, D., & Keemink, B. (2022). Tijd voor gemeenschapszin, zelf je leven betekenis geven lukt niet. Web publication/site, Nederlands Dagblad. https://www.nd.nl/opinie/opinie/1141763/tijd-voor-gemeenschapszin-zelf-je-leven-betekenis-geven-lukt-niet