News on Jeroen van den Hoven

Appointment Advisory Board of The Netherlands Bar

Professor Jeroen van den Hoven has been appointed as a member of the advisory board of the The Netherlands Bar. The Board of Delegates has approved the appointment of Van den Hoven at which he will start from 1 April 2019. Professor jeroen van den Hoven has been appointed for a term of four years. IN DUTCH

“Evil Online” (New Book) – Why the Design of Our Digital Environment Matters

“Filter bubbles” that help create narrow-mindedness, applications that are “designed for addiction”: Evil Online gives a comprehensive analysis of how the shape of our digital environments undermines key societal values in various ways. The book offers invaluable insights to anyone interested in designing a better online world. Jeroen van den Hoven wrote it together with Australian philosopher Dean Cocking.

Designing in Ethics – New Book

Jeroen van den Hoven has, together with Seumas Miller and Thomas Pogge, edited the volume Designing in Ethics, which has appeared with Cambridge University Press in December 2017. The contributors discuss a wide range of institutions and technologies, using case studies from among others the fields of healthcare, media and security.

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