Dr. Ewert Aukes works as postdoctoral researcher at Science, Technology and Policy Studies, a department of the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social sciences of the Unversity of Twente, where his tasks comprise research as well as teaching. Having obtained his PhD in 2017 with a dissertation on framing in Dutch coastal policy, he currently works on two EU H2020 projects in the fields of forestry ecosystem services governance innovations and science diplomacy. He has published in scientific as well as professional journals relating to water management and interpretive policy analysis and authored reports for the Dutch public works agency concerning innovations in Dutch water management. His core interest lies in understanding different mechanisms of worldmaking that drive societal actors and governance and applying co-creation methods to deliberate how society can transform and develop into a more sustainable future.