Merritt Polk Editor & Author

Merritt Polk is Associate Professor in Human Ecology at the School of Global Studies, the University of Gothenburg, and research director at Mistra Urban Futures. She has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and governmental policy reports on a number of topics within the urban development discourse. She is currently leading the methodological and theoretical development of processes and research around the co-production of knowledge at the Center.

Jaan-Henrik Kain is Associate Professor in Urban Transformation and Planning Processes at Chalmers Architecture, Chalmers University of Technology, and research director at Mistra Urban Futures. Jaan-Henrik’s primary area of research is the underlying mechanisms that support or hinder sustainable urban development. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer reviewed articles, book chapters, as well as edited a book in Swedish. He has also been involved in numerous action-oriented research projects, involving facilitation of multi-stakeholder learning processes in support of positive urban change.