Doorn, N. (Neelke)
Research profile
Neelke Doorn is assistant professor Ethics of Water Governance at the Department of Philosophy of Delft University of Technology. She recently finished her work on the project Moral Responsibility in R&D networks. This research resulted in a PhD thesis, which she defended in May, 2011. Neelke has a master degree in Civil Engineering (Delft 1997, MSc) and Philosophy (Leiden 2005, MA). Her current research concentrates on moral and distributive issues in the governance of water. In addition, she is involved in the NanoNextNL project, in which she studies the governance and regulation of nanotechnology.
Neelke has ten years working experience as a research engineer in the field of coastal engineering. Between 2006 and 2010, she was also affiliated to the Radboud University in Nijmegen, where she held a part-time research position at the Centre of Ethics focusing on justice issues in post-conflict situations. Neelke spent the spring 2010 term as visiting researcher at the Philosophy Department of the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, where she did research on the philosophy of risks. In 2011, Neelke was awarded a grant to spend two months at the Brocher Foundation near Geneva, Suisse, where she wrote a paper on the role of applied ethicists in the development of health care technologies.
Neelke was co-organizer of the international conference on moral responsibility that was held at TU Delft (August 24-27, 2009). On October 22-23, 2010, she organized an international workshop on “Ethics in the laboratory. Encouraging reflection through interdisciplinary collaboration” (together with Daan Schuurbiers and Ibo van de Poel). Neelke was co-organizer of the international conference on Responsible Innovation. In 2012, Neelke will organize a number of activities related to the ethics of water governance, which you can find at her water website.
3TU.Ethics Projects
Moral responsibility in R&D networks
Scientific publications (selection)
Doorn, N. 2010. "A Rawlsian Approach to Distribute Responsibilities in Networks". Science and Engineering Ethics 16/2: 221-249.available online
Doorn, N. forthcoming. "Responsibility ascriptions in technology development and engineering: three perspectives" Science and Engineering Ethics DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9189-3. available online
Doorn, N. 2010. "A procedural approach to distributing Responsibilities in R&D networks" Poiesis & Praxis. International Journal of Technology Assessment and Ethics of Science 7/3: 169-199.available online
Doorn, N. & Hansson, S.O. 2011. "Should probabilistic design replace safety factors?" Philosophy & Technology 1/2: 151-168.available online
Doorn, N. forthcoming. "Exploring responsibility rationales in R&D" Forthcoming in Science, Technology, & Human Values (DOI: 10.1177/0162243911405344). available online
Doorn, N., and I.R. Van de Poel. forthcoming. "Editors’ overview: Moral responsibility in technology and engineering" Science and Engineering Ethics DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9285-z.available online
van de Poel, Ibo, Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist, Neelke Doorn, Sjoerd Zwart, and Lambèr Royakkers. forthcoming. The Problem of Many Hands: Climate Change as an Example. Science and Engineering Ethicsavailable online
Doorn, N., and J.O. Kroesen. forthcoming. "Using and developing role plays in teaching aimed at preparing for social responsibility" Science and Engineering Ethics DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9335-6.available online
Doorn, N. forthcoming. "Peter G. Brown and Jeremy J. Smith (eds.) Water Ethics: Foundational Readings for Students and Professionals." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics: DOI: 10.1007/s10806-10011-19310-x.available online
Doorn, N., R.P.J.M. Raven, and L.M.M. Royakkers. 2011. "Distribution of responsibility in socio-technical networks: the Promest case" Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 23/4: 453-471.available online
Doorn, N. 2011. Moral Responsibility in R&D Networks: A Procedural Approach to Distributing Responsibilities. Delft: 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology.available online
Doorn, N. 2011. "Book review: David R. Keller, ed. Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions / Stephen M. Gardiner, Simon Caney, Dale Jamieson, Henry Shue, eds. Climate Ethics: Essential Readings" Ethical Perspectives 18/2: 291-295.
Doorn, N. 2011. "Book review: Harry Brighouse and Ingrid Robeyns. Measuring Justice: Primary Goods and Capabilities." Ethical Perspectives 18/3: 452-455.
Doorn, N. 2011. "Conceptualization or assessment: One at a time or both?" Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology 18/2: 153-155.available online
Doorn, N. 2011. "Mental competence or capacity to form a will: An anthropological approach." Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology 18/2: 135-145.available online
Doorn, N. 2011. "Book review: Oskari Kuusela. Key Terms in Ethics. London: Continuum, 2011. 168 pp." Ethical Perspectives 18/2: 298-299.
Doorn, N. 2010. "Applying Rawlsian Approaches to Resolve Ethical Issues: Inventory and Setting of a Research Agenda." Journal of Business Ethics 91/1: 127-143.available online
Doorn, N. 2010. "Book review: James Garvey. The Ethics of Climate Change. Right and Wrong in a Warming World. London: Continuum, 2008. 179 pp." Ethical Perspectives 17/1: 125-127.
Doorn, N. 2010. "Paul Sollie and Marcus Düwell (eds): Evaluating New Technologies. Methodological Problems for the Ethical Assessment of Technology Developments" Science and Engineering Ethics 16/1: 217-219.available online
Doorn, N. and J.A. Nihlén Fahlquist. 2010. "Responsibility in Engineering: Towards a New Role for Engineering Ethicists" Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 30/3: 222-230.available online
Doorn, N. 2010. "Responsibility ascriptions and organizational structure: The case of OSS communities" In M Arias-Oliva, TW Bynum, S Rogerson & T Torres-Coronas (Eds.), ETHICOMP 2010: The "backwards, forwards and sideways" changes of ICT . Tarragona, Spain: Universitat Rovira i Virgili: 118-126
Doorn, N. 2009. "Lotte Asveld and Sabine Roeser (Eds), the Ethics of Technological Risk." Science and Engineering Ethics 15/2: 259-261.available online
Doorn, N. 2009. "Safeguards in a World of Ambient Intelligence; David Wright, Serge Gutwirth, Michael Friedewald, Elena Vildjiounaite, Yves Punic (Eds)." Science and Engineering Ethics 15/1: 125-127.available online
Professional/Popular publications (selection)
Doorn, Neelke. 2009. Wilsbekwaamheid. Weldoen, autonomie, identiteit (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Boom.
Doorn, Neelke. 2008. "Wilsbekwaamheid als levensontwerp: een antropologische benadering" Welzijnsgids - Gezondheidszorg, Gezondheidsethiek juni 2008: 75-86
Teaching
- IN1505 ICT & Maatschappij II
- WM0312CIE Philosophy, Technology Assessment and Ethics for Civil Engineering (module manager)
- WM0318TN Wetenschaps- en Argumentatieleer
- WM0324LR Ethics and Engineering for Aerospace Engineering
- WM0325TA Techniek en verantwoordelijkheid
- WM0329TU Ethics and Engineering
In addition to these courses, Neelke has also supervised MSc and BSc students during the writing of their thesis.
