Kristof Van Assche is currently a full professor (since 2016) in planning, governance, and development at the University of Alberta and also affiliated with Bonn University, the Center for Development Research (ZEF) as a senior fellow, and with Memorial University, Newfoundland, Harris Centre for Regional Policy, as a research fellow. Before coming to Alberta (in 2014), he worked at Bonn University (ZEF) as a senior researcher, Minnesota State University (St Cloud) as an Associate Professor, and Wageningen University as an Assistant Professor. He is interested in evolution and innovation in governance, with focus areas in spatial planning and design, development, and environmental policy. He has worked in various countries, often combining fieldwork with theoretical reflection: systems theories, interpretive policy analysis, institutional economics, post-structuralism, and others. Together with some colleagues, he has developed Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), which aims to discern realistic modes of transition and reform, between social engineering and laissez-faire.