Johan Adam de Bruijn is a Dutch political scientist and Professor of Public Administration at the Technical University Delft, known by his work in the field of process management.
Education
Born in Gouda, De Bruijn studied law at the Leiden University from 1980 to 1986 and obtained his Master of Arts of Dutch Law and his Master of Arts of Political Science. In 1986 he started as Doctor of Philosophy student at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and in 1990 obtained his Doctor of Philosophy with thesis, entitled "Economische zaken en economische subsidies: een instrumentele en organisatorische analyse van de toepassing van economische subsidies" (Economic affairs and economic grants: an instrumental and organizational analysis of the application of economic subsidies).
Career
After his graduation De Bruijn started his academic at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of the Delft University of Technology. Since 1998 he is professor of Public Administration, and chairs the section Policy, Organizations, Law & Gaming with Ernst ten Heuvelhof and Helen Stout. In co-operation with Wil Thissen he is involved in research of multi-actor systems
Since 2004 is he affiliated with the Dutch School for Public Administration in The Hague, and since 2008 to the Netherlands Institute for City Innovation Studies.
The Bruijns research interests are in the field of the management and the steering of complex decision-making processes in the public sector.