Henk Jochemsen

Henk Jochemsen got his PhD in molecular biology at Leiden University in 1979. He worked in bioethics in a private institute in The Netherlands and held a special chair of Christian medical ethics at the VU University medical centre from 1998- 2009. Subsequently, from 2008 -2018 he held the (part time) special chair of Christian Philosophy at Wageningen University and Research. That same period he was the director of Prisma, association of Christian organizations in development cooperation. He published and lectured widely in the fields of (medical) ethics and also in development studies and sustainable agriculture. He was one of the scholars that in the nineties of last century developed the first version of the Normative Practice Approach.

Publications

Food Systems: How Can the Normative Practice Approach Help Toward a Just and Sustainable Food System?
Food Systems: How Can the Normative Practice Approach Help Toward a Just and Sustainable Food System?
Henk Jochemsen, Corné J. Rademaker. © 2022. 23 pages.
Today's predominant food system on the one hand produces plenty of food, making food relatively cheap for most people in the world. However, for many people, the food they...
The Normative Nature of Social Practices and Ethics in Professional Environments
The Normative Nature of Social Practices and Ethics in Professional Environments
Marc J. de Vries, Henk Jochemsen. © 2019. 336 pages.
Professionals function in what can be called “social practices.” Norms in the practice set professionals’ responsibilities and rights and classify what is seen as morally proper...
Food Systems: How Can the Normative Practice Approach Help Toward a Just and Sustainable Food System?
Food Systems: How Can the Normative Practice Approach Help Toward a Just and Sustainable Food System?
Henk Jochemsen, Corné J. Rademaker. © 2019. 30 pages.
Today's predominant food system on the one hand produces plenty of food, making food relatively cheap for most people in the world. However, for many people, the food they...
International Cooperation in Development: The Need for a Multidimensional Normative Approach
International Cooperation in Development: The Need for a Multidimensional Normative Approach
Henk Jochemsen, Corné J. Rademaker. © 2019. 27 pages.
The development aid of affluent to poor countries is currently much debated. Though in the decades of aid many people have been helped to survive and improve their living...