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Patrick Matheas Johannes Marie Huntjens (March 14, 1974) is a Dutch political scientist, ecologist, and complex system scientist who is known for his work on transformative change approaches towards a new Natural Social Contract  and Eco-Social Contract, including Transformative Social-Ecological Innovation and Transformation Flower Approach. In 2022, he was awarded the Nautilus Book Award 2022 (Gold Medal) for his book ‘Towards a Natural Social Contract’ (2021) as best book of the year 2022 in the category 'World Cultures' Transformational Growth & Development'.

Since 2021 he is Professor of Governance of Sustainability Transitions, Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI), School of Business and Economics (SBE), Maastricht University. Since 2018 he is Professor of Social Innovation & Governance for Sustainability at Inholland University of Applied Sciences. In this role, he was awarded the national title ‘Professor of the Year 2021’.

He is lead author of the Transformative Change Assessment (2022-2024) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).