Annika is a research fellow at the University of Sussex and an assistant professor at Maastricht University. Her most recent research project, funded by the European Commission, looks at hacker- and makerspaces as hubs for technological skills acquisition and civic engagement. She argues that these communities allow for insights into activist and creative (learning) practices that can help address societal problems such as the digital divide. At the same time, her work criticises technological solutionism and calls attention to issues of in-/exclusion in notably tech-savvy communities. Links Article: When open source design is vital, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14461242.2020.1784772 Blog: anniric.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/anniric