Matt Rout

Socio-Political Development Specialist (PhD)

Matt has a PhD in political science and works as a consultant and a Senior Research Fellow at the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, University of Canterbury. With a focus on economic development within social and environmental thresholds, Matt delivers applied outcomes through theoretical synthesis. He is particularly interested in how philosophical insights from ontology and epistemology can be used in practical ways to guide sustainable development, as well as using deep historical perspectives to orient and contextualise contemporary strategies and policies.