Dr. Kamminga is an expert in behavioral science and law. His research focuses on effectively dealing with legal problems by using insights from legal theory, social psychology, economics, and organizational theories.
In his current work, he studies contractual relations and complex legal contracting from a multi-disciplinary and empirical perspective. He focuses on the role of the legal environment in complex relationships and its effects on peoples' and organizations' collaboration behavior. Questions that are central to his research: To what extent do governance structures such as regulations, contracts, or codes of conduct facilitate collaboration? How can legal governance structures support cooperation and conflict management between organizations and individuals more optimally? He uses both theoretically and empirical methods to determine how rulemaking procedures, conflict resolution mechanisms, contracts, and lawyers influence (business) relationships.
Multi-party contractual relations in large projects or significant disputes have his particular interest. Examples of cases he worked on are multi-party personal injury claims cases, construction, and infrastructure contracting and conflicts, as well as multi-party securities cases. His research often has found its way to practice in the form of innovative contracts or codes of conduct for personal injury claim handling. His current academic work focuses on questions of contract design, contract behavior, and effective procurement methods for private and public projects.