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Research Centre Amsterdam
The Department of Environmental Policy Analysis at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is committed to contribute to the implementation of the Earth System Governance Project as part of the global alliance of Earth System Governance Research Centres.
The Department of Environmental Policy Analysis is a vibrant international group of around 35 researchers, faculty members and PhD students within the university's Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), the oldest environmental research institute in the Netherlands.
The group shares an interest in analysing policies, institutions and governance mechanisms in the field of sustainable development, and in exploring new forms of governance that better secure a transition to sustainable production and consumption. A defining characteristic of the department is a high degree of multidisciplinarity within the social sciences that brings together experts from international relations, law, management studies, philosophy and religion, political science, policy studies, public administration, and psychology. The department is also characterised by a successful combination of high-quality fundamental research in long-term research projects, with practical relevance and policy advice to decision-makers, as well as by a strong integration into European and international networks. In the 2007 national research evaluation 'Environmental Sciences', the group was evaluated as the top department in the Netherlands in the field of 'environmental economics, sociology and policy', and 'internationally at the forefront'.
Within the Earth System Governance Project, the Department of Environmental Policy Analysis at IVM plans to contribute research on all five Analytical Themes identified in the Science and Implementation Plan of the Earth System Governance Project, with particular emphasis on the analytical themes of Architecture; Agency; and Adaptiveness. Regarding the four Flagships Activities of the Earth System Governance Project, we have a large number of research projects that focus on climate governance, food governance, and water governance.
Upcoming Events
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02-05-2012 - 03-05-2012 |
COST Workshop: Global Environmental Risk Governance under Conditions of Scientific Uncertainty: Legal, Political and Social Transformations Organised by the European COST Action IS0802 “Transformation of Global Environmental Governance” with endorsement of the Earth System Governance Project. Tel-Aviv, Israel |
Publications
| Author(s) | Title | Year |
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| Benson, David., Andrew Jordan, and Dave Huitema. | Involving the Public in Catchment Management: An Analysis of the Scope for Learning Lessons from Abroad. Environmental Policy and Governance | 2011 |
| Betsill, Michele M., Philipp Pattberg, and Eleni Dellas. | Special Issue: Agency in Earth System Governance. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 11 (1): 1-6. | 2011 |
| Biermann, Frank., Contributing authors: Kenneth Abbott, Steinar Andresen, Karin Bäckstrand, Steven Bernstein, Michele M. Betsill, Harriet Bulkeley, Benjamin Cashore, Jennifer Clapp, Carl Folke, Aarti Gupta, Joyeeta Gupta, Peter M. Haas, Andrew Jordan, Norichika Kanie, Tatiana Kluvánková-Oravská, Louis Lebel, Diana Liverman, James Meadowcroft, Ronald B. Mitchell, Peter Newell, Sebastian Oberthür, Lennart Olsson, Philipp Pattberg, Roberto Sánchez-Rodríguez, Heike Schroeder, Arild Underdal, Susana Camargo Vieira, Coleen Vogel, Oran R. Young. Assessment managers: Andrea Brock, and Ruben Zondervan. | Transforming governance and institutions for a planet under pressure. Revitalizing the institutional framework for global sustainability: Key Insights from social science research. Planet Under Pressure Policy Brief, 3: | 2011 |
| Biermann, Frank., Aarti Gupta. | Accountability and legitimacy in earth system governance: A research framework. Ecological Economics, 70 (11): 1856-1864. | 2011 |
| Biermann, Frank., Aarti Gupta. | Accountability and legitimacy: An analytical challenge for earth system governance. Ecological Economics, 70 (11): 1854-1855. | 2011 |
People
| Mairon Bastos Lima, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Prof. Frank Biermann, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Andrea C. Brock, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Sander Chan, Renmin University of China; and VU University Amsterdam, China |
| Prof. Joyeeta Gupta, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, and VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Aysem Mert, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Prof. Philipp Pattberg, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Prof. Arthur Petersen, VU University Amsterdam; and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Netherlands |
| Susan van 't Klooster, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Dr. Eleftheria Vasileiadou, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands |