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Research Centre Amsterdam

About the Research Centre

The Amsterdam Earth System Governance Research Center 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 and brings social scientists working on earth system governance together.

It consists of the Environment Policy Analysis (EPA) Department of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the VU University Amsterdam, and the Governance and Inclusive Development (GID) programme group in the Faculty of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies of the University of AmsterdamRead more about the Research Centre Amsterdam.

Recent publications

Special Issue: Knowledge Cumulation in Environmental Governance Research

Environmental governance research has expanded rapidly in recent years in response to mounting sustainability challenges. At the same time, concerns…

Special Issue: Is Goal-setting an Effective Strategy for Global Sustainability Governance?

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals…

Earth System Governance – Volume 26

The twenty-sixth volume of Earth System Governance is out now.  The Earth System Governance is an open-access journal for all…

Special Issue: Locating the ‘Global South’ in Earth System Governance

The special issue “Locating the ‘Global South’ in Earth System Governance” is now completed. The Earth System Governance network’s South-South…