Meet the network

Research Fellows of the project contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and impact of earth system governance research. The network seeks to support an inclusive approach to research with equity, diversity, dialogue, critical reflection, and pluralism as key principles.

The network includes over 500 research fellows. In 2021, this grew by 53 Research Fellows and 7 Senior Research Fellows. These new research fellows alone joined from 26 countries.

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Scientific steering commitee

Scientific Steering Committee

The Earth System Governance Project operates under the direction of a Scientific Steering Committee, whose members and their profiles are visible below. Please read more here about the role and ways of working of the Scientific Steering Committee.
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Scientific Steering Committee
Carleton University, Canada
Scientific Steering Committee
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
Scientific Steering Committee
Lund University, Sweden
Lead FacultyScientific Steering Committee
Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Scientific Steering Committee
University of Canberra, Australia
Scientific Steering Committee
Dartmouth University, USA
Scientific Steering Committee
Queen's University, Canada
Scientific Steering Committee
German Development Insitute
Scientific Steering CommitteeSenior Research Fellows
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebony State, Nigeria
Scientific Steering Committee
Utrecht University
Scientific Steering Committee
Louis Kotzé
North-West University
Scientific Steering CommitteeSenior Research Fellows
Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue
Radboud University, the Netherlands and University of Brasilia, Brazil
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Lead faculty

Lead Faculty

The Earth System Governance Lead Faculty is a small group of scientists of highest international reputation who take (shared) responsibility for the development of research on particular analytical problems or crosscutting themes. Members are invited by the Scientific Steering Committee taking into account academic criteria while striving for a geographical, disciplinary, and gender balance.
University of Bonn, Germany
Lead Faculty
Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue
Radboud University, the Netherlands and University of Brasilia, Brazil
Lead FacultyScientific Steering Committee
University College London
Lead Faculty
Dr. Sun Jin Yun
Seoul National University, South Korea
Lead Faculty
Andrew Jordan
Tyndall Centre, University of East Anglia
Lead Faculty
Michelle Scobie
The University of the West Indies
Lead Faculty
Oran R. Young
University of California Santa Barbara
Lead Faculty
Åsa Persson
Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Lead Faculty
Xuemei Bai
Australian National University
Lead Faculty
Peter M. Haas
University of Massachusetts Emeritus
Lead Faculty
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Lead Faculty
University of British Columbia, Canada
Lead Faculty
Co-President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Lead Faculty
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Lead Faculty
Lund University, Sweden
Lead Faculty
Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI), France
Lead Faculty
University of Oslo, Norway
Lead Faculty
Indiana University Bloomington, United States of America
Lead Faculty
University of Sydney, Australia
Lead Faculty
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Lead Faculty
Yale University, United States of America
Lead Faculty
The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
Lead Faculty
Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Lead Faculty
President of the Federal Environmental Agency of Germany
Lead Faculty
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Lead Faculty
Australian National University, Australia
Lead Faculty
University of Sydney, Australia
Lead Faculty
Lund University, Sweden
Lead Faculty
University of Ghana, Ghana
Lead Faculty
Lund University, Sweden
Lead Faculty
Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, France
Lead Faculty
American University, United States of America
Lead Faculty
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Lead Faculty
Durham University, United Kingdom
Lead Faculty
Ecosecurities International, Indonesia
Lead Faculty
University of Waterloo, Canada
Lead Faculty
University of Vermont, United States of America
Lead Faculty
University of Toronto, Canada
Lead Faculty
California State University, Long Beach, United States of America
Lead Faculty
University of Toronto, Canada
Lead Faculty
Arizona State University, United States of America
Lead Faculty
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Lead Faculty
Lund University, Sweden
Lead FacultyScientific Steering Committee
El Colegio de la frontera Norte, Mexico
Lead Faculty
Initiative for Equality - USA, Brazil
Lead Faculty
Stockholm University, Sweden
Lead Faculty
China University of Political Science and Law, China
Lead Faculty
SLOVAKGLOBe, Slovak Academy of Sciences and Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
Lead Faculty
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , United States of America
Lead Faculty
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Lead Faculty
Lund University, Sweden
Lead Faculty
Waseda University, Japan
Lead Faculty
Australian National University, Australia
Lead Faculty
University of Delhi, India
Lead Faculty
CEO of the European Climate Foundation (ECF)
Lead Faculty
Tsinghua University, China
Lead Faculty
China University of Political Science and Law, China
Lead Faculty
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway
Lead Faculty
Campinas University UNICAMP, Brazil
Lead Faculty
Renmin University of China, China
Lead Faculty
University of Michigan, United States of America
Lead Faculty
University of Brasilia, Brazil
Lead Faculty
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Lead Faculty
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Lead Faculty
Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy, Thailand
Lead Faculty
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Lead Faculty
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Lead Faculty
International Law Association, Brazil
Lead Faculty
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lead Faculty
University of Arizona, United States of America
Lead Faculty
Keio University, Japan
Lead Faculty
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Lead Faculty
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
Lead Faculty
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University, Sweden
Lead Faculty
University of Oregon, United States of America
Lead Faculty
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Lead Faculty
University of Oslo, Norway
Lead Faculty
American University, United States of America
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Senior research fellows

Senior Research Fellows

Senior Research Fellows are experienced scientists and faculty members who seek to link their own research projects with the broader themes and questions of earth system governance. Through a bottom-up, dynamic, and active network, senior research fellows and research fellows collaborate on research, debate ideas and disseminate information on relevant events and opportunities in the field.   Apply here. 
University of Vigo, Spain
Senior Research Fellows
Freie Universität Berlin
Senior Research Fellows
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Senior Research Fellows
Mount Royal University
Senior Research Fellows
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Senior Research Fellows
Kaunas University of Technology
Senior Research Fellows
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Japan
Senior Research Fellows
University of Arizona
Senior Research Fellows
Trier University
Senior Research Fellows
Karen M. Siegel
University of Münster, Germany
Senior Research Fellows
Susanne Schmeier
IHE Delft
Senior Research Fellows
T.Hickmann-hohe-DPI
Lund University, Sweden
Senior Research Fellows
Kim Schumacher
Kyushu University, Japan
Senior Research Fellows
University of Bath
Senior Research Fellows
John Agbonifo
Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
Senior Research Fellows
Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles, Belgium
Senior Research Fellows
Teresa Kramarz
University of Toronto, Canada
Senior Research Fellows
Aoyama Gakuin University
Senior Research Fellows
Dr. Frederik Dahlmann
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Senior Research Fellows
Prof. Philipp Pattberg
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
James Leonard Bacchus
University of Central Florida, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Prof. Margot Hurlbert
University of Regina
Senior Research Fellows
Dr. Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
Senior Research Fellows
Carina Wyborn
Australian National University, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Jean-Frédéric Morin
Université Laval (Québec, Canada)
Senior Research Fellows
Ayşem Mert
Stockholm University, Sweden
Senior Research Fellows
Prof. Simon Dalby
Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Senior Research Fellows
Ontario Tech University
Senior Research Fellows
Louis Kotzé
North-West University
Scientific Steering CommitteeSenior Research Fellows
Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
Senior Research Fellows
Senior Research Fellows
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
Senior Research Fellows
Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Senior Research Fellows
Florida State University, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University , Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), Hong Kong
Senior Research Fellows
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Senior Research Fellows
Arizona State University, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
City College of New York, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
University of Vienna, Austria
Senior Research Fellows
Senior Research Fellows
Sichuan Agricultural University, China
Senior Research Fellows
German Development Insitute
Scientific Steering CommitteeSenior Research Fellows
The Australian National University, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Boston University, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Arizona State University, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
SINTEF Ocean, Norway
Senior Research Fellows
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Senior Research Fellows
Mumbai University, India
Senior Research Fellows
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Senior Research Fellows
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Senior Research Fellows
University of Bern, Switzerland
Senior Research Fellows
American University, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
North South University, Bangladesh
Senior Research Fellows
University of Connecticut, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
University of Central Florida, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (visiting professor), India
Senior Research Fellows
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Research Fellows
University of Tasmania, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia
Senior Research Fellows
University of Extremadura, Spain
Senior Research Fellows
RMIT University, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
Senior Research Fellows
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
University of Vermont, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Kumaun University, Nainital, India
Senior Research Fellows
King's College London, United Kingdom
Senior Research Fellows
Victoria University of Wellington, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Plymouth University, United Kingdom
Senior Research Fellows
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Senior Research Fellows
University of Canberra, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences (TIES), India
Senior Research Fellows
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
Senior Research Fellows
Colorado State University, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Senior Research Fellows
University of Newcastle, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
University of California, Santa Cruz, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
University of Colorado at Boulder, United States of America
Senior Research Fellows
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Senior Research Fellows
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Nigeria
Senior Research Fellows
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Senior Research Fellows
Griffith University, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
University of Queensland, Australia
Senior Research Fellows
University of Eastern Finland, Law School, Finland
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Research fellows

Research Fellows

Research Fellows are early to mid-level career scientists who seek to link their own research projects with the broader themes and questions of earth system governance. Through a bottom-up, dynamic, and active network, senior research fellows and research fellows collaborate on research, debate ideas and disseminate information on relevant events and opportunities in the field.
Thammasat University
Research Fellows
University of San Francisco, United States
Research Fellows
North Carolina State University, United States
Research Fellows
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Ghana
Early Career CommitteeResearch Fellows
University of São Paulo
Research Fellows
Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
Research Fellows
Instituto de Estudios Superiores "Rosario Castellanos", Mexico
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Architecture Beyond Capitalism (ABC) School, decentralized group
Research Fellows
Value Sustainability
Research Fellows
RU Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research Fellows
University of Freiburg, Germany
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Nordland Research Institute, Norway
Research Fellows
University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering // ​Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal
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University of Tasmania, Australia
Research Fellows
University of Cambridge
Research Fellows
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Research Fellows
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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University of Bremen, Germany
Research Fellows
Univeristy of Eastern Finland, Finland & University of Melbourne, Australia
Research Fellows
University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Research Fellows
Bregje van Veelen
Lund University, Sweden
Research Fellows
Christopher Orr
University of Waterloo, Canada
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Universität Hamburg
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