prof.dr.ir. APJ (Arthur) Mol
prof.dr.ir. APJ (Arthur) Mol
Professor
Biography
Arthur Mol is professor in Environmental Policy and Governance and member of various supervisory, strategic and advisory boards. Trained in environmental sciences (MSc 1985) and environmental social sciences (PhD 1995), he became chair and professor in environmental policy at Wageningen University in 1999. He was also professor of environmental policy at Renmin University, China, at Tsinghua University, China, and at the National University of Malaysia UKM. He was appointed Rector Magnificus and Vice-President of Wageningen University & Research from 2015 until March 2024, and elected as president of RC24 of the International Sociological Association (2002-2006), president of the Association of European Life Science Universities ICA (2000-2023) and chair of the Euroleague for the Life Sciences Universities ELLS (2002-2024). He was joint editor of the journal Environmental Politics, and is book series editor of New Horizons in Environmental Politics and member of various journal editorial boards. His main fields of interest and publication are environmental studies, globalization, extraction, social theory and the environment, informational governance, ecological modernization, China, sustainable (food) production and consumption and urban environmental governance. Contact at arthur.mol@wur.nl
Ancillary activities - prof.dr.ir. APJ (Arthur) Mol
- University of Montpelier (2-1-2023/31-12-2099)
On behalf of WUR - Edward Elgar (1-1-2012/31-12-2099)
New Horizons in Environmental Politics book series (E - International Sociological Association (1-7-1998/31-12-2099)
- University of Helsinki (1-1-2024/1-1-2027)
Chair of Strategic Advisory Board of the Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry - Jingwa Agriculture Science and Technology Innovatoion Centre (1-10-2024/31-12-2099)
Advisor to the Board of Jingwa centre, an R&D centre in Beijing on Agriculture, Food and Environment of among others China Agriculturual University - Technical University Delft (2-6-2025/31-12-2099)
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