Projects

The range and depth of scholarly research within WCG is reflected in our ongoing and recently completed projects, which are both externally and internally funded. These include, for example:


POLICY AND GOVERNANCE PROCESSES
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
Comparative Agenda-Setting (ongoing) Analyzing politics of attention in comparative perspective Gerard Breeman (PAP)
Transitions, leadership and governance (ongoing) Katrien Termeer (PAP)
Private governance of international commodity chains Michiel Köhne, Otto Hospes (LAW)
CLIMATE AND ENERGY GOVERNANCE
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
Climate Adaptation Analyzing consequences of climate change and potential adaptation plans in the Netherlands Katrien Termeer,Art Dewulf (PAP)
Canadian greenhouse gas emissions (2009-2012) Allocating Canadian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions amongst Sources and Provinces: Learning from Germany and the European Union Kristine Kern (ENP)
Transnational Climate Change Governance (2008-2010) Research Network Kristine Kern (ENP)
Governing climate change in cities Modes of urban climate governance in multi-level systems Kristine Kern (ENP)
Governing Climate Change in the UK and Germany (2003-2005) Research on Local Governments and Transnational Networks Kristine Kern (ENP)
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
CONTRAST Governance of transitions in consumption routines Gert Spaargaren (ENP)
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
Common Agricultural Policy health check Research aimed to reframe CAP policies in the Netherlands. Renate Werkman (PAP)
Sustainable Biofuels? Biofuels, sustainability governance and social inclusion in Brazil Otto Hospes (LAW)
Human rights and market regulation of food production and food chains Otto Hospes (LAW)
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, WASTE AND SANITATION
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
PROVIDE Provision of sustainable sanitation infrastructure for the urban poor in East Africa Peter Oosterveer, Gábor Szántó, Gert Spaargaren (ENP)
NATURE, FORESTS, BIODIVERSITY, SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
SURE Sustainable Natural Resource Use in Rural China Arthur Mol,Bettina Bluemling (ENP)
North Frisian Forests Katrien Termeer (PAP)
Forest and nature policies (ongoing projects)
Forest and nature policies (finished projects)
MARINE, COASTAL, REGIONAL SEAS, FISHERIES GOVERNANCE
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
RESCOPAR Governance of mangrove coastal environments in Southeast Asia. Simon Bush, Arthur Mol (ENP)
Patterns, process and participation Accounting for different perceptions on North Sea fisheries management. Marieke Verweij, Jan van Tatenhove (ENP)
RISKGOV (2009-2011) Environmental Risk Governance of the Baltic Sea Kristine Kern (ENP)
GOVCOM (2003-2006) Governing a Common Sea: Changing Modes of Governance in the Baltic Sea Region Kristine Kern (ENP)
WATER MANAGEMENT
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
Newater and water management Art Dewulf (PAP)
SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Project name, year Project description Contact person(s)
Safety Policies What policies have dominated at the Dutch department of interior in the last two decades? Gerard Breeman (PAP)