Governance Projects

This project analyses different approaches to tackling outer-space sustainability issues, such as space debris, with the goal of formulating integrative strategies for sustainable stewardship of earth and space. More.

This project investigates how to rebalance the ‘data asymmetry’ between governments and businesses and how data shared by the private sector is used in government decisions on societal issues. More.

JUSTNEXUS fundamentally rethinks mobility and investigates how just sustainability transitions can be fostered at the intersection of mobility, energy and housing. More.

A three-year research program exploring how coastal communities perceive and adapt to climate change in relation to cultural heritage. More.

The NATURESCAPES project aims to understand the trade-offs and synergies that are emerging as nature-based solutions are implemented across landscapes and the implications for biodiversity, climate and social justice. More.

This project aims to redefine nature-based solutions (NbS) using ecological and governance perspectives to unravel ecological and governance potentials and limits of NbS in Indonesia to ensure resilience and sustainability. More.

Creating an evidence base on when, how, for what purposes, and with what implications the Dutch authorities resort to purchasing data from the private sector for decision-making around societal challenges. More.

This transdisclinary project explores whether and under what conditions the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus approach increases social justice in South Africa. More.

DemoTrans investigate the interchange between democratic institutions and the globalisation of the economy to develop promising new approaches to re-embed democracy and capitalism. More.

This project aims to expand imaginaries about the possible futures for African cities to better achieve sustainability and justice outcomes, using infrastructure as an entry point. More.

ERC-funded Climate Backlash: Contentious reactions to policy action (BACKLASH) studies the emergence and dynamics of volatile social-political reactions to climate policy. More.

ERC-funded PROBLEMSHIFTING investigates the causes and effects of problem-shifting between international environmental treaty regimes, with a view to improving their overall effectiveness. More.

ERC-funded GlobalGoals analyses the evolution, effectiveness and future prospects of ‘global governance through goals’ as a central novel steering mechanism in world politics. More.​​​​​​​