Hans Bruyninckx

Hans Bruyninckx
Born (1964-03-20) March 20, 1964
Schoten, Belgium
Nationality Belgian
Fields Political science, International relations, EU environmental policy, Environmental governance, Environmental politics
Institutions European Environment Agency, KU Leuven, Wageningen University
Alma mater Colorado State University; Université catholique de Louvain (UCL); Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL); University of Antwerp
Thesis Environmental degradation and violent social conflict: a theoretical framework of analysis[1] (1996)

Hans Emiel Aloysius Bruyninckx (Dutch: [ɦɑns brœynɪŋks]; born March 20, 1964) is a Belgian political scientist and international relations scholar specialized in international and European environmental politics and policy. He is Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. While in this position, he is on leave from his posts as Professor of International Relations and Global Environmental Governance, Institute for International and European Policy; and Director, Research Institute for Work and Society, both at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven).

Education and academic career

Bruyninckx studied political science with a specialization in international relations at Antwerp University and KU Leuven. He then went on obtaining an additional degree in development studies at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and, subsequently, earned his PhD degree in 1996 at Colorado State University on the topic of international environmental politics. After his studies he continued to teach at several other universities in the United States and Europe, such as Colorado State University, Canisius College, and Wageningen University.[2][3][4][5]

His academic expertise lies primarily in the field of international environmental policy, studying the effects of globalization on the global governance of environmental issues and sustainable development. From this perspective he is also involved in the study of global production and consumption systems, as well as in issues relating to distribution and justice.[2] He teaches at the university on the topic of global environmental politics, and global environmental governance in relation to the European Union. Besides his main appointments at the university, he is also a senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies,[6] promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Support Point on Transitions for Sustainable Development (TRADO),[7] and president of the Flemish umbrella environmental organisation Bond Beter Leefmilieu.[8]

Key works

With others

European Environment Agency

Bruyninckx became Executive Director of the European Environment Agency in June 2013, succeeding Jacqueline McGlade.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. WorldCat. Accessed: December 26, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Hans Bruyninckx (Dutch), HIVA-Onderzoeksinstituut voor Arbeid en Samenleving, Retrieved on 2012-12-25.
  3. Professor Hans Bruyninckx nieuwe voorzitter milieukoepel Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen (Dutch), Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
  4. Hans Bruynincx, Political Science PhD (1996), selected as new European Environment Agency Executive Director, Colorado State University - Central, December 17, 2012, Retrieved on 2012-12-25.
  5. About EEA - Executive Director, 1 June 2013, European Environment Agency, Retrieved on 2013-06-02.
  6. Leuven Centre for Global Governance - Members, Retrieved on 2012-12-25
  7. Hans Bruyninckx (Dutch), Retrieved on 2012-12-25.
  8. Besluit Ontslag, benoeming en herbenoeming bestuurders, dd. 22/5/2012 (Dutch), Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen, Retrieved on 2012-12-25.
  9. Professor Hans Bruyninckx eerste Belg aan het hoofd van Europees Milieuagentschap (Dutch), KU Leuven nieuws, Retrieved on 2012-12-14.
  10. Hans Bruyninckx selected as new EEA Executive Director to take office 1 June 2013, European Environment Agency, Retrieved on 2012-12-15.

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