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Research interests
My research explores the potentials and limitations of environmental policy and planning in the perspective of adaptive governance and sustainability. It focuses on innovation and evolution in governance, paying attention to the dynamics of policy implementation and integration, multi-level governance, stakeholder involvement, and the performance of institutional structures. The research covers various policy domains including nature conservation, spatial planning, and tourism development and has been carried out in a different countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, United States, Romania and Georgia.
Keywords
- JA Political science (General)
- Adaptive Governance
- Evolutionary Governance Theory
- Institutional change
- Spatial planning
- Land use planning
- nature conservation
- Natura 2000
- natural resource management
- participation
- power
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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BGG: BlueGreen Governance
Beunen, R. (Project lead), Mafaziya Nijamdeen, F. (Project team member) & Löhr, A. (Project team member)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Strategy for Sustainability Transitions: Governance, Community and Environment
Van Assche, K., Beunen, R. & Gruezmacher, M., 23 Apr 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 316 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
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Institutional innovation in conservation law: Experiences from the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives in the Netherlands
Beunen, R. & Kole, S. D. P., Sept 2021, In: Land Use Policy. 108, 2021, 10 p., 105566.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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What makes long-term perspectives endure? Lessons from Dutch nature conservation
Beunen, R. & Barba Lata, I., Feb 2021, In: Futures. 126, 2021, 102679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Policy Learning and Adaptation in governance: a Co-evolutionary Perspective
Van Assche, K., Beunen, R., Verweij, S., Evans, J. & Gruezmacher, M., Aug 2022, In: Administration & Society. 54, 7, p. 1226-1254 29 p., 00953997211059165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Web of Science) -
Rethinking strategy in environmental governance
Van Assche, K., Beunen, R., Gruezmacher, M. & Duineveld, M., Sept 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 22, 5, p. 695-708 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access24 Citations (Web of Science)
Prizes
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OU Wetenschapsprijs
Beunen, R. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
Activities
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Online Conference: International Benchmarking Study: Public Sector Performance Results 2023 Edition
Beunen, R. (Speaker)
8 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Professional
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PhD-Supervision
De Mul, S. (Supervisor), Kanobana, S. (Co-supervisor), Beunen, R. (Supervisor) & Neuteleers, S. (Co-supervisor)
1 Oct 2024 → 1 Oct 2028Activity: PhD supervision and PhD examination types › PhD examination › Academic
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Blue Green Governance: Evolutionary perspectives on coastal governance
Beunen, R. (Organiser)
30 Apr 2024Activity: Attending or organising an event types › Organising an event › Professional
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Webinar Natura 2000 dag
Beunen, R. (Organiser) & Kole, S. (Organiser)
31 May 2024Activity: Attending or organising an event types › Organising an event › Popular
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Vitaliteit platteland en de relatie met stikstofproblematiek
Beunen, R. (Speaker)
21 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Professional
Press/Media
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FD: Meer nodig dan soepelere regels om Nederland van stikstofslot te krijgen
19/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media › Popular
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NRC: Kabinet wil meer stikstofruimte via ruimere norm voor natuurverslechtering
14/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media › Popular
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De Groene: ‘Dit kabinet maakt natuurherstel belachelijk’
29/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media › Popular
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Volkskrant: Rabobank: helft veehouders zonder geldige vergunning sinds stikstofuitspraak Raad van State
28/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media › Popular
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EenVandaag: Weinig vertrouwen dat kabinet het eens wordt over stikstof, coalitiekiezers sterk verdeeld over aanpak
28/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media › Popular