Arthur P.J. Mol

Prof. dr. ir. Arthur P.J. Mol

Name and address

Name                Arthur P.J. Mol
Room                2029
Telephone         +31.(0)317.482495 or 484452
Fax                  + 31.(0)317.483990
Email                Arthur.mol@wur.nl     


Position

Professor; Chair of Environmental Policy Group          


Background

• Professor in Environmental Policy, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University since 2009
• Professor in Environmental Policy, Department of Social Sciences at Wageningen University since 2000
• (Senior) Lecturer in Environmental Policy and Sociology, Department of Social Sciences at WageningenUniversity between 1989 and 1999
• PhD in Sociology (1995, University of Amsterdam)
• MSc in Environmental Sciences (1985, WageningenUniversity)
• Curriculum vitae                                                                                                                                         

 Research profile

• Fields of expertise: Globalization and environment; Social theory and environment: ecological modernization theory and the environmental sociology of flows; industrial transformation, especially - but not only - in Southeast and East Asia; environmental governance; informational governance on the environment.
• I have carried out and supervised numerous research project in various parts of the world: in Southeast and East Asia, in Russia, in several EU countries, in Latin America and in North America. At the moment research is also being developed in East Africa.
• ENP Research theme(s): Sustainable Consumption and Production; Sustainable Natural Resource Use and Global Environmental Change 

• Complete list of publications at Wageningen University
• Publications are also available online at DAREnet
• PhD thesis available online: The refinement of production. Ecological modernization theory and the chemical industry.

Research projects

• Informational Governance. An analysis and assessment of the role of information in environmental reforms. (2004- )
• From Ecological modernization to the environmental flows. The further development of ecological modernization theory into the environmental sociology of flows. (2004- )
• Environmental reform in China. (2000- )

Educational tasks

• Milieu-economie en milieubeleid (Environmental Economics and Policy, in Dutch) ENR 20306
• Supervising Thesis Environmental Policy

Other academic memberships and achievements

• Joint Editor of the journal Environmental Politics
• Director of the Wageningen School of Social Sciences
• Board member of the Research Committee Environment and Society of the International Sociological Association
• Director of the Environmental Research Network Asia (since 2000)
• Member of the editorial board of the journals:
  • The Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning (since 1998)
  • Environmental Politics (since 2000)
  • The International Journal of Business and Society (since 2001)
  • Organization & Environment (since 2004)
  • Nature and Culture (since 2005)
  • International Journal of Public Policy (since 2005)
  • Environment and Planning C (since 2006)
  • The Open Sociology Journal (since 2007)
  • Current Opinions in Environmental Sustainability (since 2009)
  • Environmental Development (since 2010)
• Co-editor of the book series:

  • Environmental Governance in Asia book series (Edward Elgar) (2002- )
  • Nachhaltigkeit und Innovation/Sustainability & Innovations book series (Springer verlag) (2004- )