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Brendan Coolsaet
Chercheur qualifié FNRS
Professeur
Brendan Coolsaet is a tenured Research Associate (Chercheur Qualifié) with the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS) and Research Professor at UCLouvain (Belgium). He has previously worked in the UK, at the University of East Anglia and at Lancaster University, and in France, at Lille Catholic University. He is a co-founder of the JUSTES research group in Belgium on social and ecological justice and an organising committee member of the French Environmental Justice network. From 2016 to 2020, he was also a member of the Global Environmental Justice Group in the UK.
Brendan Coolsaet is an interdisciplinary trained scholar; his academic path has led him to study and/or work in faculties and departments of successively computer science, environmental science, (philosophy of) law, international development, and political and social sciences. He holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the Centre for Philosophy of Law (UCLouvain) on environmental justice and biodiversity conservation. Before that, he obtained a MSc degree in Environmental Science and a BSc degree in Computer Science.
- Diploma
Year Label Educational Organization 2011 Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement Université Libre de Bruxelles 2017 Docteur en sciences politiques et sociales Université catholique de Louvain 2017 Docteur en sciences politiques et sociales Université catholique de Louvain
I welcome enquiries from those interested in PhD or post-doctoral research in environmental social sciences, especially those interested in:
- environmental and climate justice (especially in Europe)
- just transition
- environmental activism
- environmental political theory
- environmental humanities
- political ecology
- ecofeminism
- biodiversity conservation
- critical food studies
2021
Lécuyer, L. ; Alard, D. ; Calla, S. ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Fickel, T. ; Heinsoo, K. ; Henle, K. ; Herzon, I. ; Hodgson, I. ; Quétier, F. ; McCracken, D. ; McMahon, B.J. ; Melts, I. ; Sands, D. ; Skrimizea, E. ; Watt, A. ; White, R. ; Young, Juliette. Conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe: Looking to the future by learning from the past. In: Advances in Ecological Research, Vol. 65, no., p. 3-56 (2021). doi:10.1016/bs.aecr.2021.10.005.
2021
Dawson, Neil M. ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Sterling, Eleanor J. ; Loveridge, Robin ; Gross-Camp, Nicole D, ; Wongbusarakum, Supin ; Sangha, Kamaljit K. ; Scherl, Lea M. ; Phan, Hao Phuong ; Zafra-Calvo, Noelia ; Lavey, Warren G. ; Byakagaba, Patrick ; Idrobo, C. Julián ; Chenet, Aude ; Bennett, Nathan J. ; Mansourian, Stephanie ; Rosado-May, Francisco J.. The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation. In: Ecology and Society, Vol. 26, no.3, p. 19 (2021). doi:10.5751/es-12625-260319.
2020
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Dawson, Neil ; Rabitz, Florian ; Lovera, Simone. Access and allocation in global biodiversity governance: a review. In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Vol. 20, no.2, p. 359-375 (2020). doi:10.1007/s10784-020-09476-6.
2020
Alvarez Villarreal, Lina ; Coolsaet, Brendan. Decolonizing Environmental Justice Studies: A Latin American Perspective. In: Capitalism, Nature, Socialism : a journal of socialist ecology, Vol. 31, no. 2, p. 50-69. doi:10.1080/10455752.2018.1558272.
2020
Martin, Adrian ; Armijos, M. Teresa ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Dawson, Neil ; A. S. Edwards, Gareth ; Few, Roger ; Gross-Camp, Nicole ; Rodriguez, Iokiñe ; Schroeder, Heike ; G. L. Tebboth, Mark ; White, Carole S.. Environmental Justice and Transformations to Sustainability. In: Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 62, no.6, p. 19-30 (2020). doi:10.1080/00139157.2020.1820294.
2019
Zafra-Calvo, Noelia ; Garmendia, Eneko ; Pascual, Unai ; Palomo, Ignacio ; Gross-Camp, Nicole ; Brockington, Daniel ; Cortes-Vazquez, Jose-Antonio ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Burgess, Neil David. Progress toward Equitably Managed Protected Areas in Aichi Target 11: A Global Survey. In: BioScience, Vol. 69, no.3, p. 191-197 (2019). doi:10.1093/biosci/biy143.
2018
Rasmussen, Laura Vang ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Martin, Adrian ; Mertz, Ole ; Pascual, Unai ; Corbera, Esteve ; Dawson, Neil ; Fisher, Janet A. ; Franks, Phil ; Ryan, Casey M.. Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification. In: Nature Sustainability, Vol. 1, no. 6, p. 275-282 (2018). doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0070-8.
2017
Zafra-Calvo, Noelia ; Pascual, Unai ; Brockington, Dan ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Cortes-Vazquez, Jose ; Gross-Camp, Nicole ; Palomo, Ignacio ; Burgess, Neil. Towards an indicator system to assess equitable management in protected areas. In: Biological Conservation, Vol. 211, no., p. 134-141 (2017). doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2017.05.014.
2016
Martin, Adrian ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Corbera, Esteve ; Dawson, Neil ; Fraser, James A. ; Lehmann, Ina ; Rodriguez, Iokiñe. Justice and Conservation: the need to incorporate recognition. In: Biological Conservation, Vol. 197, p. 254-261 (Mai 2016). doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.03.021.
2016
Coolsaet, Brendan. La régulation de l’utilisation de ressources génétiques dans l’Union Européenne. In: Liaison Energie - Francophonie, , no.101, p. 78-80 (Trimestre 2016).
2016
Coolsaet, Brendan. Towards an agroecology of knowledges: Recognition, cognitive justice and farmers’ autonomy in France. In: Journal of Rural Studies, Vol. 47, p. 165–171 (7 July 2016). doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.07.012.
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Pitseys, John. Fair and Equitable Negotiations? African Influence and the International Access and Benefit-Sharing Regime. In: Global Environmental Politics, Vol. 15, no. 2 (Mai 2015), p. 38–56.
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Transformative Participation in Agrobiodiversity Governance: Making the Case for an Environmental Justice Approach. In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 28, no. 6, p. 1089-1104. doi:10.1007/s10806-015-9579-2.
2014
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Pitseys, John. Biodiversité et ressources génétiques: la Belgique et le Protocole de Nagoya. In: Courrier hebdomadaire / Centre de Recherche et d'Information Socio-Politiques, Vol. 2226 (2014).
2013
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Dedeurwaerdere, Tom ; Pitseys, John. The Challenges for Implementing the Nagoya Protocol in a Multi-Level Governance Context: Lessons from the Belgian Case. In: Resources, Vol. 2, no. 4, p. 555-580 (2013). doi:10.3390/resources2040555.
2011
Coolsaet, Brendan. Vers un partage équitable des avantages de la richesse génétique mondiale?. In: Dynamiques Internationales, Vol. WorkingPaper, no. 4, p. 1-22 (Décembre 2011).
2020
Coolsaet, Brendan. Environmental Justice: Key Issues, Routledge, 2020. 9780429029585. doi:10.4324/9780429029585.
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Batur, Fulya ; Broggiato, Arianna ; Pitseys, John ; Dedeurwaerdere, Tom. Implementing the Nagoya Protocol. Comparing Access and Benefit-sharing Regimes in Europe. (Legal Studies on Access and Benefit-sharing; 3), Brill/Martinus Nijhoff, 2015. 9789004293205.
2022
Pickering, Jonathan ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Dawson, Neil ; Suiseeya, Kimberly Marion ; Inoue, Cristina Y. A. ; Lim, Michelle. Rethinking and upholding justice and equity in transformative biodiversity governance. In: Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers and Marcel T. J. Kok, Transforming Biodiversity Governance, 2022. 9781108856348.
2020
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Néron, Pierre-Yves. Recognition and environmental justice . In: Coolsaet, Brendan, Environmental Justice: Key Issues, Routledge, 2020. 9780429029585.
2018
Frison, Christine ; Coolsaet, Brendan. Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as a Commons. In: Jose Luis Vivero Pol, Tomaso Ferrando, Olivier De Schutter, Ugo Mattei (eds), Handbook of Food as a Commons: An alternative narrative and political praxis to cultivate and eat, Routledge: London, 2018, 424 p. (pp.218-230). 9781138062627.
2018
Dawson, Neil ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Martin, Adrian. Justice and equity. Emerging research and policy approaches to address ecosystem service trade-offs. In: Kate Schreckenberg, Georgina Mace, Mahesh Poudyal, Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation, Routledge, 2018. 9780429507090.
2018
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Corbera, Esteve ; Dawson, Neil ; Fisher, Janet ; Franks, Phil ; Mertz, Ole ; Pascual, Unai ; Rasmussen, Laura Vang ; Ryan, Casey. Land use intensification. The promise of sustainability and the reality of trade-offs, collab. Martin, Adrian. In: Kate Schreckenberg, Georgina Mace, Mahesh Poudyal, Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation, 2018. 9780429507090.
2015
Broggiato, Arianna ; Dedeurwaerdere, Tom ; Batur, Fulya ; Coolsaet, Brendan. Access and Benefit-sharing & the Nagoya Protocol: The Confluence of Abiding Legal Doctrines. In: Coolsaet Brendan, Implementing the Nagoya Protocol. Comparing Access and Benefit-sharing Regimes in Europe. (Legal Studies on Access and Benefit-sharing; 3), Brill/Martinus Nijhoff, 2015. 9789004293205.
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Comparing Access and Benefit-sharing in Europe.. In: Brendan Coolsaet, Fulya Batur, Arianna Broggiato, John Pitseys, Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Implementing the Nagoya Protocol. Comparing Access and Benefit-sharing Regimes in Europe. (Legal Studies on Access and Benefit-sharing; 3), Brill/Martinus Nijhoff, 2015. 9789004293205.
2015
Pitseys, John ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Batur, Fulya ; Dedeurwaerdere, Tom ; Broggiato, Arianna. Genetic Resources in a Multi-layered Institutional Cake: The Regulation of Access and Benefit-sharing in Belgium. In: Brendan Coolsaet, Fulya Batur, Arianna Broggiato, John Pitseys, Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Implementing the Nagoya Protocol. Comparing Access and Benefit-sharing Regimes in Europe. (Legal Studies on Access and Benefit-sharing; 3), Brill/Martinus Nijhoff, 2015. 9789004293205.
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Justice environnementale internationale : quelle procédure pour une participation juste et équitable ?. In: Bernard Feltz, Nathalie Frogneux et Stéphane Leyens, La nature en éclats. Cinq controverses philosophiques. (Science, éthique et société), Academia L'Harmattan, 2015. 9782806102287.
2023
Coolsaet, Brendan. The justices and injustices of transforming rural landscapes in Europe. International Studies Association annual conference (Montreal, Canada, du 15/03/2023 au 18/03/2023).
2022
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Deldrève, Valérie. Exploring environmental justice in France. Toronto Conference on Earth System Governance (University of Toronto, Canada, du 20/10/2022 au 24/10/2022).
2022
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Deldrève, Valérie. Exploring environmental justice in France. American Association of Geographers annual meeting (New York City, USA, du 25/02/2022 au 01/03/2022).
2022
Coolsaet, Brendan. Faim du monde, fin du mois. Pour une justice agro-alimentaire. Consuming Justice conference (Centre for Interdisciplinary Justice Studies, University of Winnipeg, Canada, du 11/05/2022 au 13/05/2022).
2022
Coolsaet, Brendan. Understanding and Achieving Climate Justice: From Inter-Country to Inter-Generational Frames. Worldwide teach-in on climate and justice (Sciences Po Paris, France, 30/03/2022).
2021
Coolsaet, Brendan. Transition et justice environnementale : vers une transformation juste?. La justice écologique comme approche transformative de la transition écologique (Université de Liège, 08/06/2021).
2019
Coolsaet, Brendan. Justice and Equity in Transformative Biodiversity Governance. Mexico Conference on Earth System Governance (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, du 06/11/2019 au 08/11/2019).
2019
Coolsaet, Brendan. Telecoupled Justice and the Politics of Scale. Operationalising Telecouplings for Solving Sustainability Challenges for Land Use (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, 06/03/2019).
2018
Coolsaet, Brendan. Justice vs Equity in Global Environmental Governance. Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance (Utrecht University, Netherlands, du 05/11/2018 au 08/11/2018).
2018
Coolsaet, Brendan. Social-Ecological Outcomes of Agricultural Intensification. Biennial Conference of the Political Ecology Network (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway , du 20/06/2018 au 22/06/2018).
2017
Coolsaet, Brendan. Access and Allocation in Global Biodiversity Governance. Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance (Utrecht University, Netherlands, du 05/11/2018 au 08/11/2018).
2016
Alvarez Villarreal, Lina ; Coolsaet, Brendan. Decolonising Environmental Justice. European Philosophies and Decolonization of Thought (Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès, du 24/08/2016 au 27/08/2016).
2016
Coolsaet, Brendan. Justice as recognition and the conservation of biodiversity . Mardis Intimes de la Chaire Hoover (Chaire Hoover d'éthique économique et sociale, Université catholique de Louvain, 03/05/2016).
2016
Fernandez-Wulff, Paula ; Vivero Pol, Jose Luis ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Dedeurwaerdere, Tom. LPTransition: reflections on creating a transdisciplinary research platform for ecological and social transition in the agri-food system. XIV World Congress of Rural Sociology (Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, du 10/08/2016 au 14/08/2016).
2016
Coolsaet, Brendan. Towards an Agroecology of Knowledges: Recognition, Cognitive Justice and Farmers’ autonomy in France.. Global governance/politics, climate justice & agrarian/social justice: linkages and challenges (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, du 04/02/2016 au 05/02/2016).
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Biodiversity in North and South: Introducing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing.. Biodiversity & development, a global heritage Conference (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium, 26/11/2015).
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Changements climatiques : quel impact sur notre assiette ?. Festival Alimenterre (Mundo N, Namur, 22/10/2015).
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Knowledge plurality in collective agroecology: Recognition as cognitive justice. Environmental struggles in North and South: Plurality and politics of justice (School of International Development, University of East Anglia, du 26/06/2015 au 27/06/2015).
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Transformative Participation in Agro-Biodiversity Governance: Making the Case for an Environmental Justice Approach. ICIS Lunch Lectures (International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development, Maastricht University, 26/02/2015).
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Transformative Participation, Environmental Justice, and Effective Agrobiodiversity: a Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Earth System Governance Canberra Conference (Earth System Governance Project, University of Canberra, Australia, du 14/12/2015 au 16/12/2015).
2015
Coolsaet, Brendan. Transformative agroecology in Europe? Learning from environmental justice movements. ESRC STEPS Centre conference 'Resource Politics: transforming pathways to sustainability' (Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK, du 07/09/2015 au 09/09/2015).
2014
Coolsaet, Brendan. Identifying pathways towards equitable access and allocation: distribution, recognition and participation. 2014 Norwich Conference on Earth System Governance: Access and Allocation in the Anthropocene (University of East Anglia, UK, du 01/07/2014 au 03/06/2014).
2014
Coolsaet, Brendan. Justice-relevant conditions to participation in biodiversity governance: an ex-ante approach to environmental justice. Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference 2014 (London, UK, du 26/08/2014 au 29/07/2014).
2014
Coolsaet, Brendan. Transformative Participation in Agro-Biodiversity Governance: Making the Case for an Environmental Justice Approach. Belgian Ecosystem Services (BEES) Christmas Market (Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 17/12/2014).
2013
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Pitseys, John. Conditions for fair and equitable governance in international environmental governance (accepted paper). Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics 10th biennal conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE 2013) (Lille, France, du 18/06/2013 au 21/06/2013).
2013
Coolsaet, Brendan. Fair and equitable governance? Procedural justice in the negotiations on the Nagoya Protocol. Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference (Tokyo, Japan, du 28/01/2013 au 31/01/2013).
2013
Coolsaet, Brendan. Genetic resources, Intellectual Property Rights and Environmental Justice. Masterclass on Sustainable Development (Lokeren, Belgium, du 22/11/2013 au 24/11/2013).
2013
Coolsaet, Brendan. Justice environnementale et relations internationales. Quelle procédure pour une participation juste et équitable?. La justice environnementale. Enjeux philosophiques et politiques. (Louvain-la-Neuve, 24/04/2013).
2012
Coolsaet, Brendan. Economie et marchandisation de la nature – les biens communs. Rio+20, dépasser les options, engager la transition (Bruxelles, 24/05/2012).
2016
Coolsaet, Brendan. Farming justice : rights-based approaches to collective agrobiodiversity conservation, prom. : Dedeurwaerdere , Tom ; Delreux, Tom, 29/11/2016.
2013
Coolsaet, Brendan ; Dedeurwaerdere, Tom ; Pitseys, John ; Batur, Fulya ; Van Den Bossche, Koen. Study for the implementation in Belgium of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to the Convention on Biological Diversity (), 2013.
2012
Coolsaet, Brendan. Country Report : Belgium. In IEEP, Ecologic and GHK (2012) Study to analyse legal and economic aspects of implementing the Nagoya Protocol on ABS in the European Union., 2012. 311 p.
2011
Coolsaet, Brendan. Le rôle du Sud dans la gouvernance internationale de la biodiversité, 2011. 90 p.
2011
Withana, Sirini ; Baldock, David ; Coolsaet, Brendan ; Volkery, Axel. The future of EU environmental policy: challenges & opportunities, 2011. 50 p.
2011
Volkery, Axel ; Withana, Sirini ; Coolsaet, Brendan. Mapping the Landscape of EU Environmental Policy: Coherence and Linkages, 2011. 32 p.