Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Identity
The Centre for Blue Governance is a multidisciplinary social science research group focused on the interactions between people and the sea. Accordingly, we define blue governance as the formal and informal processes of collective decision-making, planning, deliberating, and capacity building by governmental, market, and civil society actors connected to marine and coastal environments. Through addressing issues of legitimacy, democracy, and sustainability in governance, we seek to improve understanding of the strategies used by people in response to social, economic, environmental, and political change. The Centre for Blue Governance is located at Aalborg University, Denmark, within the Department of Planning.
The legacy of IFM
The Centre for Blue Governance builds on the values and outstanding reputation of Innovative Fisheries Management (IFM) for social scientific expertise, analysis, and advice in international fisheries and marine governance. Founded in 1994, IFM began as an independent social scientific research and advisory institute working in fisheries management and coastal community development. In 2007, IFM merged with Aalborg University (AAU), becoming a research centre within the Department of Planning, with an expanded research focus beyond fisheries management to include other maritime sectors and issues of marine governance. This expansion has led to a new articulation of the group as the Centre for Blue Governance in 2019. The Centre for Blue Governance encompasses and promotes the social science and policy expertise and interests developed and held by IFM.
Vision
Political and environmental changes affect and alter the relationships between people and the sea. The Centre for Blue Governance seeks to understand interconnected cultures and relationships to marine environments, space, and resources, and how political and environmental changes and their respective impacts manifest. The Centre analyses how coastal communities, governments, international organisations, and industry adapt to, seek to alter, and govern these changes. Through our research, we aim to advance social sciences in the field of blue governance and develop innovative approaches, both theoretical and applied, that align with the principles of sustainability, democracy, and legitimacy.
Mission
We envision that blue governance should contribute to aims of sustainability, democracy, and legitimacy. To achieve this, the Centre for Blue Governance strives to:
- Foster a network of scholars actively and effectively engaged in research on blue governance;
- Advance the Centre’s reputation and legacy of IFM as a leader in marine social science, building upon fisheries and community-focussed research themes;
- Develop methodologies and theories that bridge disciplines and institutions to contribute to our aims of legitimate, democratic, and sustainable modes of blue governance;
- Effectively engage with society to ensure the relevance, use, and uptake of research to implement approaches and methodologies.
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Collaborations from the last five years
Profiles
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Furqan Asif
- The Technical Faculty of IT and Design - Assistant Professor
- Department of Sustainability and Planning - Assistant Professor
- Centre for Blue Governance - Assistant Professor
Person: VIP
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Nelson F. Coelho
- Centre for Blue Governance - Assistant Professor
- Centre for Sustainable and Digital Transformation
- Green Societies
Person: VIP
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Alyne Elizabeth Delaney
- The Technical Faculty of IT and Design - Adjunct Associate Professor
- Department of Sustainability and Planning - Adjunct Associate Professor
- Centre for Blue Governance - Adjunct Associate Professor
- AAU Arctic
Person: VIP, External
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PERMAGOV: Multi-layer governance performance of marine policies
van Tatenhove, J., Hegland, T. J., Coelho, N. F. & Dyremose, S. C. S.
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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OBAMA-NEXT: OBSERVING AND MAPPING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS – NEXT GENERATION TOOLS
Teli, M., Ounanian, K., Børsen, T. & Cenci, A.
01/12/2022 → 30/11/2026
Project: Research
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EmpowerUs: Socio-economic Empowerment of coastal communities as Users of the Sea to ensure sustainable coastal development
Ounanian, K., Jacobsen, R. B., Sørensen, J. & Ekstedt, J.
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research
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De samfundsmæssige konsekvenser af individuelle omsættelige kvoter (IOK): Del 1 & 2
Hendriksen, K. A. R., Nielsen, M. R., Jacobsen, R. B., Poppel, B., Hoffmann, B. & Jørgensen, U., 2023, In: Sermitsiaq. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
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Editorial: New frontiers of marine governance in the ocean decade
Guerreiro, J., Calado, H. M. G. P., Bonnin, M., van Tatenhove, J. & Frazão Santos, C., 2023, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Kort kommentar til replik: Forskere på vildveje
Raakjær, J., Hegland, T. J. & Degnbol, P., 22 Mar 2023, In: Samfundsøkonomen. 2, p. 99-102 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Communication
Datasets
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Model uncertainty versus variability in the life cycle assessment of commercial fisheries (under review)
Codotto, G. (Creator), Pizzol, M. (Creator), Hegland, T. J. (Creator) & Madsen, N. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8166116, https://zenodo.org/record/8166116
Dataset
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The Way Forward on Ecosystem-Based Marine Spatial Planning in the EU
Kirkfeldt, T. S. (Creator), van Tatenhove, J. P. M. (Creator) & Calado, H. M. G. P. (Creator), Taylor & Francis, 6 Dec 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.17129937.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Way_Forward_on_Ecosystem-Based_Marine_Spatial_Planning_in_the_EU/17129937/1
Dataset: Supplementary material
Prizes
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Best Paper Award (Category: Smart and Autonomous Shipping)
Krause, Stefan (Recipient), Wurzler, Lisa (Recipient), Mørkrid, Odd Erik (Recipient), Fjørtoft, Kay Endre (Recipient), Psaraftis, Harilaos N. (Recipient), Reche Vilanova, Martina (Recipient), Zis, Thalis (Recipient), Coelho, Nelson F. (Recipient), van Tatenhove, Jan (Recipient), Raakjær, Jesper (Recipient), Kloch, Kristoffer (Recipient), Billesø, Mads Bentzen (Recipient) & Kristiansen, Jimmi Normann (Recipient), 6 Apr 2022
Prize: Conference prizes
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Activities
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EU Cost Action CA22122: Rethinking the Blue Economy - Socio-ecological impacts and opportunities (External organisation)
Troels Jacob Hegland (Member)
30 Oct 2023 → 29 Oct 2027Activity: Memberships › Membership of research networks or expert groups
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Management Committee of EU Cost Action CA22122: Rethinking the Blue Economy - Socio-ecological impacts and opportunities (External organisation)
Troels Jacob Hegland (Member)
30 Oct 2023 → 29 Oct 2027Activity: Memberships › Membership of committees, commissions, boards, councils, associations, organisations, or similar
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Miljøvurderingsdag 2023
Sanne Vammen Larsen (Organizer), Lone Kørnøv (Organizer), Ivar Lyhne (Organizer), Rasmus Hejlskov Olsen (Organizer), Emilia Ravn Boess (Organizer), Helle Nedergaard Nielsen (Organizer), Sara Bjørn Aaen (Participant), Søren Qvist Eliasen (Participant), Ulf Kjellerup Hansen (Participant) & Tobias Grindsted (Participant)
22 Aug 2023Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
Press/Media
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Shipping security under review after major drug bust on Maersk boxship
19/09/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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8-ton cocaine seizure on Danish ship forces scrutiny of shipping security
05/09/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Fra en flåde af trækuttere til massive ståltrawlere: Fiskeriet går en usikker fremtid i møde
22/07/2023 → 23/07/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media