Content deleted Content added
Cordless Larry (talk | contribs) EUI fellowship |
Cordless Larry (talk | contribs) Husband |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
Baker was born in [[Loughlinstown]], Ireland and moved to [[Cork (city)|Cork]] as a child. She studied philosophy and economics at [[University College Cork]]. After completing an MA and working in the United States and [[Galway]], she won a government scholarship to study for a PhD in political science at the [[European University Institute]] (EUI) in Florence. She subsequently lectured at [[Ulster University]] in Belfast for six years, and then took up a post at [[Erasmus University Rotterdam]], before moving to Cardiff. In 2002, she held a Jean Monnet Fellowship at the EUI's Robert Schuman Centre.<ref name=IrishTimes>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/taking-her-palce-at-the-swedish-royal-court-1.353660|title=Taking her palce at the Swedish Royal Court|work=Irish Times|date=27 March 2003|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> |
Baker was born in [[Loughlinstown]], Ireland and moved to [[Cork (city)|Cork]] as a child. She studied philosophy and economics at [[University College Cork]]. After completing an MA and working in the United States and [[Galway]], she won a government scholarship to study for a PhD in political science at the [[European University Institute]] (EUI) in Florence. She subsequently lectured at [[Ulster University]] in Belfast for six years, and then took up a post at [[Erasmus University Rotterdam]], before moving to Cardiff. In 2002, she held a Jean Monnet Fellowship at the EUI's Robert Schuman Centre.<ref name=IrishTimes>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/taking-her-palce-at-the-swedish-royal-court-1.353660|title=Taking her palce at the Swedish Royal Court|work=Irish Times|date=27 March 2003|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> |
||
In January 2013, |
Baker became the first woman to be appointed to a [[King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science]] in 2003, spending a year visiting [[Umeå University]] while she held the award.<ref name=IrishTimes/> In January 2013, she was elected as a Fellow of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/46709-international-honour-for-advancing-environmental-social-science-research|title=International honour for advancing environmental social science research|publisher=Cardiff University|date=25 February 2013|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksla.se/senaste-nytt/nyheter/nya-ledamoter-allm-avd-2013/?hilite=susan+baker|title=KSLA välkomnar nya ledamöter i Allmänna avdelningen|publisher=Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry|date=6 December 2012|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> |
||
Baker co-edited the book ''In Pursuit of Sustainable Development: New Governance Practices at the Sub-national Level in Europe'' (Routledge, 2008) with Katarina Eckerberg,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmresilience.org/publications/artiklar/2009-12-22-in-pursuit-of-sustainable-development-new-governance-at-the-sub-national-level-in-europe.html|title=In pursuit of sustainable development: New governance at the sub-national level in Europe|publisher=Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> and is the author of ''Sustainable Development'', which is part of the Routledge Introductions to Environment Series and was published in its second edition in 2015.<ref name=Newbook/> |
Baker co-edited the book ''In Pursuit of Sustainable Development: New Governance Practices at the Sub-national Level in Europe'' (Routledge, 2008) with Katarina Eckerberg,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmresilience.org/publications/artiklar/2009-12-22-in-pursuit-of-sustainable-development-new-governance-at-the-sub-national-level-in-europe.html|title=In pursuit of sustainable development: New governance at the sub-national level in Europe|publisher=Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> and is the author of ''Sustainable Development'', which is part of the Routledge Introductions to Environment Series and was published in its second edition in 2015.<ref name=Newbook/> |
||
Baker is married to Sean Loughlin, an Emeritus Professor at Cardiff University. The couple met while studying at the EUI and have a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://life.eui.eu/sean-loughlin-sps-82-looks-back.html|Sean Loughlin (SPS '82) looks back|first=Jacqueline|last=Gordon|date=22 June 2016|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 23:08, 31 May 2017
Susan Baker is a Professor in the School of Social Sciences and co-director of the Sustainable Places Research Institute at Cardiff University.[1] Her research concerns environmental governance in the European Union and ecofeminism, gender and the environment.[2]
Baker was born in Loughlinstown, Ireland and moved to Cork as a child. She studied philosophy and economics at University College Cork. After completing an MA and working in the United States and Galway, she won a government scholarship to study for a PhD in political science at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. She subsequently lectured at Ulster University in Belfast for six years, and then took up a post at Erasmus University Rotterdam, before moving to Cardiff. In 2002, she held a Jean Monnet Fellowship at the EUI's Robert Schuman Centre.[3]
Baker became the first woman to be appointed to a King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science in 2003, spending a year visiting Umeå University while she held the award.[3] In January 2013, she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry.[4][5]
Baker co-edited the book In Pursuit of Sustainable Development: New Governance Practices at the Sub-national Level in Europe (Routledge, 2008) with Katarina Eckerberg,[6] and is the author of Sustainable Development, which is part of the Routledge Introductions to Environment Series and was published in its second edition in 2015.[1]
Baker is married to Sean Loughlin, an Emeritus Professor at Cardiff University. The couple met while studying at the EUI and have a daughter.[7]
References
- ^ a b "New Book from Sustainable Places Co-director Susan Baker". Cardiff University. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Professor Susan Baker: Research". Cardiff University. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Taking her palce at the Swedish Royal Court". Irish Times. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "International honour for advancing environmental social science research". Cardiff University. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "KSLA välkomnar nya ledamöter i Allmänna avdelningen". Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "In pursuit of sustainable development: New governance at the sub-national level in Europe". Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Gordon, Jacqueline (22 June 2016). https://life.eui.eu/sean-loughlin-sps-82-looks-back.html. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Text "Sean Loughlin (SPS '82) looks back" ignored (help)