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About MARE
MARE is an interdisciplinary social-science institute studying the use and management of marine resources. Its objective is to provide a stimulating intellectual climate for academics and policymakers in Europe as well as in the South. Although MARE limits its action radius to the social sciences, it seeks active collaboration with other disciplines. It strives to maintain a balanced mix of academic and policy-oriented research. MARE takes a global perspective, emphasizing the coastal zones of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It covers a broad spectrum of topics, drawing on expertise from fields such as law, history, economics, political science, public administration, anthropology, and geography.
MARE was established by the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies (AMIDSt) and the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research (ASSR) and SISWO (Netherlands Institute for Social Science Research). In 2001 The chairgroup of Rural Development Sociology (RDS) of Wageningen University (WUR) also became a partner in MARE. In December 2007 the Environmental Policy Group (ENP) and the Law and Governance Group (LAW) of Wageningen Universtity also became partners of MARE. Now MARE is affiliated with AMIDST, ASSR, RDS, ENP and LAW.
- The Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies (AMIDSt Universiteit van Amsterdam);
- The Amsterdam School for Social Science Research (ASSR, Universiteit van Amsterdam);
- The chairgroup of Rural Development Sociology (RDS, Wageningen University).
- The chairgroup of Environmental Policy (ENP, Wageningen University)
- The chairgroup of Law & Government (LAW, Wageningen Universtity)
. MARE's program is guided by three core themes:
- fisheries (management, governance, legal pluralism etc.)
- maritime work worlds
- integrated coastal zone management (ICZM).
MARE organises international courses, conferences, and seminars on specific maritime topics. Besides pursuing its own research objectives, it carries out projects for other parties.
MARE also publishes a specialised maritime journal with a broad focus on social-science called Maritime Studies (MAST), which is the successor to Maritime Anthropological Studies.
MARE is situated as a duo location in Amsterdam and in Wageningen:
- In Amsterdam, MARE is accommodated by AMIDSt in room G. 2.05 at Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, +31 20 525 4143.
- In Wageningen, MARE is accommodated by RDS at Mansholtlaan 10-12, 6808 PA Wageningen, the Netherlands, +31 317 482 075.
Last update:
August 28, 2010
Centre for Maritime
Research (MARE)
Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, Room G.2.05, NL-1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 20 5254143 Fax: +31 20 5254051 E-mail: