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.
MARE's Organization and Staff
Representatives of the founding institutes manage MARE. The management committee meets several times a year. At present, it consists of the following persons:
- Prof. Dr. I.S.A. Baud (adjunct director AMIDSt)
- Dr. Ir. L. van Hoof appointed (IMARES)
MARE has an executive committee which consists of Dr. M. Bavink (director) and Prof. Dr. L.E. Visser (chair). The executive committee is in charge of day-to-day management.
- Visser, Leontine(chair, professor, Ph.D. 1984) focuses on institutional aspects of natural resource use, particularly with regard to coastal zones. Her regional specialisation is Southeast Asia
- Bavinck, Maarten (director, Ph.D. 1998) is involved in research on legal pluralism and conflict in the coastal fisheries of South Asia. He also acts as the co-ordinator for FISHGOVFOOD, a thematic network on fisheries governance and food security, funded by the European Union.
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: