Simon Bush

Nijmegen Area, Netherlands Netherlands

Professor of Environmental Policy, Wageningen University

Education

Simon’s research focuses on new institutional arrangements created by private and civil society actors under the banner of the ‘sustainable seafood movement’. His work is influenced by a mix of political economy and governance theories, and speaks to wider processes of globalization. His empirical focus is on the influence of global governance arrangements, such as certification, on fisheries and aquaculture in Southeast Asia. Simon’s current projects focus on pangasius and shrimp aquaculture in Southeast Asia, and tuna fisheries in the Coral Triangle and Western Pacific. Specialties: Fisheries and aquaculture social science; market-based environmental governance; political economy