Bas Rensen

Bas Rensen is a researcher at the European University Institute's Department of History, specializing in global colonial history and environmental governance. His work examines the intersection of power dynamics, identity formation, and legal frameworks in colonial contexts.

Research Themes:

• Colonial Kenya water rights (1895-1970)
• Environmental history
• History of law
• 20th-century inequality dynamics

Recent Research Output: Co-authored a study on Tunisia's implementation of the human right to water (2020).

Academic Affiliation:

• Supervised by Corinna Unger and Lucy Riall
• Second reader for dissertations at EUI