Jaap de Wilde

Jaap de Wilde serves as Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Center for International Relations Research (CIRR). His academic trajectory includes Endowed Chair at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2001-2007), UD/UHD position at University of Twente (1995-2007), and Senior Research Fellow at Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (1993-1995).

His research specializes in IR Theory, Security Studies, Geopolitics, Multilevel Governance, and Energy Security, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to peace and justice. Recent scholarship critically examines geopolitical transitions from state-centric frameworks to urban governance models and challenges anachronistic methodologies in security studies.

2022-2023 publications reveal thematic focus on Dutch defense policy critique, polemical dimensions of peace construction, and urban security dynamics within energy transitions. His work consistently bridges theoretical IR debates with practical security governance challenges.

De Wilde has supervised 18 graduate students and co-organized the Groningen Energy Summer School 2016 on 'Energy Transition, Geopolitics & Urban Security'. He provides frequent expert commentary for Dutch media on Ukraine war implications and defense policy evaluation.

As core faculty in CIRR, he contributes to interdisciplinary research on evolving global governance structures and non-traditional security threats through institutional collaboration and public intellectual engagement.