Jeroen Candel

Jeroen Candel is an Associate Professor in Public Administration and Policy at Wageningen University. His research focuses on agricultural policy, food systems transformation, and European Union governance. He specializes in analyzing policy design for sustainable food systems, including resilience, governance frameworks, and policy integration challenges. His work frequently addresses the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Farm to Fork Strategy, and the Green Deal's implications.

• Expertise areas: Food policy design, climate policy, EU agricultural governance, policy resilience, and sustainability transitions.
• Key contributions: Critiquing EU policy frameworks, advocating for equitable food systems, and advancing methodologies for policy integration.

Research highlights include evaluating the EU's post-exceptionalist food policy agenda, designing eco-social food policies within planetary boundaries, and analyzing policy coordination dynamics within the European Commission. His work bridges academic analysis with practical policy recommendations.

He has advised on transformative policies for circular agriculture, carbon farming, and protein transitions, emphasizing equitable outcomes. Notable awards include the 2021 Lasswell Prize for policy sciences and the 2017 Golden Food100 Award for contributions to food systems.

Candel supervises PhD candidates in topics like regenerative agriculture, bioeconomy governance, and resilience assessment. He actively participates in interdisciplinary projects, such as CAN-DO-IT (Circular Agriculture in the Netherlands) and the Rockefeller Food Vision Prize-winning initiative on Dutch food system re-rooting.