Sander Happaerts

723 total citations
30 papers, 369 citations indexed

About

Sander Happaerts is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Sander Happaerts has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 369 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Public Administration and 5 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Sander Happaerts's work include European Union Policy and Governance (12 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (7 papers) and Political Systems and Governance (4 papers). Sander Happaerts is often cited by papers focused on European Union Policy and Governance (12 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (7 papers) and Political Systems and Governance (4 papers). Sander Happaerts collaborates with scholars based in Belgium and Switzerland. Sander Happaerts's co-authors include Hans Bruyninckx, Tom Delreux, Alessandra Sgobbi, Laura Schmidt, Simon Schunz, H. Simons, Luc Van Ootegem, Kris Bachus, Gundula Fischer and S. Prieler and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Environmental Development and Environmental Policy and Governance.

In The Last Decade

Sander Happaerts

30 papers receiving 332 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sander Happaerts Belgium 12 148 110 90 61 52 30 369
Hans Bruyninckx Belgium 13 137 0.9× 73 0.7× 108 1.2× 79 1.3× 67 1.3× 52 444
Katharina Rietig United Kingdom 13 141 1.0× 128 1.2× 83 0.9× 40 0.7× 102 2.0× 24 356
Farhad Mukhtarov Netherlands 13 158 1.1× 127 1.2× 124 1.4× 53 0.9× 21 0.4× 25 459
Raúl Pacheco-Vega Mexico 10 104 0.7× 56 0.5× 118 1.3× 51 0.8× 35 0.7× 30 375
Eivind Hovden Norway 4 135 0.9× 258 2.3× 141 1.6× 129 2.1× 123 2.4× 8 529
Johannes T.A. Bressers Netherlands 9 79 0.5× 94 0.9× 69 0.8× 42 0.7× 41 0.8× 60 300
Paul Tobin United Kingdom 10 167 1.1× 158 1.4× 129 1.4× 44 0.7× 225 4.3× 29 550
Leandra Fatorelli United Kingdom 6 71 0.5× 275 2.5× 133 1.5× 67 1.1× 95 1.8× 12 500
David J. Gordon United States 12 120 0.8× 307 2.8× 159 1.8× 42 0.7× 124 2.4× 28 586
Géraldine Pflieger Switzerland 11 100 0.7× 59 0.5× 99 1.1× 22 0.4× 72 1.4× 47 394

Countries citing papers authored by Sander Happaerts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sander Happaerts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sander Happaerts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Delreux, Tom & Sander Happaerts. (2016). Environmental Policy and Politics in the European Union. 37 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander. (2015). Climate governance in federal Belgium: modest subnational policies in a complex multi-level setting. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences. 12(4). 285–301. 11 indexed citations
3.
Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2014). Evaluating transition management: synergies between old and new approaches. 1 indexed citations
4.
Happaerts, Sander. (2014). International Discourses and Practices of Sustainable Materials Management. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations
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Devriendt, Nausikaa, S. Prieler, G. Fischer, et al.. (2013). The impact of EU consumption on deforestation: Identification of critical areas where Community policies and legislation could be reviewed. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 3 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander & Hans Bruyninckx. (2013). The Discourse and Practice of Transitions in Global Governance. An Exploration of the International Transition Towards Sustainable Materials Management. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
7.
Happaerts, Sander. (2012). Are you Talking to us? How Subnational Governments Respond to Global Sustainable Development Governance. Environmental Policy and Governance. 22(2). 127–142. 16 indexed citations
8.
Happaerts, Sander. (2012). Does Autonomy Matter?. Canadian Journal of Political Science. 45(1). 141–161. 6 indexed citations
9.
Bruyninckx, Hans, et al.. (2012). Sustainable Development and Subnational Governments. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 26 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander. (2011). Sustainable development between international and domestic forces. A comparative analysis of subnational policies. Lirias (KU Leuven). 12 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2011). Sustainable Development and Transnational Communication: Assessing the International Influence on Subnational Policies. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice. 13(5). 527–544. 14 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2011). Keeping the sustainable development flame alive. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1–4. 6 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2010). Governance for Sustainable Development at the Inter-subnational Level: The Case of the Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD). Regional & Federal Studies. 20(1). 127–149. 31 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2010). Multi‐level interactions in a sustainable development context: different routes for Flanders to decision‐making in the UN commission on sustainable development. Environmental Policy and Governance. 21(1). 70–82. 14 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2010). Sustainable Development between International and Domestic Forces. The Policy Experiences of Quebec, North Rhine-Westphalia and Flanders. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2010). Sustainable Development between International and Domestic Forces. 4 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2009). Subnationale overheden in governance voor duurzame ontwikkeling. Res Publica. 51(4). 467–488. 2 indexed citations
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Schunz, Simon, et al.. (2009). European Union foreign policy and global climate change: towards a comprehensive European climate diplomacy?. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander, et al.. (2008). The role of the subnational level of government in decision-making for sustainable development: a multi-level governance perspective. Lirias (KU Leuven). 7 indexed citations
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Happaerts, Sander. (2008). Inter-subnational Networks for Sustainable Development. State-of-the-art and the Experiences of Flanders and Wallonia. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations

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