Dr. M. (Melanie) van Driel
Postdoctoral Researcher
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
GPIO : Governance and Inclusive Development
Area of expertise: Political Science, International Relations, Global Governance, The United Nations System, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), policy coherence, inclusive development, policy interactions, international organizations
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15629
1001 NC Amsterdam
Contact details
Social media
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Profile
Melanie van Driel is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Governance and Inclusive Development research programme (GID) of the AISSR, at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Melanie's expertise is in the field of (critical perspectives on) sustainable development. She is interested in multiple levels of governance, from municipal action to global governance.
She is part of the Knowledge Brokering and Synthesis (KBS) Project on Sustainable Development Goal Interactions. She brings together emerging insights about policy coherence and inclusive development across SDG-related research projects in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Bangladesh.
In addition, Melanie teaches in the regular as well as Research Master International Development Studies, as well as the Bachelor Future Planet Studies.
Research expertise
- Political Science
- International Relations
- Global Governance
- The United Nations System
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Policy coherence
- inclusive development
- policy interactions
- international organisations
Media appearances
- Global Governance - SDG Taskforce Virtual Roundtable Series, April 25th 2023. Earth System Governance Taskforce on the SDGs. Moderator of the session.
- Multi level acceleration for the SDGs in the UNECE Region, March 31st 2023. Earth System Governance Taskforce on the SDGs. Moderator of and presenter during the session.
- The ESG SDG Taskforce at the 2023 SDG Conference Bergen: A call for collaboration. Event hosted as part of the SDG Conference Bergen Day Zero. Presenter during the event.
- The Political Effects of the SDGs since 2015 - Findings from the global SDG Impact Assessment, July 6th 2022. Official virtual side event to the HLPF. Moderator of the session.
- The transformative potential of the SDGs - the case of The Netherlands, January 19th 2021. Moderator of the session.
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Research
Research methods
- Qualitative methods
- Interviewing
- MAXQDA
- NVivo
- Process tracing
Current research projects
Melanie is part of the Knowledge Brokering and Synthesis (KBS) Project on Sustainable Development Goal Interactions. She brings together emerging insights about policy coherence and inclusive development across SDG-related research projects in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Bangladesh.
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Teaching
Melanie teaches in the regular as well as Research Master International Development Studies, as well as the Bachelor Future Planet Studies. In the past she has also presented guest lectures for the Bachelor Human Geography and Planning.
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Publications
2024
Hickmann, T., Biermann, F., Sénit, C.-A., Sun, Y., Bexell, M., Bolton, M., Bornemann, B., Censoro, J., Charles, A., Coy, D., Dahlmann, F., Elder, M., Fritzsche, F., Gehre Galvão, T., Grainger-Brown, J., Inoue, C., Jönsson, K., Koloffon Rosas, M., Krellenberg, K., ... Weiland, S. (2024). Scoping article: Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals. Global Sustainability , 7, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2024.4 [details]- van Driel, M., Biermann, F., Kim, R. E., & Vijge, M. J. (2024). The impact of the Sustainable Development Goals on global policies on sustainable consumption and production. Globalizations, 21(8), 1366-1382. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2024.2351301 [details]
2023
- Hickmann, T., Biermann, F., Spinazzola, M., Ballard, C., Bogers, M., Forestier, O., Kalfagianni, A., Kim, R. E., Montesano, F. S., Peek, T., Sénit, C.-A., van Driel, M., Vijge, M. J., & Yunita, A. (2023). Success factors of global goal-setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals. Sustainable Development, 31(3), 1214-1225. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2461
- van Driel, M., Biermann, F., Kim, R. E., & Vijge, M. J. (2023). The UN Regional Commissions as Orchestrators for the Sustainable Development Goals. Global Governance, 29, 561-590. https://doi.org/10.1163/19426720-02904006
- van Driel, M., Biermann, F., Vijge, M. J., & Kim, R. E. (2023). How the World Bank Engages with the Sustainable Development Goal on Reducing Inequalities: A Case of Organizational Jiu-Jitsu. Global Studies Quarterly, 3(3), 1-13. Article ksad035. https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksad035
2022
- Beisheim, M., Bernstein, S., Biermann, F., Chasek, P., van Driel, M., Fritzsche, F., Sénit, C.-A., & Weinlich, S. (2022). Global Governance. In F. Biermann, T. Hickmann, & C.-A. Sénit (Eds.), The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming Governance Through Global Goals? (pp. 22-58). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009082945.003
- van Driel, M., Biermann, F., Kim, R. E., & Vijge, M. J. (2022). International organisations as ‘custodians’ of the sustainable development goals? Fragmentation and coordination in sustainability governance. Global Policy, 13(5), 669-682. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13114
2020
- Biermann, F., van Driel, M., Vijge, M. J., & Peek, T. (2020). Governance Fragmentation. In F. Biermann, & R. Kim (Eds.), Architectures of Earth System Governance: Institutional Complexity and Structural Transformation (pp. 158-180). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108784641.008
- Vijge, M. J., Kim, R. E., Bogers, M., van Driel, M., Montesano, F. S., Yunita, A., & Kanie, N. (2020). Governance through Global Goals. In F. Biermann, & R. Kim (Eds.), Architectures of Earth System Governance: Institutional Complexity and Structural Transformation (pp. 254-274). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108784641.0012
2018
- Amineh, M. P., & van Driel, M. (2018). China’s Statist Energy Relations with Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. African and Asian Studies, 17(1-2), 63-89. https://doi.org/10.1163/15692108-12341401 [details]
2020
- van Driel, M. (2020). Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Global Governance Challenges edited by Simon Dalby, Susan Horton and Rianne Mahon, with Diana Thomaz. Environmental Politics, 29(2), 363-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2020.1718870
- van Driel, M. (2020). The Institution of International Order: From the League of Nations to the United Nations, edited by Jackson, Simon, & Alanna O’Malley. Comparative Sociology, 19(4-5), 681–684. https://doi.org/10.1163/15691330-12341524
2019
- Yunita, A., van Driel, M., & Vijge, M. J. (2019). Background paper: Review of thematic (multi-) stakeholder networks: Prepared for the Annual General Assembly of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. https://www.donorplatform.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GDPRD-Background-Paper-Thematic-Multi-Stakeholder-Networks-2019.pdf
2021
- van Driel, M. (2021). Custodians of Sustainable Development: Does global governance fragmentation hinder coordination for the SDGs?. Paper presented at European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference 2021.
Journal editor
- van Driel, M. (editor) (2024-). International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics (Journal).
Others
- van Driel, M. (participant) (13-11-2024). Co-learning event SDG interactions, The Hague (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- van Driel, M. (participant) (4-2024). Mid-term event SDG interactions project: Women's empowerment and nutrition led by Dr. Robert Lensink, Groningen (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- van Driel, M. (participant) (3-2024). Mid-term review of SDG interactions project: Cherry-picking, led by Art Dewulf, Nairobi (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- van Driel, M. (other) (2024 - 2025). Co-lead, Global governance working group, SDG taskforce of the ESG network (other).
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Ancillary activities
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Gemeente Oegstgeest
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Gemeente Oegstgeest
Hickmann, T., Biermann, F., Sénit, C.-A., Sun, Y., Bexell, M., Bolton, M., Bornemann, B., Censoro, J., Charles, A., Coy, D., Dahlmann, F., Elder, M., Fritzsche, F., Gehre Galvão, T., Grainger-Brown, J., Inoue, C., Jönsson, K., Koloffon Rosas, M., Krellenberg, K., ... Weiland, S. (2024). Scoping article: Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals. Global Sustainability , 7, 1-12.