Niels Hoek

Niels Hoek
is a ClimateCultures Author

A legal researcher specialising in EU Environmental Law, whose PhD project addresses how the EU ‘governs’ light pollution and who mobilizes for this to change.


I am a legal researcher specialising in EU Environmental Law, most notably nature conservation and biodiversity protection. My current affiliation is with the European University Institute (EUI) as a PhD Candidate. This Ph.D. project addresses legal aspects of light pollution in an EU context – reflecting on how the EU ‘governs’ light pollution, and who mobilizes for this to change.

Other research interests range from Nature Restoration, EU Environmental Governance, Property Rights and Environmental Protection – as well as Legal Mobilization. For more information about my research, please see here.

Feel free to reach out to me with questions or comments. I look forward to the broad range of interdisciplinary contributions on this platform, that seek to tackle pressing questions related to the Anthropocene.


Niels's ClimateCultures posts

Our Shifting Baseline Syndrome Sustains the Anthropocene

Our Shifting Baseline Syndrome Sustains the Anthropocene

Legal researcher Niels Hoek explores the phenomenon of Shifting Baseline Syndrome in our experience of the ever-changing natural world, exemplifying a generational amnesia that conservation lawyers, environmentalists and creative practitioners can help combat as we navigate the Anthropocene. Read More

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