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Mihnea Tanasescu holds a BA in Human Ecology (2006) from College of the Atlantic, Maine, USA and an MA (2009) in Continental Philosophy from the New School for Social Research, New York. He obtained his PhD in political science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2013), with a dissertation focusing on the relationship between representation and rights for nature in the 2008 Ecuadorian constitution. His research focused on the meaning of representation in relation to the concept of rights, particularity when applied to non-human entities or beings. His current research continues the elaboration of the concept of political representation and is extending into the politics of ecological restoration. His main interests are the politics of nature, environmental ethics, the political representation of non-humans, restoration ethics, rewilding and environmental policy.
Since 2014, he is the recepient of an FWO postdoctoral fellowship. The project of this fellowship focuses on the politics of rewilding, investigating this latest development in consrvation policy from the point of view of its political and cultural implications. His field-work is based in two sites in Romania: the Danube Delta, and the Southern Carpathians. In the first site, he is also conducting a year-long study on the attitudes of locals towards conflictual species, in this case specifically the golden jackal (Canis aureus). In the Southern Carpathians, he is researching the introduction of the European bison (Bison bonasus).
Education/Academic qualification
Political Science, PhD, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Award Date: 10 Jul 2013
Philosophy, MA, New School for Social Research
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Human Ecology, BA, College of the Atlantic
Award Date: 30 May 2006
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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OZR2578: Political Representation in Diverse Societies - ReDS
Celis, K., Celis, K., Tanasescu, M., Akachar, S., Severs, E., Wauters, B., Eelbode, F., Bouteca, N. & Anke, S.
1/01/14 → 1/01/18
Project: Fundamental
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Rights of nature and rivers in Ecuador’s Constitutional Court
Tănăsescu, M., Macpherson, E., Jefferson, D. & Torres Ventura, J., 7 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Human Rights. p. 1-23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving through liquid territories: a cartographic history of roads in the danube Delta
Tanasescu, M., Constantinescu, Ș. & Tanasescu, M., Sep 2023, In: The Geographical Journal. 189, 3, p. 441-454 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Representación, Democracia, y la Edad Ecologica
Tanasescu, M., 2023, In: Quaderns de Filosofia. 10, 2, p. 121-132 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecocene Politics
Tanasescu, M., 26 Apr 2022, Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers. 212 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Understanding the Rights of Nature: A Critical Introduction
Tanasescu, M., 27 Feb 2022, Transcript-Verlag. 168 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
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Activities
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(Eco)Critical Reflections on Humanism and Migration
Dirk Lafaut (Organiser), Judith Campagne (Organiser), Vicki Squire (Visitor), Mihnea Tanasescu (Visitor) & Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp (Visitor)
3 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Politicologenetmaal 2021
Mariska Jung (Chair) & Mihnea Tanasescu (Chair)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation