Andrew Jordan

Andrew James Jordan FBA, FAcSS, FIEMA is a British environmental policy scholar and professor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), where he is director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. He is known for his work on environmental governance in the United Kingdom and the European Union. He has been honoured for his policy impact generating activities, including, advisory roles in several national and international institutions.

Early life and education

Jordan was born in Sheffield in 1968 and lived in Birley Carr. Later he attended Tapton Comprehensive School, Crosspool, Sheffield. He obtained his BSc in geography, with first-class honours, from the University of Hull in 1989. He completed an MSc in Environmental Pollution Control at the University of Manchester in 1990, followed by a PhD at the University of East Anglia in 1997.

Academic career

Andy Jordan began his academic career at the University of East Anglia in 1992, joining the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) as a research associate. He was later promoted to senior research associate in 1996, and continued his academic progression as a lecturer in environmental politics between 1999 and 2001. From 2004 to 2007, he held the position of reader in environmental politics, before being appointed professor of environmental policy in 2007.

In addition to his academic posts, Jordan served as manager of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Programme on Environmental Decision Making from 2001 to 2004.

In December 2024, he was appointed interim director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and formally took up the position of director in May 2025.

Honors

Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship (2003–2006), for outstanding contributions to environmental governance research Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) in 2008 UACES Book Prize (2007), for a major contribution to European studies Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (2010–2013), supporting distinguished researchers on original projects Harold D. Lasswell Prize (2011), for the best article in the journal Policy Sciences Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (FIEMA) in 2018 Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2022

Selected publications Monographs

Jordan, A.J. (1993). Blueprint Three: Measuring Sustainable Development. Earthscan. Jordan, Andrew J. (2002). The Europeanization of British Environmental Policy: A Departmental Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan. . Jordan, Andrew; Schout, Adriaan (2006). The Coordination of the European Union: Exploring the Capacities for Networked Governance. Oxford University Press. . Wurzel, Rüdiger; Zito, Anthony; Jordan, Andrew (2013). Environmental Governance in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of New Environmental Policy Instruments. Edward Elgar. . Jordan, Andrew; Moore, Brendan (2020). Durable by Design? Policy Feedback in a Changing Climate. Cambridge University Press. .

Edited books

O’Riordan, T., Cameron, J. & Jordan, A. (eds.) (2001). Re-interpreting the Precautionary Principle. Cameron and May. Jordan, A.J. (ed.) (2002). Environmental Policy in the European Union: Actors, Institutions and Processes. Earthscan. Jordan, Andrew; Wurzel, Rüdiger; Zito, Anthony (eds.) (2003). New Instruments of Environmental Governance. Frank Cass. . Jordan, Andrew; Liefferink, Duncan (eds.) (2004). Environmental Policy in Europe: The Europeanization of National Environmental Policy. Routledge. . Jordan, Andrew (ed.) (2005). Environmental Policy in the European Union: Actors, Institutions and Processes (2nd ed.). Earthscan. . Bache, Ian; Jordan, Andrew (eds.) (2006). The Europeanization of British Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. . Jordan, Andrew; Lenschow, Andrea (eds.) (2008). Innovation in Environmental Policy? Integrating the Environment for Sustainability. Edward Elgar. . Adger, Neil; Jordan, Andrew (eds.) (2009). Governing Sustainability. Cambridge University Press. . Jordan, Andrew; Huitema, Dave; van Asselt, Harro; Rayner, Tim; Berkhout, Frans (eds.) (2010). Climate Change Policy in the European Union: Confronting the Dilemmas of Mitigation and Adaptation? Cambridge University Press. . Jordan, Andrew; Adelle, Camilla (ed.) (2013). Environmental Policy in the European Union: Contexts, Actors and Policy Dynamics (3rd ed.). Routledge. . Bauer, Michael; Jordan, Andrew; Green-Pedersen, Christoffer; Héritier, Adrienne (eds.) (2012). Dismantling Public Policy: Preferences, Strategies and Effects. Oxford University Press. . Jordan, Andrew; Turnpenny, John (eds.) (2015). The Tools of Policy Formulation: Actors, Capacities, Venues and Effects. Edward Elgar. . Jordan, Andrew; Huitema, Dave; van Asselt, Harro; Forster, Johanna (eds.) (2018). The Governance of Climate Change: Polycentricity in Action? Cambridge University Press. . Jordan, Andrew; Gravey, Viviane (ed.) (2021). Environmental Policy in the European Union: Actors, Contexts and Policy Dynamics (4th ed.). Routledge. . Rayner, Tim; Szulecki, Kacper; Jordan, Andrew; Oberthür, Sebastian (eds.) (2023). Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics. Edward Elgar. .