Sebastien Bourdin is a Professor of Economic Geography and Environmental Management at IESEG School of Management and a member of the CNRS research unit LEM (Lille Économie Management, UMR 9221). He holds a PhD in Geography and an Accreditation to Supervise Research (HDR). His research lies at the intersection of economic geography, regional science and environmental management, with a particular focus on regional development, ecological transitions, the circular economy, and the territorial and political dimensions of environmental policies. His recent work examines how places respond differently to sustainability transitions, including questions of social and political acceptance, territorial inequalities, environmental justice and policy implementation.
He also conducts research on European public policies, particularly EU Cohesion Policy, place-based policies and public policy evaluation. His work combines quantitative methods, including spatial econometrics, causal inference and spatial modelling, with qualitative and mixed-method approaches.
Sebastien Bourdin coordinates and contributes to several European and national research projects, including Horizon Europe projects addressing territorial inequalities, democracy, circular economy and sustainability transitions. He is President of the French-speaking Regional Science Association (ASRDLF) for the 2026–2028 term and is actively involved in international regional science networks. He is also included in the Stanford/Elsevier list of the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the field of Urban & Regional Planning.
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