RESUME
Hélène Joachain is postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Professor Marek Hudon. Her research focuses on transition to environmental sustainability, and more specifically on behavioural changes and underlying motivations and values.
One of her main topics is the role complementary currencies could play in facilitating such a transition to more sustainable lifestyles, including in projects based on common-pooled resources. Hélène holds a PhD in Economics and Management Science from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS).
She holds a master in Business Engineering from SBS, a master in Environment (IGEAT) and a master in French Language and Literature (creative writing: ELICIT). Before joining the ULB, she has worked at Triodos Bank which is specialised in sustainable investments.
Since she joined the ULB, she has been, amongst others, actively involved in setting up and coordinating the Innovative Instruments for Energy Saving Policies (INESPO) project funded by Belgian Science Policy. She has also contributed to the feasibility study of Eco-Iris, a complementary currency scheme in the Brussels Region developed for Brussels Environment and participated to the Smart City Block project on the motivation and governance for pooling resources in existing city blocks in Brussels.
She is currently working as postdoctoral fellow on the Food4Sustainability project funded by Belgian Science Policy. With the partners to the project (UCL – CPDR and KULeuven – Division of Bioeconomics), she worked first on the role of network bridging organisations in the transition to more sustainable food systems.
In the current research phase, she is focusing on the role of values and the potential for transformation of interactions between actors of the regime, organisations from the civil society and local producers.
One of her main topics is the role complementary currencies could play in facilitating such a transition to more sustainable lifestyles, including in projects based on common-pooled resources. Hélène holds a PhD in Economics and Management Science from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS).
She holds a master in Business Engineering from SBS, a master in Environment (IGEAT) and a master in French Language and Literature (creative writing: ELICIT). Before joining the ULB, she has worked at Triodos Bank which is specialised in sustainable investments.
Since she joined the ULB, she has been, amongst others, actively involved in setting up and coordinating the Innovative Instruments for Energy Saving Policies (INESPO) project funded by Belgian Science Policy. She has also contributed to the feasibility study of Eco-Iris, a complementary currency scheme in the Brussels Region developed for Brussels Environment and participated to the Smart City Block project on the motivation and governance for pooling resources in existing city blocks in Brussels.
She is currently working as postdoctoral fellow on the Food4Sustainability project funded by Belgian Science Policy. With the partners to the project (UCL – CPDR and KULeuven – Division of Bioeconomics), she worked first on the role of network bridging organisations in the transition to more sustainable food systems.
In the current research phase, she is focusing on the role of values and the potential for transformation of interactions between actors of the regime, organisations from the civil society and local producers.
RESEARCH FIELDS
Transition to Environmental Sustainability
recent publications
Klopfert, Frédéric & Mortehan, Olivier & Joachain, Hélène. (2018). The Smart City Block: another level of intervention. 10.13140/RG.2.2.14911.41122.
Dedeurwaerdere, Tom & De Schutter, Olivier & Hudon, Marek & Mathijs, Erik & Avermaete, Tessa & Bleeckx, Thomas & Callataÿ, Charlotte & De Snijder, Pepijn & Fernandez-Wulff, Paula & Joachain, Hélène & Vivero Pol, Jose. (2017). The Governance Features of Social Enterprise and Social Network Activities of Collective Food Buying Groups. Ecological Economics. 140. 123-135. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.018.
Joachain, Hélène & Klopfert, Frédéric. (2014). Smarter than metering? Coupling smart meters and complementary currencies to reinforce the motivation of households for energy savings. Ecological Economics. 105. 89–96. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.05.017.
Joachain, Hélène & Klopfert, Frédéric. (2011). Emerging trend of complementary currencies systems as policy instrument for environmental purposes: changes ahead?. IJCCR. 16.
Marechal, Kevin & Joachain, Hélène & Ledant, Jean-Paul. (2008). The influence of Economics on agricultural systems: an evolutionary and ecological perspective.
Dedeurwaerdere, Tom & De Schutter, Olivier & Hudon, Marek & Mathijs, Erik & Avermaete, Tessa & Bleeckx, Thomas & Callataÿ, Charlotte & De Snijder, Pepijn & Fernandez-Wulff, Paula & Joachain, Hélène & Vivero Pol, Jose. (2017). The Governance Features of Social Enterprise and Social Network Activities of Collective Food Buying Groups. Ecological Economics. 140. 123-135. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.018.
Joachain, Hélène & Klopfert, Frédéric. (2014). Smarter than metering? Coupling smart meters and complementary currencies to reinforce the motivation of households for energy savings. Ecological Economics. 105. 89–96. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.05.017.
Joachain, Hélène & Klopfert, Frédéric. (2011). Emerging trend of complementary currencies systems as policy instrument for environmental purposes: changes ahead?. IJCCR. 16.
Marechal, Kevin & Joachain, Hélène & Ledant, Jean-Paul. (2008). The influence of Economics on agricultural systems: an evolutionary and ecological perspective.
