Associate Professor Severine van Bommel
Associate Professor

Severine van Bommel

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Background

Bio: Dr. Severine van Bommel is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland's School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability. With a keen interest in rural development and agricultural extension, her research focuses on understanding the role of experts and expertise in orchestrating effective governance performances for systemic transformation of natural resource dilemmas and competing claims. Through an interpretive lens, her research aims to support experts in communicating and collaborating with farmers and communities in situations of social learning, multi-stakeholder partnerships, farmer field schools, community-based NRM or co-inquiry and co-design.

Research Interests:

  • Rural development
  • Agricultural extension
  • Sustainable development
  • Indigenous engagement
  • Environmental credentials verification

Current Projects:

- the co-design of a virtual platform for verifying environmental credentials for Australian beef producers - developing indigenous engagement methods (storian) for Australian researchers working with Ni-Vanuatu livestock farmers - making visible and challenging gender norms in transdisciplinary research and development practice - facilitating more-than-human participatory research and practice

Publications: Dr. van Bommel has contributed to significant works in her field, including:

  • "Rural Development for Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems: Putting Communities First" (Palgrave)
  • "Forest and Nature Governance: A Practice-Based Approach" (Springer)
  • "Forest-People Interfaces" (Wageningen Academic Publishers)

Her research contributions have been published in prestigious journals and presented at international conferences such as IPA, MOPAN, IFSA, and APEN.

Teaching: In addition to her research, Dr. van Bommel teaches courses on:

  • Leadership in rural industries (MSc)
  • Effective stakeholder engagement (MSc)
  • Human-wildlife interactions (MSc and BSc)

Mentorship and Community Engagement: Dr. van Bommel is dedicated to mentoring early career researchers interested in interpretive methods within the APSA mentoring program. She also runs an International Virtual Community of Practice for Interpretive Practitioners, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange in the field.

Availability

Associate Professor Severine van Bommel is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Environment policy Environmental sociology Human Society Policy and administration Social change Sociology

Qualifications

  • Member, American Political Science Association, American Political Science Association
  • Member, Australia Pacific Extension Network, Australia Pacific Extension Network
  • Associate Fellow, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  • Journal Editorial Board Member, Critical Policy Studies, Critical Policy Studies
  • Board Member, International Interpretive Policy Analysis, International Interpretive Policy Analysis

Research interests

  • Agricultural stakeholder engagement, agricultural extension, adoption of technology, practice change

  • Co-design and social learning

  • Land use conflicts, human-wildlife conflicts, multi stakeholder negotiation and deliberation

  • Discursive analysis, narratives and framing

  • Interpretive methods and methodologies, multi species ethnography

Search Professor Severine van Bommel’s works on UQ eSpace

52 works between 2009 and 2025
All (52) Journal Article (37) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (1) Book (2) Other Outputs (1)

21 - 40 of 52 works

2020

Journal Article

Something wicked this way comes: how well did UK newspapers support the public debate of Avian Influenza as a wicked problem?

Garnier, Marie, Tamás, Peter A., van Wessel, Margit and van Bommel, Severine (2020). Something wicked this way comes: how well did UK newspapers support the public debate of Avian Influenza as a wicked problem?. Journalism, 23 (9), 2012-2035. doi: 10.1177/1464884920977781

Something wicked this way comes: how well did UK newspapers support the public debate of Avian Influenza as a wicked problem?

2019

Journal Article

The chick diffusion: how newspapers fail to meet normative expectations regarding their democratic role in public debate

Garnier, Marie, van Wessel, Margit, Tamás, Peter A. and van Bommel, Severine (2019). The chick diffusion: how newspapers fail to meet normative expectations regarding their democratic role in public debate. Journalism Studies, 21 (5), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/1461670x.2019.1707705

The chick diffusion: how newspapers fail to meet normative expectations regarding their democratic role in public debate

2019

Journal Article

Self-organization for everyday peacebuilding: the Guardia Indigena from Northern Cauca, Colombia

Chaves, Paola, Aarts, Noelle and van Bommel, Severine (2019). Self-organization for everyday peacebuilding: the Guardia Indigena from Northern Cauca, Colombia. Security Dialogue, 51 (1), 096701061988947-59. doi: 10.1177/0967010619889471

Self-organization for everyday peacebuilding: the Guardia Indigena from Northern Cauca, Colombia

2019

Journal Article

The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy

Acosta, Mariola, van Wessel, Margit, van Bommel, Severine, Ampaire, Edidah L., Jassogne, Laurence and Feindt, Peter H. (2019). The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy. Development Policy Review, 38 (5) dpr.12458, 555-574. doi: 10.1111/dpr.12458

The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy

2019

Journal Article

Reconstructing collective identity for peacebuilding: the indigenous guard in Northern Cauca - Colombia

Chaves, Paola, Aarts, Noelle and van Bommel, Severine (2019). Reconstructing collective identity for peacebuilding: the indigenous guard in Northern Cauca - Colombia. Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, 27 (4), 463-485. doi: 10.1080/13569325.2019.1574728

Reconstructing collective identity for peacebuilding: the indigenous guard in Northern Cauca - Colombia

2019

Journal Article

Discursive translations of gender mainstreaming norms: The case of agricultural and climate change policies in Uganda

Acosta, Mariola, van Bommel, Severine, van Wessel, Margit, Ampaire, Edidah L., Jassogne, Laurence and Feindt, Peter H. (2019). Discursive translations of gender mainstreaming norms: The case of agricultural and climate change policies in Uganda. Women's Studies International Forum, 74, 9-19. doi: 10.1016/j.wsif.2019.02.010

Discursive translations of gender mainstreaming norms: The case of agricultural and climate change policies in Uganda

2019

Journal Article

What does it Mean to Make a ‘Joint’ Decision? Unpacking Intra-household Decision Making in Agriculture: Implications for Policy and Practice

Acosta, Mariola, van Wessel, Margit , Van Bommel, Severine, Ampaire, Edidah L., Twyman, Jennifer, Jassogne, Laurence and Feindt, Peter H. (2019). What does it Mean to Make a ‘Joint’ Decision? Unpacking Intra-household Decision Making in Agriculture: Implications for Policy and Practice. Journal of Development Studies, 56 (6), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2019.1650169

What does it Mean to Make a ‘Joint’ Decision? Unpacking Intra-household Decision Making in Agriculture: Implications for Policy and Practice

2018

Journal Article

Trust at a distance-trust in online communication in environmental and global health research projects

de Vries, Jasper R., van Bommel, Séverine and Peters, Karin (2018). Trust at a distance-trust in online communication in environmental and global health research projects. Sustainability (Switzerland), 10 (11) 4005, 4005. doi: 10.3390/su10114005

Trust at a distance-trust in online communication in environmental and global health research projects

2018

Journal Article

Citizen science for development: potential role of mobile phones in information sharing on ticks and tick-borne diseases in Laikipia, Kenya

Chepkwony, Richard, van Bommel, Severine and van Langevelde, Frank (2018). Citizen science for development: potential role of mobile phones in information sharing on ticks and tick-borne diseases in Laikipia, Kenya. NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 86-87 (1), 123-135. doi: 10.1016/j.njas.2018.07.007

Citizen science for development: potential role of mobile phones in information sharing on ticks and tick-borne diseases in Laikipia, Kenya

2017

Journal Article

Where there is no history: how to create trust and connection in learning for transformation in water governance

De Vries, Jasper R., Van Bommel, Séverine, Blackmore, Chris and Asano, Yoshiko (2017). Where there is no history: how to create trust and connection in learning for transformation in water governance. Water, 9 (2) 130, 130. doi: 10.3390/w9020130

Where there is no history: how to create trust and connection in learning for transformation in water governance

2016

Journal Article

Self-organization and the bypass: re-imagining institutions for more sustainable development in agriculture and food

Sherwood, Stephen, van Bommel, Severine and Paredes, Myriam (2016). Self-organization and the bypass: re-imagining institutions for more sustainable development in agriculture and food. Agriculture, 6 (4) 66, 66. doi: 10.3390/agriculture6040066

Self-organization and the bypass: re-imagining institutions for more sustainable development in agriculture and food

2016

Journal Article

Performing and orchestrating governance learning for systemic transformation in practice for climate change adaptation

van Bommel, Séverine, Blackmore, Chris, Foster, Natalie and de Vries, Jasper (2016). Performing and orchestrating governance learning for systemic transformation in practice for climate change adaptation. Outlook on Agriculture, 45 (4), 231-237. doi: 10.1177/0030727016675692

Performing and orchestrating governance learning for systemic transformation in practice for climate change adaptation

2016

Journal Article

Learning for transformation of water governance: reflections on design from the climate change adaptation and water governance (CADWAGO) project

Blackmore, Chris, van Bommel, Severine, de Bruin, Annemarieke, de Vries, Jasper, Westberg, Lotten, Powell, Neil, Foster, Natalie, Collins, Kevin, Roggero, Pier Paolo and Seddaiu, Giovanna (2016). Learning for transformation of water governance: reflections on design from the climate change adaptation and water governance (CADWAGO) project. Water, 8 (11) 510, 510. doi: 10.3390/w8110510

Learning for transformation of water governance: reflections on design from the climate change adaptation and water governance (CADWAGO) project

2016

Journal Article

Inside environmental auditing: effectiveness, objectivity, and transparency

Cook, William, van Bommel, Séverine and Turnhout, Esther (2016). Inside environmental auditing: effectiveness, objectivity, and transparency. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 18, 33-39. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.07.016

Inside environmental auditing: effectiveness, objectivity, and transparency

2014

Journal Article

A practice based approach to forest governance

Arts, Bas, Behagel, Jelle, Turnhout, Esther, de Koning, Jessica and van Bommel, Séverine (2014). A practice based approach to forest governance. Forest Policy and Economics, 49, 4-11. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.04.001

A practice based approach to forest governance

2014

Journal Article

Spill-over effect in media framing: representations of wildlife conservation in Zimbabwean and international media, 1989-2010

Gandiwa, Edson, Sprangers, Sylvie, van Bommel, Severine, Heitkönig, Ignas M. A., Leeuwis, Cees and Prins, Herbert H. T. (2014). Spill-over effect in media framing: representations of wildlife conservation in Zimbabwean and international media, 1989-2010. Journal for Nature Conservation, 22 (5), 413-423. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2014.03.009

Spill-over effect in media framing: representations of wildlife conservation in Zimbabwean and international media, 1989-2010

2014

Journal Article

Meeting the ‘Anthropocene’ in the context of intractability and complexity: infusing resilience narratives with intersubjectivity

Powell, Neil Scott, Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker and van Bommel, Severine (2014). Meeting the ‘Anthropocene’ in the context of intractability and complexity: infusing resilience narratives with intersubjectivity. Resilience, 2 (3), 135-150. doi: 10.1080/21693293.2014.948324

Meeting the ‘Anthropocene’ in the context of intractability and complexity: infusing resilience narratives with intersubjectivity

2014

Book Chapter

Interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands

Van Bommel, Severine, Van Hulst, Merlijn and Yanow, Dvora (2014). Interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands. Policy analysis in the Netherlands. (pp. 69-86) edited by Frans van Nispen and Peter Scholten. Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press.

Interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands

2013

Journal Article

Framing climate change: new directions in Dutch and Danish planning strategies

Jensen, Anne, van Bommel, Severine, Pedersen, Anders Branth, Nielsen, Helle Ørsted and Kuindersma, Wiebren (2013). Framing climate change: new directions in Dutch and Danish planning strategies. Planning Theory and Practice, 14 (2), 233-247. doi: 10.1080/14649357.2013.784347

Framing climate change: new directions in Dutch and Danish planning strategies

2013

Journal Article

Certification of community forestry enterprises: experiences with incorporating community forestry in a global system for forest governance

Wiersum, K. F., Humphries, S. and van Bommel, S. (2013). Certification of community forestry enterprises: experiences with incorporating community forestry in a global system for forest governance. Small-scale Forestry, 12 (1), 15-31. doi: 10.1007/s11842-011-9190-y

Certification of community forestry enterprises: experiences with incorporating community forestry in a global system for forest governance

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    A farm planning approach to increase productivity of smallholder cattle systems in Vanuatu (ACIAR project administered by Central Queensland University)
    Central Queensland University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    ARC Training Centre in Bioplastics and Biocomposites
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    Crop health and nutrient management of shallot-chilli-rice cropping systems in coastal Indonesia
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Sustainable Beef Program: Drought Theme Development
    Meat & Livestock Australia
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Sustainable Beef Program: Smart Farms Co-design
    Meat & Livestock Australia
    Open grant
  • 2021
    A farm planning approach to increase productivity of smallholder cattle systems in Vanuatu
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    A Theory of change for inclusive value chains in the Philippines
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Severine van Bommel is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Participation and joint decision-making: understanding women's agency to support knowledge transfer in adopting soil management practices in the Philippines

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gomathy Palaniappan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The potential role of bioplastics in society

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Smallholder agriculture and food and nutrition security: strategies to empower farming families in Solomon Islands

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natalie Jones, Dr Heena Akbar

  • Master Philosophy

    Teacher perspectives on school gardens in educational contexts

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Heena Akbar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Economics of ameliorating soil constraints in the Northern Region: Project D: Program co-ordination; communication, extension and evaluation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yash Dang

  • Master Philosophy

    Exploring teaching practices as a pathways to promoting engagement with food security and climate action.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Heena Akbar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Economics of ameliorating soil constraints in the Northern Region: Project D: Program co-ordination; communication, extension and evaluation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yash Dang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    COLLABORATIVE MECHANISMS UNDERPINNING FARMER RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION DECISION PROCESSES TOWARDS SOCIAL CHANGE IN POST-COVID-19 INDONESIA

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Economics of ameliorating soil constraints in the Northern Region: Project D: Program co-ordination; communication, extension and evaluation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yash Dang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Socail Learning for Sustainability Transitions

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natalie Jones

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Gender of Agricultural Extension Agents: The Investigation in Java, Indonesia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gomathy Palaniappan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Entrepreneurial Ecosystems of Bioplastics

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Martie-Louise Verreynne

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Severine van Bommel directly for media enquiries about:

  • Agri-food systems
  • Agriculture
  • Dialogue
  • Environmental conflicts
  • Extension
  • Human-wildlife conflicts
  • Innovation in agriculture
  • International Development
  • Local perspectives
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Negotiation
  • Rural Development
  • Stakeholder engagement

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