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Dr. Jeroen Candel serves as Associate Professor at the Public Administration and Policy Group of Wageningen University & Research, where he specializes in food policy and governance. After completing his bachelor in Public Administration and master in Public Governance (cum laude) at Utrecht University, he earned his PhD in 2016 studying EU governance of food security. His research focuses on innovative forms of food policy, including urban food policy, national food strategies, and the EU's Farm-to-Fork Strategy. He has received multiple prestigious recognitions, including the Van Poelje Award for best PhD dissertation in public administration (2017), the Lasswell Prize for Best Article in Policy Sciences (2021), and most recently the WUR Excellent Education Award (2023). As a member of the Dutch Council on Animal Affairs and the supervisory board of the Transitiecoalitie Voedsel, he actively engages with policymakers and societal actors to improve food governance. His work spans food and nutrition security governance, agricultural policy, democratic innovation within food systems, and public policy theory. Through his teaching of courses on Food Politics and European Union governance, and his contributions to the MOOC "Sustainable Food Security: Food Access," he continues to shape understanding of food policy while providing concrete suggestions for improved food governance. His research particularly emphasizes the integration of policy sciences with food systems research, exploring how governments can steer food systems towards more sustainable, healthier, and equitable outcomes.