Dr Alice Hague

Senior Environmental Social Scientist
Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences
Alice is a Senior Environmental Social Scientist in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Department. Alice's research focuses broadly on the governance and politics in relation to the circular economy and the challenges of climate change, looking at how communities, organisations, and different levels of governance interact to deliver policy. She was awarded a PCAN Fellowship (2020-2021) by the Place-based Climate Action Network (funded by the ESRC) for a study investigating climate adaptation policy and action at the local level, looking at the north-east of Scotland as a case study.

Biography

Alice has a background in environmental science, science communication, and science and climate change policy. She previously worked as Head of Science and Innovation for the Nordic region as part of the UK’s  international Science and Innovation Network, and spent a year on secondment to the climate change team at the Swedish Ministry for the Environment, during which time she was a delegate to the UNFCCC climate change negotiations.

Alice is a member of the Political Studies Association and the International Association for People-Environment Studies, and an Associate Fellow of the UK’s Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Research

  • Everyday circularity and the transition to a circular economy
  • Climate change governance and participation at multiple levels

Past research

Alice joined the James Hutton Institute in 2018 after completing her PhD at the University of Edinburgh. Her earlier research investigated the engagement of faith-based actors in environmental issues, with a particular focus on the motivations for, and practices of, local-level environmental action.

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