Editorial board
Laurent Standaert
He previously served as an advisor on European affairs and foreign policy in national and international institutions. Laurent also advised the French-speaking Belgian Green Foundation Etopia and the Green party Ecolo.
Juan Behrend
Juan Behrend is the former secretary general of the European Green Party and prior to that of the Green Group in the European Parliament. His international political career started in Argentina. Juan played a decisive role in the set-up of the Green European Foundation and of the Global Greens’ Coordination.
Edouard Gaudot
Edouard Gaudot works as a political adviser to the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament. He is a historian and political analyst, and has previously worked at the College of Europe (Warsaw) and for the European Commission in Paris.
Adam Ostolski
Adam Ostolski is a sociologist, columnist and activist. He works at the University of Warsaw and is a member of the Krytyka Polityczna. He was co-editor-in-chief of Zielone Wiadomości (Green News) 2009-2013 and co-chair of the Polish Green Party in 2013-2016.
Riikka Suominen
Riikka Suominen is a journalist based in Helsinki, Finland. She is the editor-in-chief of Green political magazine Vihreä Lanka in Finland. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief and founder of the ecological lifestyle magazine Huili.
Roderick Kefferpütz
Roderick Kefferpütz works for Germany’s only Green-led regional government as Deputy Head of Unit for Policy and Strategy in the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg. He was previously head of office for MEP Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-Chair of the European Green Party (EGP). He holds an MPhil from the University of Oxford.
Team
Jamie Kendrick
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
With a background in history and international relations, Jamie worked for the European Commission’s Education and Culture department before joining the journal. Based in Brussels, Jamie has previously lived in Italy and the UK.
Annabelle Dawson
Editorial Assistant
Annabelle holds a Master’s degree in Global Development from the University of Leeds, with her dissertation exploring student protest against neoliberal education policy in Chile. She has previously lived in Spain and South America.
Seden Anlar
Outreach and Communications Manager
Seden Anlar is a political communications specialist with a background in Law and Global Politics, and an MSc in Journalism in Europe. Prior to joining the Journal, she pursued a career in political journalism, has written for various Green media outlets, and is currently hosting and producing Big Green Politics and Green Space Podcasts.
Clara Dassonville
Intern
Clara Dassonville gratuated from Unversité Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle, and wrote a thesis on think thanks and the European elections. She is currently the Editor in Chief for the student association Eurosorbonne, and works as an intern at the Green European Journal for publishing and communications support.