Ses recherches portent sur la gouvernance de l’environnement et du climat dans une perspective comparative (Chine, UE, Etats-Unis). Ses travaux les plus récents sont consacrés à la politique de biodiversité de l’Union Européenne.

Il anime l’Atelier interdisciplinaire de recherches sur l’environnement [AIRE] à Sciences Po.

Richard Balme est aussi chercheur associé au Asian Energy Studies Centre de la Honk Kong Baptist University, à China Policy à Pékin, et au Centre des Politiques de la Terre de l’Université de Paris-Cité et Sciences Po.

Parmi ses publications :

• “Multi-Level Governance and the Environment” (With Qi Ye, a special issue of Environmental Policy and Governance, May-June 2014);
• Smart Grids Applications and Developments (with . Li (Victor O.K.), Hills (Peter), Mah (Daphne), London, Springer Verlag, 2014);
• “Administration et Action Publique en Chine Contemporaine” (a special issue of Revue Française d’Administration Publique, September 2014);
• “Environmental Governance in China” (With Tang Renwu, a special issue of Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 36, 3, 2014);
• Leading Institutional Reforms in Francophone Africa. A Review of Five Case Studies (With Botton (Sarah), Nuka (Pallavi), Widner (Jennifer), Princeton University, Institute for Successful Societies, 2018.

Les publications de Richard Balme sont sur HAL 

ENSEIGNEMENT

Richard Balme enseigne l’analyse des politiques publiques, la politique comparée et les relations internationales. Il dirige le Master International Governance and Diplomacy à l’Ecole d’Affaires Internationales (PSIA), https://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/content/master-international-governance-diplomacy.html , et l’Executive Master en Politiques et Management du Développement – Potentiel Afrique, de Sciences Po Executive Education https://www.sciencespo.fr/executive-education/politiques-et-management-du-developpement-potentiel-afrique . Il enseigne également la politique comparée en Asie au collège universitaire de Sciences Po.

EDITION

Richard Balme est membre du comité éditorial de la revue Environmental Policy and Governance

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DISTINCTIONS

Richard Balme a été reçu major au concours d’agrégation de science politique en 1995. Il a obtenu des financements de recherche du CNRS, de la Commission Européenne, du ministère de l’Europe et des affaires étrangères, de la National Science Foundation (USA), du Research Grant Council (Hong Kong SAR), et de plusieurs fondations privées françaises ou étrangères.

Il a été invité à enseigner à l’Université de Hong Kong, à la Hong Kong Baptist University, à l’Université Tsinghua à Pékin, à l’Université Fudan à Shanghai, et à l’Université Columbia à New York. Il a siégé au Conseil Economique, Social et de l’Environment, 2012-2014, et au conseil de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Science Po) de 2016 à 2020.

• Richard Balme. Framing COP21 as Success: A Cognitive Perspective on Climate Cooperation. 2023. ⟨hal-04011192⟩
• Richard Balme, Zhuangzhuang Wang. States’ Climate Governance Capacity: Concept, Indicators and Assessment / 国家气候治理能力研究：概念、要素与评估. 2022. ⟨hal-03773874⟩
• Richard Balme. The Completion of Eurasia?. 8th Europe-Asia international conference, University of Le Havre, May 2022, Le Havre, France. ⟨hal-04011339⟩
• Richard Balme. The Politics of Environmental Policy Implementation: A European Perspective. LIFE Platform meeting: Marine protected area management experiences. Towards strictly protected areas, Mar 2022, La Rochelle, France. ⟨hal-04011333⟩
• Richard Balme. From hard to soft power, and return? The European union, China and Human rights. 2022. ⟨hal-03596907⟩
• Richard Balme. Eau et risques en zones péri-urbaines d’Afrique et du Moyen-Orient : enjeux et solutions. Eaumega22, Unescoo, Feb 2022, Paris, France. ⟨hal-04011305⟩
• Richard Balme. Political Regimes and the Climate Issue: A Comparative Perspective on Governance in the Anthropocene. 2021. ⟨hal-04011273⟩
• Jen Iris Allan, Charles B Roger, Thomas N Hale, Steven Bernstein, Yves Tiberghien, et al.. Making the Paris Agreement: Historical Processes and the Drivers of Institutional Design. Political Studies, 2021, pp.1 - 21. ⟨10.1177/00323217211049294⟩. ⟨hal-03371037⟩
• Richard Balme, Jennifer Cheng, Serrie Fung. Hidden Treasures: A Letter to the Children of Mother's Love. Independently published, pp.150, 2019, 9781691072545. ⟨hal-02586095⟩
• Richard Balme. Policy Transfers as Normative Interactions: The Case of Environmental Policy-Making in China. Laure Delcour; Elsa Tulmets. Policy Transfer and Norm Circulation, Routledge, Chapter 11, 2019, 9781138299030. ⟨hal-02365748⟩
• Richard Balme. Environmental Justice in China: Reflections on the concept of Environmental Authoritarianism. 2019. ⟨hal-04011233⟩
• Anne - Sophie Alsif, Richard Balme, Vincent Charlet, Elie Cohen, Emmanuel Combe, et al.. L’Industrie a-t-elle besoin de l'Union Européenne ?. 2019, pp.1 - 16. ⟨hal-02184036⟩
• Richard Balme. La fabrique des politiques environnementales : le cas chinois. 2018. ⟨hal-02282467⟩
• Richard Balme. Environmental policymaking: the case of China. 2018. ⟨hal-02282466⟩
• Richard Balme. Une crise de l’eau programmée aux Etats-Unis. 2018. ⟨hal-02282473⟩
• Richard Balme. Implementing the Paris Agreement. Annual conference of the International Studies Association, International Studies Association, Apr 2018, San francisco, United States. ⟨hal-04011216⟩
• Richard Balme. The European University 2020 - From complementary research to practical solutions – defining science & humanities as engines of modernization. Annual Conference of the Council of European Studies, Mar 2018, Chicago, United States. ⟨hal-04011207⟩
• Richard Balme. The Charm of Neo-authoritarianism in China: on the possibility and limits of illiberal soft power”, prepared for the Conference “De-Provincializing Soft Power. Conference “De-Provincializing Soft Power”, Columbia University; University of Sao Paulo, Mar 2017, Sao Paulo, Brazil. ⟨hal-04011184⟩
• Richard Balme. Un point de vue global sur l’Europe : Les configurations successives de l’intégration régionale. Politique européenne, 2016, 4 (50), pp.262-282. ⟨10.3917/poeu.050.0262⟩. ⟨hal-01292853⟩
• Richard Balme. Chinese micro-bloggers’ behaviors towards twiplomacy: Text analysis of British PM David Cameron’s micro-blogs. Fabien Liénard; Sami Zlitini. Electronic Communication. Political, Social and Education Uses, Peter Lang, pp.63 - 78, 2015, 9783034316873. ⟨hal-02365759⟩
• Richard Balme, Andy Smith. Analyse des politiques publiques et intégration européenne : apports et points aveugles. Laurie Boussaguet; Sophie Jacquot; Pauline Ravinet (dir.). Une "French Touch" dans l'analyse des politiques publiques ?, Presses de Sciences Po, pp.263-286, 2015, Domaine Gouvernances, 9782724616453. ⟨10.3917/scpo.bouss.2015.01.0263⟩. ⟨halshs-01162310⟩
• Richard Balme, Andy Smith. L'analyse des politiques publiques face à l'intégration européenne : apports et points aveugles. Colloque "Pierre Muller, le Maveryck de l'analyse des politiques publiques", session : Un lanceur de passerelles, UMR 5194 PACTE; Association française de science politique; UMR 8239 CEE, Dec 2014, Sciences Po Paris, France. ⟨halshs-01116039⟩
• Richard Balme. Administration et action publique en Chine contemporaine. Revue française d’administration publique, 2 (150), pp.330, 2014. ⟨hal-02365771⟩
• Richard Balme, Giulia Romano. La politique énergétique au cœur de la modernisation chinoise. Revue française d’administration publique, 2014, 2 (150), pp.435 - 452. ⟨hal-02186423⟩
• Richard Balme, Tang Renwu. Environmental governance in the People’s Republic of China: the political economy of growth, collective action and policy developments – introductory perspectives. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2014, 36 (3), pp.167 - 172. ⟨10.1080/23276665.2014.942067⟩. ⟨hal-02186422⟩
• Richard Balme. L'état chinois en action. Revue française d’administration publique, 2014, 2 (150), pp.297 - 304. ⟨hal-02186421⟩
• Richard Balme. Mobilising for environmental justice in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2014, 36 (3), pp.173 - 184. ⟨hal-02186418⟩
• Richard Balme. La chasse aux tigres et la chasse aux mouches – le Parti, l'État et l'administration en République populaire de Chine. Revue française d’administration publique, 2014, 2 (150), pp.305-325. ⟨10.3917/rfap.150.0305⟩. ⟨hal-02182410⟩
• Richard Balme, Peter Hills, Victor Li, Daphne Mah. Smart Grids Applications and Developments. Springer, pp.337, 2014, 9781447162803. ⟨hal-01520184⟩
• Richard Balme, Ye Qi. Multi-Level Governance and the Environment: Intergovernmental Relations and Innovation in Environmental Policy. Environmental Policy and Governance, 2014, 24 (3), pp.147 - 232. ⟨hal-02182406⟩
• Richard Balme, Olivier Rozenberg. EU election: low-key campaigns from big two give FN a chance to win in France. The Conversation France, 2014. ⟨hal-02365783⟩
• Alain Faure, Richard Balme. Acteurs et mobilisations des politiques territoriales. Jean-Vincent Holeindre. Le pouvoir. Concepts, lieux, dynamiques, Editions Sciences Humaines, pp.174-179, 2014, 9782361060428. ⟨halshs-01072017⟩
• Lan Xue, Richard Balme. The Governance of Food Safety: International Perspectives on Risk Regulation. Lan Xue; Richard Balme. Regulation & Governance, 2012. ⟨hal-02401845⟩
• Richard Balme. Global Warming Politics: The EU, China and Climate Change. Roland Vogt. Europe and China, City University of Hong Kong Press, pp.155 - 174, 2012, 9789888083886. ⟨hal-02365880⟩
• Richard Balme. La science politique est-elle prête pour ce siècle?. Revue Française de Science Politique, 2011, 61 (2), pp.294 - 296. ⟨hal-02365882⟩
• Richard Balme, Didier Chabanet. 欧洲的治理与民主 : 欧盟中的权力与抗议 (Ouzhou de zhi li yu min zhu : ou meng zhong de quan li yu kang yi). Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Press, pp.231, 2011, 9787509726563. ⟨halshs-00652754⟩
• Richard Balme. L’impératif de Développement Durable: la Chine peut-elle sauver la planete ?. Aujourd’hui la Chine, CRDP Languedoc-Roussillon; Commission nationale du débat public, pp.162 - 167, 2011, 9782866264291. ⟨hal-02408407⟩
• Richard Balme. Au défi des risques majeurs : Le cas du seisme de Wenchuan. Aujourd’hui la Chine, CRDP Languedoc-Roussillon; Commission nationale du débat public, pp.96 - 97, 2011, 9782866264291. ⟨hal-02408406⟩
• Richard Balme. Les enjeux de l’eau en Chine. Aujourd’hui la Chine, CRDP Languedoc-Roussillon; Commission nationale du débat public, pp.168 - 171, 2011, 9782866264291. ⟨hal-02408136⟩
• Lihua Yang, Richard Balme. The Politics of Constitutional Reform in China: Rule of Law as Condition or as Substitute for Democracy?. Perry Keller. The Citizen and the Chinese State ( Library of Essays on Chinese Law), Ashgate Publishing, 2011, 9780754628637. ⟨hal-02401844⟩
• Richard Balme. China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization. Carbon and Climate Law Review, 2011, 1, pp.44 - 56. ⟨hal-02186610⟩
• Richard Balme. Revisiting French Diplomacy in the Age of Globalization. French Politics, 2010, 8 (1), pp.91-95. ⟨10.1057/fp.2009.37⟩. ⟨hal-02182408⟩
• Richard Balme. From Market to Law: European Integration and the Transformation of Constitutionalism. Dingjian Cai. The Distinguished Lectures on Constitutionalism, China Law Press, pp.371 - 383, 2010, 9787511803924. ⟨hal-02408641⟩
• Richard Balme. La gouvernance locale au Coeur des politiques de reforme en Chine. Le cas de la province du Guangdong. Jean-Pierre Augustin; Michel Favory. 50 Questions a la Ville: Comment penser et agir sur la Ville, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme d’Aquitaine, pp.153 - 162, 2010, 9782858923984. ⟨hal-02403928⟩
• Richard Balme. The Intergenerational Content of Social Spending : Health Care and Sustainable Growth in China. 2009. ⟨hal-02188242⟩
• Richard Balme, Cornelia Woll. From Agenda-Setting to Resilience: French Policy- Making Adaptation to Europe. Chinese Public Administration Review, 2009, 8 (1), pp.50 - 65. ⟨hal-02978139⟩
• Richard Balme. Why Public Participation? Representative Government Beyond Technocracy. Dingjian Cai. Public Participation: Policy and Practice in Europe, China Law Press, 2009. ⟨hal-03596920⟩
• Cornelia Woll, Richard Balme. Franţa: între integrare și suveranitate naţională. Simon Bulmer; Christian Lequesne. Statele membre ale Uniunii europene, Editura Cartier; Editura Cartier, pp.137 - 157, 2009, 9789975795531. ⟨hal-02294398⟩
• Richard Balme. France, Europe and the World: Foreign Policy and the Political Regime of the Vth Republic. Andrew Appleton; Sylvain Brouard; Amy Mazur. The French Fifth Republic at fifty, Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Macmillan, pp.136 - 152, 2008, 9780230221246. ⟨hal-03596927⟩
• Louis Balme, Richard Balme. Feasibility study for a post-manufacturing traceability system between the People’s Republic of China and the European Union. [Research Report] European Commission. 2008, pp.15. ⟨hal-03596908⟩