Michiel Stapper is Assistant Professor at Tilburg Law School. He has a background in geography and sociology, and his research mostly focuses on the interactions between law and society. He is currently the principal investigator of the Horizon Europe project BOLSTER (Bridging Organisations and marginalised communities for Local Sustainability Transitions in EuRope). BOLSTER investigates how marginalised communities are involved in, and affected by, European Green Deal related policies. Recently, he was awarded a Dutch early career grant to compare climate plans in the USA, the EU, Japan and Korea