Axel Marx
Axel Marx is Deputy
Director Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven. He
studied in Leuven, Hull and Cambridge and holds a PhD from the University of
Leuven. His academic publications (200+) have
appeared in several leading international peer reviewed journals and 10
languages. On trade, sustainable development and sustainability standards he
has published inter alia in ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and
Social Science, World Trade Review,
Business and Politics, Global Policy, International Labour Review, Journal of
World Trade, Journal of World Trade and Investment and Regulation and
Governance. He co-edited books on Global Governance of Labor Rights (Edward Elgar with J. Wouters, G. Rayp & L. Beke, 2015); Global Governance Through Trade (Edward Elgar
with J. Wouters, B. Natens & D. Geraets, 2015) and a Research Handbook
on Global Governance, Business and Human Rights (Edward Elgar, 2022). He
was guest co-editor for special issues in International
Labour Review (2016), Global Policy
(2017, 2023) and Sustainability (2019 and 2020). His
research interests include voluntary sustainability standards, sustainable
development, human rights, global governance, governance through trade, EU
trade policy and comparative case methods. He acted as a consultant on sustainability
standards to several national and international governmental organizations including
the European Parliament, the European Commission, International Labour
Organization, United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards, United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD) and private
organizations. He currently is the co-chair of the Academic Advisory
Council of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards, a member of
the Evidensia Research Council and a member of the steering committee of the
ILO Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements Hub. Finally, he developed a Massive
Open Online Course on the Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable Trade,
both available on the EdX-platform, and launched an EdX Professional
Certificate on Global Sustainability Governance.