Prof. Dr. Ben Derudder

Ben Derudder (°1976, Kortrijk) is Professor of Human Geography at the Department of Geography, and Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities research group and network (GaWC). His research focuses on (i) the conceptualization and empirical analysis of transnational urban networks, (ii) the (persisting) importance of business travel in the space economy, and (iii) spatial modelling techniques. He teaches courses on human geography, global city-formation, and methods and techniques in geographical research.

Career

  • 01/10/2007-present: Professor of in Human Geography, Ghent University
  • 1/10/2011-30/9/2014: Marie Curie Research Fellow (FP7, Ghent University/Monash University)
  • 01/01/2001-30/9/2007: Research Assistant Human Geography, Ghent University
  • Study leaves at other research institutions: Loughborough University (2003, Peter Taylor), New York University (2005, Neil Brenner), CNRS-Paris I (2006, Denise Pumain), University of California at Berkeley (USA, Michael Watts)

Education

  • 2006: Ph.D. Geography (Ghent University)
  • 2002: B.A. Sociology (Ghent University)
  • 1999: M.Sc. Aid & Development (Ghent University)
  • 1998: M.Sc. Geography (Ghent University)

Membership of Editorial Boards and Committees

  • Editorial Board Geography Compass (Urban Geography Section)
  • Guest editor of special issue of Geografiska Annaler B on 'Business Travel' (2009)
  • Guest editor of special issue of Urban Studies on 'Longitudinal Patterns of WCN-formation' (2010)
  • Guest editor of special issue of Global Networks on 'World city Networks & Global Commodity Chains' (2010)

Key book publications

  • Taylor, P.J., Derudder, B., Saey, P. & Witlox, F. (eds.) (2007) Cities in Globalization. Theories, policies, practices. London: Routledge.
  • Beaverstock, J., Derudder, B., Faulconbridge, J. & Witlox, F. (eds.) (2009) Business Travel in the Global Economy. London: Ashgate.
  • Derudder, B., Witlox, F. & Rozenblat, C. (eds.) (2010) Commodity Chains and World Cities. Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Derudder, B., Hoyler, M., Taylor, P.J. & Witlox, F. (eds.) (2012) The International Handbook of Globalization and World Cities. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Key journal publications

  • Derudder B., Taylor P.J., Witlox F. & Catalano G. (2003) Hierarchical Tendencies and Regional Patterns in the World City Network: A Global Urban Analysis of 234 Cities. Regional Studies 37(9), pp. 875-886.
  • Derudder B. & Taylor P.J. (2005) The cliquishness of world cities. Global Networks, 5(1), pp. 71-91.
  • Derudder B., & Witlox F. (2005) An Appraisal of the Use of Airline Data in Assessing the World City Network: a Research Note on Data. Urban Studies, 42(13), pp. 2371-2388.
  • Derudder, B. (2006) On conceptual confusion in empirical analyses of a transnational urban network. Urban Studies, 43(11), pp. 2027-2046.
  • Faulconbridge, J.R., Beaverstock, J.V., Derudder, B. & Witlox, F. (2009) Corporate Ecologies of Business Travel in Professional Service Firms: Working towards a Research Agenda. European Urban and Regional Studies 16, 295-308.
  • Brown, E., Derudder, B., Parnreiter, C., Pelupessy, W., Taylor, P.J. & Witlox, F. (2010) World city networks and global commodity chains: towards a world-systems’ integration, Global Networks 10(1), 12-34.
  • Bassens, D., Derudder, B. & Witlox, F. (2010) Searching for the Mecca of finance: Islamic financial services and the world city network. AREA, 42(1), 35-46. (Winner of the 2010 Wiley¬–Blackwell Publishers Area Prize for New Research in Geography)
  • Derudder, B., Taylor P., Ni P., De Vos A., Hoyler M., Hanssens H., Bassens D., Huang J., Witlox F., Shen, W. & Yang X. (2010) Pathways of Change: Shifting Connectivities in the World City Network, 2000-2008. Urban Studies, 47(9), 1861-1877.
  • Good, P., Derudder, B. & Witlox F. (2011) The regionalization of Africa: Delineating Africa’s subregions using airline data. Journal of Geography, 110(5), 179-190. (Winner of the 2012 National Council for Geographic Foundation’s (NGCE) ‘Best Article’ award)
  • Liu, X. & Derudder, B (2012) Two-mode Networks and the Interlocking World City Network Model: a Reply to Neal. Geographical Analysis, 44(2), 171-173.
  • Bassens, D., Engelen, E., Derudder, B. & Witlox, F. (2012) Securitization’s travel log: Sukūk and the development of Shari’a-compliant structured finance. Journal of Economic Geography, in press.
  • Van De Vijver, E., Derudder, B., Bassens, D. & Witlox, F. (2012) Filling some black holes: modeling the connection between urbanization, infrastructure, and global service intensity in 112 metropolitan regions across the world. The Professional Geographer, in press.
  • Taylor, P.J., Derudder, B., Hoyler, M. & Ni, P. (2013) New Regional Geographies of the World as Practised by Leading Advanced Producer Service Firms in 2010. Transactions, Institute of British Geographers, in press.