Alicja Dankowska

Alicja Dankowska
Post-doctoral researcher
Energy
LUT School of Energy Systems
Lappeenranta
LUT Focus Areas
Energy transition
Research areas
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Management of Technology and Innovation

Biography

2017 – 2022 Doctor of social sciences, Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland
2014 – 2016 Master's degree in systemic management, Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland
2011 – 2014 Bachelor's degree in ethnology, University of Wroclaw, Poland

I'm a social scientist with a background in sustainability transitions studies. My research focuses on balancing the urgency of action and social justice in low-carbon energy transitions. I have participated as a researcher and leader in numerous research projects and (co-)authored a number of scientific publications on social challenges in the development of renewable energy, energy communities, just transition of coal-dependent regions, participatory decarbonization, energy policy and governance, and equitable renewable energy deployment in the Global South. My teaching focuses on sustainability transitions, in particular power and justice considerations, citizen engagement, as well as geopolitics of climate change and the global transition to renewables. 

Since September 2026, I've been an Academy Research Fellow and principal investigator of the project "Circuits of justice: exploring normative and spatial dimensions of justice across Finland’s battery supply chain" (01.09.2026 - 31.08.2030).



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